Senior Electrical Test Engineer
About The Position
Stryker is seeking a Senior Electrical Test Engineer to support the development, verification, and ongoing improvement of complex electromechanical medical devices. This hands-on engineering role focuses on electrical testing, hardware troubleshooting, and system-level verification of products incorporating sensors, motors, actuators, microcontrollers, and electronic control systems. The engineer will work with electrical, mechanical, software, systems, and quality engineers to evaluate product performance, investigate failures, and improve reliability. The role supports established and recently launched products in the Surgical Support portfolio and contributes to laboratory testing and automation initiatives. The position is onsite, with San Jose, California as the preferred location and Flower Mound, Texas as an alternative; the posting also describes the work flexibility as hybrid or onsite. Travel is 10%.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, or another related engineering discipline.
- At least 2 years of experience.
- Strong electrical engineering fundamentals and a practical approach to troubleshooting.
- Ability to independently execute engineering assignments and collaborate with multidisciplinary teams.
Nice To Haves
- Experience working with products in regulated or safety-critical industries.
- Hands-on experience with electrical testing, hardware troubleshooting, and verification of electronic or electromechanical systems.
- Experience reading electrical schematics and using laboratory test equipment such as oscilloscopes, multimeters, and logic analyzers.
- Familiarity with embedded hardware, microcontrollers, sensors, motors, or electronic control systems.
- Experience developing or executing engineering test procedures, test fixtures, or verification protocols.
- Basic programming or scripting knowledge, or exposure to laboratory test automation.
- Demonstrated experience owning engineering deliverables, independently solving technical problems, and collaborating with cross-functional engineering teams.
Responsibilities
- Develop, execute, and document electrical and system-level verification tests for complex electromechanical medical devices, including normal operating conditions, boundary conditions, and fault scenarios.
- Perform hands-on electrical testing and troubleshooting using oscilloscopes, multimeters, logic analyzers, and other laboratory equipment.
- Interpret electrical schematics, PCB layouts, and technical documentation to understand hardware functionality, identify potential issues, and support testing.
- Investigate electrical and electromechanical system failures, perform root-cause analysis, and collaborate with design engineers on solutions.
- Develop and improve test methods, procedures, fixtures, and laboratory setups for product verification and development.
- Support testing of embedded hardware and electronic control systems involving microcontrollers, sensors, motors, actuators, power electronics, and related components.
- Collaborate with electrical, software, mechanical, systems, and quality engineering teams on design verification, product improvements, and technical issues.
- Contribute to laboratory test automation and equipment improvements, including opportunities to automate testing of capital equipment and electromechanical systems.
- Create and maintain test protocols, results, technical reports, and verification records in accordance with applicable quality and regulatory requirements.
- Independently manage assigned engineering deliverables, communicate technical findings, and contribute to problem-solving across teams and geographic locations.
- Participate in technical reviews and support engineering design activities as needed.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
