Staff Electrical Engineer, Advanced Operations

Stryker • Portage, MI

1d • Onsite

About The Position

This role is for a Staff Electrical Engineer in Advanced Operations. The engineer will be responsible for independently designing and developing electrical components and sub-systems for medical devices. This includes developing and applying advanced circuit and electrical system test methods, conducting advanced prototyping and testing, and performing advanced problem-solving to identify and evaluate potential solutions. The engineer will translate user needs into design inputs/specifications and create advanced component and sub-system level designs. They will also analyze and correct complex product design issues, balancing design tradeoffs, and applying in-depth knowledge of customer needs, market, and competitive offerings. A detailed understanding of clinical procedures is required to author design inputs, and support for Voice of Customer sessions is expected. The role involves demonstrating financial acumen and working cooperatively with various departments (R&D, Quality, Manufacturing, Regulatory, Clinical, Marketing, and Project Management) to ensure project success. The engineer will identify and support improvements to procedures, policies, processes, systems, and technology, and execute segments of complex product development from concept through release. Delivering high-quality results with passion, energy, and drive is essential, as is building relationships and influencing across engineering groups.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in EE or related discipline
• 4+ years of work experience

Nice To Haves

• Advanced understanding of electrical components and manufacturing methods including common failure modes
• Ability to interpret, analyze, and test electrical designs
• Working knowledge of the electrical design process
• Proficiency in the use of CAD and/or other circuit design and analysis tools to design
• Knowledge of sub-system, system, and environmental interactions and how to design to them

Responsibilities

• Independently design and develop electrical components and sub-systems for medical devices
• Develop and apply advanced circuit and electrical system test methods
• Conduct or design advanced prototyping and testing
• Conduct advanced problem solving, identify potential solutions, and evaluate them against component and sub-system requirements
• Conduct and design research and studies to support advanced product design
• Translate user needs to design inputs/specifications and produce advanced component and sub-system level designs
• Analyze and correct complex product design issues, using independent judgment
• Independently balance design tradeoffs while designing a component of the system
• Advance solutions by applying in-depth knowledge of customer needs, market and competitive offerings
• Apply detailed knowledge of clinical procedures to author design inputs
• Support Voice of Customer sessions internally and with clinicians
• Demonstrate developing financial acumen
• Work cooperatively with R&D, Quality, Manufacturing, Regulatory, Clinical, Marketing and Project Management to ensure project success as a leader on the team
• Identify and support the creation of or improvements to procedures, policies, processes, systems, and technology
• Support and execute segments of complex product development to advance projects through the design /development/launch process
• Contribute to product development from concept through release
• Deliver high quality results with passion, energy and drive to meet business priorities
• Build relationships and influence across the engineering groups within the business

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