Senior Staff Design Engineer, R&D
About The Position
Join Stryker’s Neurovascular R&D team as a Senior Staff Design Engineer developing catheter-based technologies for acute ischemic stroke. In this senior technical role, you will lead complex engineering work from early concept through technical feasibility and partner with R&D, Process Development, Marketing, and external development teams. The work focuses on researching and developing catheter-based technologies that support ischemic stroke treatment. The role is hybrid and requires living within commuting distance of Stryker’s Salt Lake City, Utah office and working on-site three days per week. Travel is up to 30%, including occasional international travel.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, or a related engineering discipline.
- At least 6 years of relevant engineering experience in product development.
- Previous experience in the medical device industry.
Nice To Haves
- Medical device product development experience in catheter-based, cardiovascular, peripheral vascular, or neurovascular technologies.
- Experience with polymer selection, polymer processing, and extrusion processes.
- Experience with laser cutting of stainless steel and nitinol.
- Experience leading early-stage product development from concept through prototyping and technical feasibility.
- Demonstrated ability to mentor engineers and strengthen technical capabilities within a development organization.
Responsibilities
- Lead the design and development of catheter-based products and technologies, providing technical direction across complex development projects.
- Translate customer, clinical, and marketing needs into measurable engineering requirements, product specifications, concepts, and development plans.
- Evaluate technical approaches and resolve complex engineering challenges to establish clear development paths in early-stage programs.
- Drive concept development, prototyping, benchmarking, technology evaluation, testing, and technical feasibility activities.
- Apply catheter development expertise, including polymer selection, processing, extrusion, and other applicable manufacturing technologies.
- Direct technical activities with external development partners while advancing internally developed technologies.
- Partner with R&D, Process Development, Marketing, and other cross-functional teams to advance product development activities.
- Mentor engineers by providing technical guidance, design feedback, and catheter development expertise.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
