Work Flexibility: Onsite

Industrial Design Engineer
 

Position Summary:

You will work within our world-class industrial design team based in the Innovation Centre Cork, Ireland. You will be dedicated to supporting our business working with interdisciplinary teams globally to research, design, and develop next-generation aesthetic, ergonomic, and functional prototypes, devices, and systems with the best user experiences.In this highly collaborative role, you will work closely with a team of talented designers, researchers, engineers and marketers who are driven to deliver innovative, human-centered solutions for the healthcare industry. You will be a part of a design team that is responsible for driving the vision for the future of Stryker products.

What You Will Do  Act in the role of the product development team’s synthesizer, using a diverse set of design tools and methods to gain valuable feedback from the team and our customers.Assure product concepts proposals are inclusive of market winning attributes consistent with, or inspired by, global design and technology trends.Responsible for defining Stryker product offerings, form development, human factors and ergonomics, material selection, finishes, color, brand language and graphical user interfaces.Implement the product visual brand language in accordance to the business’s product line and portfolio.Inform the project team of key trends in design related topics such as product design, color, materials and finishes.Work to support a product development team with visual communication in all phases of the product development process.Responsible for realizing concepts through sketching, visual storytelling and physical prototypes, CAD, 3D rendering, 3D printing, prototyping, finishing, painting and testing.Conduct, interpret and present design research and findings.Work collaboratively within a team of talented designers.

What you will need:Bachelor’s Degree is required in Industrial Design / Product Design / Interaction design (1:1 strongly preferred)Masters in design, Medical Device Design or Human Factors or Interaction design is highly advantageous.Analog and or Digital sketching and visualization skills.Working knowledge of design process, design principles and engineering principles.Understanding of design research methods, analysis and design input refinement.Must possess excellent oral and written communication skills.Experience in the medical field is a plus but not required.Must have excellent communication skills to lead conversations, solve technical challenges and participate in discussions with other global SME's on design related challenges and innovative opportunities.Have a designer portfolio that demonstrates your process, research methodologies, concept designs and more about you.Demonstrable experience working as part of a team.Good Industrial design sketching and oral and visual presentation techniques to communicate your ideas.Very good model-making skills are required to communicate the product look and feel of your designs.High level of competency using in Solidworks or Creo (Rhino, Blender, Fusion 360 also considered)High level of competency using in the Adobe Create suite software programs like Illustrator and Photoshop.

Travel Percentage: 10%