Senior Electrical Design Engineer

Stryker • Portage, MI

2d • Onsite

About The Position

This role is on the Electrical Engineering team in Stryker Medical division's Acute Care business unit. The team primarily works on patient handling and patient care equipment used in hospitals, including stretchers, hospital beds, and support surfaces. The role focuses on high-acuity products that often come into direct contact with patients. It includes understanding customer needs through research, partnership with upstream marketing, and direct customer interactions. Working with a diverse team, the engineer designs, develops, modifies, evaluates, and verifies electrical components and subsystems for medical devices throughout the development process, from research to product launch.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or a related discipline.
• At least 2 years of relevant engineering experience.
• Knowledge of electrical components, manufacturing methods, electrical design processes, and system-level requirements.
• Ability to read, interpret, and contribute to electrical schematics, drawings, and technical documentation.
• Experience using CAD, CAE, simulation, PCB layout, and circuit analysis tools such as PSpice to develop and validate designs.

Nice To Haves

• Familiarity with EMI/EMC principles, troubleshooting techniques, and development of robust hardware and software interface solutions.
• Proficiency with data analysis, statistical methods, and basic scripting.
• Ability to collaborate across software, mechanical, and electrical engineering teams.
• Experience using CAD, CAE, simulation, PCB layout, and circuit analysis tools such as PSpice to develop and validate designs.
• Understanding of wired communication interfaces and protocols including I2C, UART, SPI, CAN, Ethernet, RS-232, and RS-485.
• Knowledge of wireless communication technologies and protocols such as Bluetooth, BLE, RFID, and Wi-Fi, and related testing standards.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop electrical circuits and subsystems for medical devices.
• Coordinate engineering changes and complete documentation in accordance with quality management system requirements.
• Review and modify C/C++ code to support product functionality and performance.
• Apply electrical system and circuit test methods to evaluate product designs.
• Build and support prototypes and conduct bench testing activities.
• Collaborate with manufacturing, sourcing, and cross-functional teams to support ongoing production activities.
• Analyze and test designs for electromagnetic compatibility, reliability, safety, manufacturability, and testability.
• Support field investigations, customer issue analysis, and new product development initiatives, including customer site visits when needed.

What This Job Offers

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