Principal Engineer - Foot & Ankle, R&D

Work Flexibility: Hybrid or Onsite

As a Principal Mechanical Design Engineer on Stryker’s Foot & Ankle CORE New Product Development team, you will be at the forefront of creating groundbreaking medical devices that improve patient lives. In this highly visible role, you will lead the design and development of products from initial concept through to successful launch, applying your technical expertise to solve complex engineering challenges.

Beyond driving innovative solutions, you will act as a trusted advisor and mentor—guiding junior engineers, shaping design strategies, and championing best practices that raise the bar for engineering excellence. Collaborating across R&D, Marketing, Quality, and Manufacturing, you will influence critical decisions and ensure that every product meets the highest standards of safety, performance, and reliability.

This is more than a design role—it is an opportunity to make a lasting impact on patients, the business, and the future of medical technology.

Know more about the Foot and Anke team: Foot and Ankle

What you will do:

• Partner with customers, as well as internal and external key opinion leaders, to develop technical strategies that meet clinical needs. 
• Collaborate on Financial /business modeling and support business reviews to validate a technical approach. 
• Independent reviewer and advisor for the creation or refinement of engineering documentation, such as the Design History file. 
• Lead cooperative efforts with R&D, Quality, Manufacturing, Regulatory, Clinical, Marketing, and Project Management to ensure project success. 
• Lead and support team members to create or improve procedures, policies, processes, systems, and technology requirements. 
• Develop and utilize tools to enhance the company’s product/process development or performance. 
• Lead and support complex product development for cross-functional teams, influencing multiple technical areas of expertise.  
• Mentor, develop, and influence across the business, intentionally building divisional relationships. 

What You Need:Minimum Qualifications (Required):

• Bachelor of Science in Engineering, Mechanical Engineering or BioMedical or a related discipline
• 8+ years of work experience

Preferred Qualifications (Strongly desired):

• Broad base of experience in implementing design methodologies such as DFM, Reliability, Systems Design & experience in New Product Development.
• High degree of experience in medical device design (or designing in a highly regulated industry) and ability to utilize Solid Modeling and CAE tools to optimize the design
• In-depth knowledge of materials, manufacturing, and processing methods and technologies to support complex product development
• Ability to communicate complex plans and technical information to team members within and across businesses

Travel Percentage: 10%

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.

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