Staff Engineer, Advanced Operations (Hybrid)

Stryker • Arroyo, PR

22h • Hybrid

About The Position

At Stryker, the Staff Engineer, Advanced Operations plays a critical role in transforming innovative concepts into scalable, manufacturable products. You will lead complex technical initiatives that bridge product design and operational excellence, ensuring new technologies are robust, compliant, and ready for commercialization. This is a high-impact opportunity to influence advanced manufacturing strategies in a regulated environment. Lead the design, development, and validation of new products, ensuring performance, reliability, cost, and safety requirements are achieved. Define detailed product specifications, engineering drawings, and bills of materials using CAD systems. Develop and execute verification, validation, and process qualification plans to support product commercialization. Apply statistical analysis tools to evaluate design performance and support data-driven engineering decisions. Collaborate with manufacturing teams and external partners to optimize designs for manufacturability and scalability. Support or lead new product introduction initiatives, ensuring alignment with timelines and operational readiness. Evaluate design effectiveness and implement engineering improvements based on testing and risk assessments. Document technical activities in compliance with regulatory and quality system requirements.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or Industrial Engineering.
• Minimum 3 years of engineering leadership or substantial project management experience in team-based environments.
• Advanced English proficiency.
• Experience in new product introduction within a regulated industry.
• Experience using CAD software and statistical analysis tools such as Minitab.

Nice To Haves

• Experience leading cross-functional engineering or process development initiatives.
• Knowledge of geometric dimensioning and tolerancing and product or process validation methodologies.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design, development, and validation of new products, ensuring performance, reliability, cost, and safety requirements are achieved.
• Define detailed product specifications, engineering drawings, and bills of materials using CAD systems.
• Develop and execute verification, validation, and process qualification plans to support product commercialization.
• Apply statistical analysis tools to evaluate design performance and support data-driven engineering decisions.
• Collaborate with manufacturing teams and external partners to optimize designs for manufacturability and scalability.
• Support or lead new product introduction initiatives, ensuring alignment with timelines and operational readiness.
• Evaluate design effectiveness and implement engineering improvements based on testing and risk assessments.
• Document technical activities in compliance with regulatory and quality system requirements.

What This Job Offers

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