Staff Engineer - Manufacturing Engineering

Stryker • Arlington, TN

5d • Onsite

About The Position

Join a manufacturing engineering team focused on advancing process performance, equipment optimization, and product quality within a regulated production environment. As a Staff Engineer, Manufacturing, you will provide technical leadership for manufacturing processes, validation activities, CNC machining operations, and continuous improvement initiatives while serving as a subject matter expert in your assigned area. This role partners closely with production, quality, suppliers, and engineering teams to support compliant, efficient, and scalable manufacturing operations.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or Science (Manufacturing, Mechanical, Industrial, Electrical, Production Engineering, or related discipline).
• Minimum 4 years of experience in a manufacturing or industrial environment.
• Minimum 4 years of CNC programming and manufacturing experience.
• Experience with CNC machining processes including CNC turning, multi-axis machining, Swiss machining, or 5-axis milling.
• Experience with CAM software such as Mastercam, FeatureCAM, Esprit, or equivalent.
• Experience with CAD software such as Creo, NX, SolidWorks, Autodesk, or equivalent.
• Experience with process validation, verification activities, and production process troubleshooting in a regulated manufacturing environment.
• Proficiency in Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T).

Nice To Haves

• Lean Certification.
• Six Sigma Green Belt or Black Belt Certification.
• Experience supporting CNC machine controls or programming platforms such as Mazatrol, Fanuc, or similar systems.
• Experience leading capital equipment implementation, installation, and validation projects.

Responsibilities

• Lead manufacturing engineering projects, equipment qualifications, and process validation activities while ensuring compliance with quality and regulatory requirements.
• Develop, optimize, and troubleshoot manufacturing processes, including CNC machining operations, to improve efficiency, quality, and cost performance.
• Generate, review, and approve validation documentation, technical reports, process studies, and engineering change records in accordance with established procedures.
• Collaborate with quality and operations teams to investigate manufacturing issues, support nonconformance and corrective action activities, perform risk assessments, and implement process improvements.
• Provide technical training and subject matter expertise for production personnel, standardize manufacturing best practices, and lead Lean continuous improvement initiatives.

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