Work Flexibility: Hybrid or Onsite

Stryker’s Sports Medicine business delivers a wide range of innovative sports medicine solutions – from implants and biologic products for soft tissue repair and healing, to pre-operative surgical planning software and surgical tools for accurate soft tissue and bone resection - our focus is on minimally invasive and open approaches to the shoulder, knee, hip, and small joints.

Know more about the Sports Medicine team here: https://www.stryker.com/us/en/sports-medicine.html

As a Staff Design Engineer, you will be an integral part of the design team and NPD process. Under minimal supervision, you will serve as a technical lead with a cross-functional team to design, evaluate, iterate, and bring innovative new products to market for the Sports Medicine business.  This role will be responsible for strategically partnering with cross-functional teams and suppliers to create new disposable instrumentation, enhance current anchor platforms through line extensions, and sterile packaging strategy, and build out sustainable processes for kitting of products.

Who We Need

Achievers: Goal-oriented engineers who are committed to the project objectives and will work aggressively to launch new, winning technologies to the market that help change patients’ lives.

Motivated product launchers: Engineers who bring strategic direction and drive for execution to ensure products are developed and launched with precision.

Challengers & Influencers:  People who constantly challenge themselves and each other to achieve more & to win the right way.

Teammates:  Partners who listen to ideas, share thoughts, challenge ideas, and work together to improve their team.

Analytical problem solvers: People who go beyond just fixing to identify root causes, evaluate optimal solutions, and implement hard-to-find solutions to improve outcomes for patients. 

Curious learners: Engineers who seek out cutting-edge research and information to expand and enhance their ability to develop the next generation of solutions.

What You Will Do

Technical Responsibilities: 

• Independently research, design, develop, modify, and verify components, modules, and sub-systems for medical devices and their packaging.
• Translate user needs to design inputs/ specifications and produce complex system-level designs with some guidance.
• Strong clinical understanding of device needs and user experience
• Conduct or design advanced prototyping and testing.
• Analyze and correct complex product design issues using independent judgment. 
• Select components and equipment based on analysis of specification, reliability, and regulatory requirements.
• Lead the launch process by ensuring designs are cost-efficient, manufacturable, and reliable.
• Analyze and correct product design issues using independent judgment. 
• Proactively drive positive outcomes to technical, business, and resource problems.
• Leverage strong listening skills and written/verbal communication to influence and convey business, regulatory compliance, and/or technical ideas to customers, employees, peers, external partners, and senior leaders.
• Oversee product testing for design verification, design validation, shelf life, engineering studies, and equivalency. 

Business Responsibilities:

• Advance solutions by applying in-depth knowledge of customer needs, market, and competitive offerings.
• Support Voice of Customer sessions internally and with clinicians.
• Assist in evaluating vendor capability to support product development.
• Demonstrate developing financial acumen.
• Communicate complex plans and technical information to team members, leaders, and project managers.

Med Device Compliance:

• Be proficient with and mentor others in the usage of industry standards, including design requirements and test strategies per applicable regulations. 
• Lead creation and refinement of engineering documentation, such as the Design History file. 
• Follow and mentor others on R&D procedures like design controls and risk management, per the Quality Management System. 
• Hold self and others accountable to deliver high-quality results with passion, energy, and drive to meet business priorities.

General Responsibilities: 

• Work cooperatively with R&D, Quality, Manufacturing, Regulatory, Clinical, Marketing, and Project Management to ensure project success.
• Identify and su