Senior Staff Engineer - NPI
Role: Permanent
Division: Joint Replacement
Role Summary:
The Joint Replacement (JR) New Product Introduction (NPI) team at Stryker is seeking a highly skilled and motivated Senior Staff Engineer to serve as a technical lead for a fully customisable product's manufacturing process.
In this critical role, you will collaborate closely with cross-functional additive and subtractive process development teams to ensure that project objectives and timelines are met, aligning with both the strategic goals and requirements of the JR division.
You will lead efforts spanning the full scope of manufacturing, including design for additive manufacturing (DFAM), design for manufacturing(DFM), design for inspection(DFI) and other downstream processing steps, ensuring robust, scalable, and compliant solutions that can be delivered within a tight lead-time.
This position offers an exciting opportunity to shape the future of advanced orthopedic solutions through innovative technologies and technical leadership.
What you will do:
Provide Technical Leadership for a cross-functional NPI project, ensuring JR Divisional Requirements are met.
Determines the technical objectives of engineering assignments and makes decisions regarding the direction and the results of the assignment.
Will monitor and control progress of work ensuring sound application of engineering principles and the appropriate use of policies and procedures.
Lead capital acquisition activity from specifying equipment, contract negotiation, Installation and validation.
Will analyse equipment to establish operating data, conduct experimental test and result analysis. May lead or act as independent reviewer in process review meetings.
Will coach and mentor others on functionally related topics.
Provide engineering support for new product and process introductions, ensuring that all activities are completed and documented in accordance with the Stryker new product development procedures.
Ensure quality of process and product as defined in the appropriate operation and material specifications.
Will select components and equipment based on analysis of specifications, reliability and regulatory requirements. Work with quality engineers to develop component specific testing and inspection protocols.
Participate in PFMEA, Control Plan, SOP and PPAP generation associated with product transfers and launches.
Ensure adherence to GMP and safety procedures.
Review and approval of validation documentation.
All other duties as assigned.
What you will need:
B.S. or M.S. degree in Biomedical, Mechanical or applicable technical field
Strong understanding of post-processing techniques and manufacturing requirements.
Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional technical strategies and manage innovation pipelines.
Experience in NPI highly desirable.
Ability to work successfully in a collaborative, team-based environment with excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
Excellent problem-solving, communication, and collaboration skills.
If you are interested in this great role please apply.
#LI
Travel Percentage: 10%