Staff Manufacturing Engineer

Stryker • Waltham, MA

18h • Onsite

About The Position

The Senior Manufacturing Engineer partners across functions to drive process improvements, resolve technical challenges, and support the successful introduction of new and existing products into production.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering; Mechanical, Electrical, Biomedical, Manufacturing, or Industrial Engineering preferred.
• Minimum 4 years of engineering experience in manufacturing, process engineering, or a related technical environment.

Nice To Haves

• Certification and/or experience applying Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma, or continuous improvement methodologies in a production environment.
• Experience with Engineering Change Orders (ECOs), change justification documentation, and assembly procedure change management.
• Experience in a highly regulated manufacturing environment, such as medical device, pharmaceutical, or other regulated industries.
• Experience planning and managing engineering projects using project management tools and methodologies (e.g., Gantt charts, PERT charts).

Responsibilities

• Lead manufacturing engineering projects, track milestones, communicate project status, and drive timely resolution of technical and operational issues.
• Support and improve manufacturing processes using statistical methods, Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma, and Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) principles.
• Transfer new products, design changes, and product line extensions into production through structured validation and implementation activities.
• Troubleshoot manufacturing, tooling, fixture, and equipment issues to identify root causes and implement sustainable corrective actions.
• Design, procure, install, and qualify production fixtures, equipment, and tools through IQ/OQ/PQ protocols to improve efficiency, safety, and product quality.
• Conduct failure analyses and implement design or process improvements to enhance product functionality, performance, and manufacturability.
• Identify and execute process improvement initiatives that reduce scrap, improve yield, increase throughput, and optimize production line performance.
• Develop technical protocols, reports, standard operating procedures, visual work instructions, and training programs; deliver training for new product launches and process changes.

Benefits

• 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.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior