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.
What You Will Do
- 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.
What You Will Need
Required:
- 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).
Preferred:
- 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.
$89,300 - $148,800 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's degree in Engineering or Science, such as Manufacturing, Mechanical, Industrial, Electrical, or Production Engineering
- At least 4 years of experience in a manufacturing or industrial environment
- At least 4 years of CNC programming and manufacturing experience
- Experience with 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)
- 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
Stryker Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Stryker and has not been reviewed or approved by Stryker.
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Healthcare Strength — Multiple medical plan options with HSA support and global mental‑health access indicate broad, accessible care. These features materially enhance the overall value of the total‑rewards package.
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Retirement Support — A meaningful 401(k) company match with potential additional company contribution, alongside an ESPP, supports long‑term savings and wealth building. Documented plan specifics help employees understand eligibility, timing, and vesting mechanics.
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Parental & Family Support — Paid parental and caregiver leave, adoption and surrogacy assistance, and practical supports like breast milk shipping reflect a comprehensive, family‑friendly approach. These offerings address varied family‑building paths and caregiving needs.
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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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