Staff R&D Engineer, Peripheral Vascular

Stryker; Irvine (CA); On-site; USD 103,000 - 171,000; Full time

Job summary

Stryker Corporation in Irvine, CA seeks a Staff R&D Engineer to lead concept-stage projects for next-generation catheter-based systems. You will drive prototyping, feasibility studies, and design verification while collaborating with physicians and cross-functional teams to advance vascular technologies.

The role requires a mechanical/biomedical/electrical engineering background and 4+ years in regulated medical device development, with leadership experience and strong CAD/CAE skills.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a related engineering discipline.
• 4+ years of relevant work experience.
• Experience supporting catheter-based medical device development and related activities.
• Experience designing mechanical/electromechanical assemblies in a regulated environment.
• Proven track record leading technical projects and cross‑functional initiatives.
• Ability to translate user needs into engineering requirements and design specifications.
• Proficiency with GD&T, CAD, and CAE tools, preferably SolidWorks.
• Familiarity with medical device design controls, risk management and quality system requirements.

Responsibilities

• Lead concept-stage R&D projects for catheter-based electromechanical systems and vascular technologies.
• Translate physician/customer insights into innovative technical solutions and product concepts.
• Design, develop, modify, and verify catheter-based device components and subsystems.
• Translate user needs into specifications, architectures, and designs.
• Lead prototyping, testing, and rapid iteration to validate feasibility and value.
• Apply engineering principles to solve complex catheter system challenges.
• Collaborate with physicians, suppliers, and teams to evaluate emerging technologies.
• Maintain engineering docs, risk assessments, and reports per design control procedures.
• Collaborate cross-functionally to advance concepts from ideation to feasibility.
• Act as a technical leader, mentoring engineers and guiding strategy across the team.

Skills

Engineering leadership

Regulated product development

Voice of Customer to requirements

Education

Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Systems Engineering, or related

Tools

SolidWorks

CAD

CAE tools

Job description

Work Flexibility: Onsite At Stryker

We're committed to improving healthcare through cutting-edge medical technologies. As a Staff R&D Engineer within our Peripheral Vascular Division, you will serve as a technical lead on our multidisciplinary Concept Team, driving the development of next-generation catheter-based technologies and electromechanical systems. You will play a critical role in transforming unmet clinical needs into innovative device concepts, leading hands-on prototyping efforts, and advancing novel technologies through early-stage feasibility and concept development. Partnering closely with physicians, engineering teams, technology suppliers, and strategic collaborators, you will help shape the future of vascular therapies and accelerate the development of breakthrough products for patients and clinicians. This role is onsite in Irvine, California. To learn more about Stryker's Peripheral Vascular portfolio, please click here: Peripheral Vascular | Stryker

What You Will Do

• Lead concept-stage R&D projects focused on the development and integration of advanced catheter-based electromechanical systems and next-generation vascular technologies.


• Identify unmet clinical needs and translate physician and customer insights into innovative technical solutions and product concepts.


• Design, develop, modify, and verify catheter-based medical device components and subsystems with minimal supervision.


• Translate user needs into engineering specifications, system architectures, and subsystem-level designs.


• Lead prototyping, testing, and rapid iteration efforts to validate technical feasibility, design performance, and clinical value.


• Apply engineering principles and data-driven analysis to solve complex technical challenges involving catheter systems, sensing technologies, and electromechanical architectures.


• Partner closely with physicians, engineering teams, technology suppliers, and strategic collaborators to evaluate emerging technologies and inform future product development.


• Create and maintain engineering documentation, including Design History Files, risk assessments, and technical reports in compliance with design control procedures.


• Collaborate cross-functionally with R&D, Quality, Manufacturing, Regulatory, Clinical, Marketing, and Project Management teams to advance concepts from ideation through feasibility.


• Act as a technical leader and mentor, driving engineering best practices, supporting multiple innovation programs, and influencing technical strategy across the Concept Team.

What You Will Need

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Systems Engineering, or a related engineering discipline.


• Minimum four years of relevant work experience.


• Experience supporting catheter-based medical device development, including catheter technologies, components, design, testing, integration, or related product development activities.


• Experience designing and developing mechanical and/or electromechanical assemblies in a regulated product development environment.


• Demonstrated experience leading technical projects, prototype development efforts, feasibility studies, or cross-functional engineering initiatives.


• Experience translating user needs, clinical insights, or Voice of Customer feedback into engineering requirements and design specifications.


• Proficiency in creating engineering drawings and models using GD&T, CAD, and CAE tools, preferably SolidWorks.


• Familiarity with medical device design controls, risk management processes, and quality system requirements.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience developing catheter-based electromechanical systems incorporating sensing, imaging, energy delivery, RF, PFA, IVUS, ultrasound, or similar technologies.


• Experience integrating sensors, electronics, wiring, or electrical components into catheter-based medical devices.


• Knowledge of materials, manufacturing processes, and Design for Manufacturability (DFM) principles.


• Experience supporting early-stage innovation, concept development, feasibility testing, and technology maturation programs.


• Working knowledge of the full medical device product development lifecycle, including concept generation, design controls, verification, validation, and commercialization.


• Proven ability to mentor engineers, influence technical direction, and serve as a technical lead within multidisciplinary engineering teams.

US15: $102,700 - $171,100 USD Annual Travel Percentage: 10%

Stryker Corporation is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status. Stryker is an EO employer - M/F/Veteran/Disability. Stryker Corporation will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information.

Stryker is one of the world's leading medical technology companies and, together with its customers, is driven to make healthcare better. We offer innovative products and services in Orthopaedics, Medical and Surgical, and Neurotechnology and Spine that help improve patient and hospital outcomes.

We are proud to be named one of the World's Best Workplaces! For more information, visit: www.stryker.com

Work Flexibility Remote - Role allows you to work the majority to 100% of time from an alternate workplace. These roles could have travel expectations, and you must work within the country of the job requisition location. Field-based - You can expect to regularly work a majority to 100% of time at customer facilities and has a set territory or expectation to travel within a set boundary. Almost all sales roles would likely be qualified as field-based. Onsite - Role is 100% located at a Stryker facility. Some ad hoc flexibility may be available depending on role, level, and job requirements. Manufacturing roles and any role that requires physical presence at the office would qualify under this category. Hybrid - You can expect to regularly work in both an alternate workplace and a Stryker facility. Roles that are partially remote or co-located would qualify as hybrid, and the expectation to be onsite would be defined and agreed upon by your manager/supervisor.