At Stryker, we share a bold mission: Together with our customers, we are driven to make healthcare better. Every day, we push boundaries to improve lives through groundbreaking medical technologies. Our Interventional Spine team leads the way in creating minimally invasive solutions that restore mobility, relieve pain, and transform patient outcomes.
We’re looking for a Senior Design Mechanical Engineer to join our dynamic team at our Portage, Michigan headquarters. This hybrid role requires at least three days onsite, offering the perfect blend of collaboration and flexibility.
As a Senior Design Engineer, you’ll partner across disciplines—Quality, Manufacturing, Regulatory, Clinical Sciences, Marketing, and Project Management—to drive success. Under minimal supervision, you’ll have the chance to work on cutting-edge systems and play a pivotal role in designing and delivering next-generation spine devices that truly make a difference.
Learn more about our business here: Stryker IVS
This role will require you to work from the office for four days a week.
What you will do- Design & Development: Research, design, develop, and verify medical device components and sub-systems with minimal supervision.
- Specifications & Solutions: Translate design inputs into engineering specifications; develop and prototype solutions to validate concepts.
- Problem Solving: Apply fundamental and advanced engineering principles to analyze and resolve complex issues.
- Customer & Clinical Insight: Demonstrate strong understanding of customer needs, product use, and clinical procedures.
- Compliance & Documentation: Adhere to industry standards and regulatory requirements; create and refine engineering documentation, including Design History Files.
- Quality & Risk Management: Follow design controls, change controls, and risk management processes per the Quality Management System.
- Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work closely with R&D, Quality, Manufacturing, Regulatory, Clinical, Marketing, and Project Management to ensure project success.
- Ownership & Leadership: Prioritize work independently, contribute to complex projects, and build strong team relationships.
- Bachelor of Science in Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Biomedical, or related discipline.
- 2+ years of relevant work experience.
- Working knowledge and understanding of mechanical engineering practices and design principles.
- Medical device industry experience is preferred; however, experience in other regulated industries with familiarity in quality systems, risk management, and formal verification and validation methods is also acceptable.
- Proficiency with CAD/CAE tools for design and concept generation (Creo preferred), including the ability to create engineering drawings and models using GD&T principles.
- Knowledge of engineering analysis tools and methodologies (e.g., DFMECA, Fault Tree Analysis, FEA, tolerance stack‑ups) and applied statistical methods (e.g., ANOVA, normality testing, confidence intervals using Minitab).
- Strong understanding of materials and manufacturing processes and their application to robust product design.
- Ability to clearly communicate technical information, design intent, and plans to cross‑functional team members.
$77,700 - $129,500 USD Annual
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.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.
Skills Required
- Bachelor of Science in Engineering or related discipline
- 2+ years of relevant work experience
- Working knowledge of mechanical engineering practices
- Proficiency with CAD/CAE tools
- Knowledge of engineering analysis tools
- Strong understanding of materials and manufacturing processes
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Healthcare Strength — Healthcare coverage is described as comprehensive, with multiple medical plan options and added protections such as critical illness, accident, and hospital indemnity, plus mental health resources. Wellbeing programs, onsite gyms, and fitness/nutrition classes further reinforce the perceived strength of health benefits.
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Retirement Support — Retirement offerings are seen as strong, highlighted by a competitive 401(k) plan with company matching and potential discretionary contributions. These elements are often viewed as valuable pillars of total rewards.
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Strong & Reliable Incentives — Variable pay is viewed positively, with annual bonuses and sales commissions often lifting total compensation. Incentive plans are seen as a meaningful contributor to pay satisfaction in roles where performance drives earnings.
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What We Do
Stryker is a global leader in medical technologies and, together with its customers, is driven to make healthcare better. The company offers innovative products and services in MedSurg, Neurotechnology, Orthopaedics and Spine that help improve patient and healthcare outcomes. Alongside its customers around the world, Stryker impacts more than 130 million patients annually. More information is available at www.stryker.com. Together with our customers, we are driven to make healthcare better.
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