Staff Software Engineer, R&D

Stryker Corporation; Portage (MI); Hybrid; USD 103,000 - 171,000; Full time

Job summary

Stryker Corporation in Portage, MI is seeking a software engineer to design and develop embedded software for advanced electromechanical medical devices. You will translate requirements into software designs and own embedded modules from design through verification and post-market support.

The role requires a Bachelor’s degree in software/computer engineering and at least 4 years of embedded software experience, with C/C++ and Python proficiency.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in software/CS required.
• Minimum 4 years of professional embedded software experience.
• Experience with C/C++ and Python for embedded systems.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop embedded software for medical device applications.
• Translate requirements into software designs and implementation plans.
• Own the design, coding, integration, and testing of embedded modules.
• Collaborate across engineering, quality, regulatory, manufacturing, and marketing.
• Review code and apply standards to deliver reliable software solutions.

Skills

C

C++

Python

Embedded systems

Education

Bachelor's degree in Software Engineering/Computer Engineering/Computer Science

Tools

Git

GitLab

Jira

Visual Studio Code

Arm Keil

STM32Cube

Job description

Work Flexibility: Hybrid Join a team developing embedded software for advanced electromechanical medical devices within Stryker's Orthopaedic Instruments business. In this role, you will contribute to software systems that power surgical technologies used by orthopedic surgeons worldwide while partnering across software, electrical, mechanical, and systems engineering disciplines. You will support the development of innovative medical devices throughout the product lifecycle, from concept and architecture through verification, launch, and post-market enhancements.

What You Will Do

• Design and develop embedded software for medical device applications and electromechanical surgical systems.
• Translate customer, user, and system requirements into software designs and implementation plans.
• Own the design, coding, integration, testing, and troubleshooting of software modules for embedded systems.
• Contribute across the product lifecycle, including concept development, architecture, verification, validation, launch, and post-market support.
• Conduct technical investigations, evaluate design alternatives, and resolve complex software and system-level issues.
• Develop and maintain software documentation, including requirements, architecture, design, test, and defect records.
• Collaborate with engineering, quality, regulatory, manufacturing, clinical, marketing, and project management teams to support product development activities.
• Review code and apply software engineering standards, best practices, and quality processes to deliver reliable software solutions.

What You Will Need

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Software Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related discipline.
• Minimum 4 years of professional software engineering experience in an embedded systems environment.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience developing software for embedded systems using C, C++, and/or Python.
• Experience configuring, debugging, and supporting microcontroller-based hardware systems.
• Experience with software quality assessment techniques, including static analysis, dynamic analysis, memory management, and code coverage.
• Experience with software verification and validation methodologies, requirements management, and traceability practices.
• Experience using software development tools such as Git, GitLab, Jira, Visual Studio Code, Arm Keil, STM32Cube, or similar platforms.
• Experience developing automated test frameworks, verification tools, or supporting engineering test laboratories and test infrastructure.

$102,600 - $171,000 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.