Stryker is one of the world’s leading medical technology companies and is dedicated to helping healthcare professionals perform their jobs more efficiently while enhancing patient care. Stryker offers a diverse array of innovative medical technologies, including reconstructive, medical and surgical, and neurotechnology and spine products to help people lead more active and more satisfying lives. We are currently seeking a Staff Engineer - Electrical, Advanced Operations to join our Stryker Instruments division in Portage, Michigan.
What you will do:
As the Staff Engineer - Electrical, Advanced Operations you will provide process engineering support for sustainment and improvement of our surgical instruments, working with Marketing, R&D, Cost Accounting, and Advanced Sourcing, Advanced Quality, and Validation team members. You will serve as the voice of operations in the development process and work on design for manufacturability and assembly. This position is responsible for process design, development, and validation in new product development.
Work closely with internal and contract manufacturers to develop processes for electro-mechanical assembly including PCBA manufacturing, potting, soldering, pressing, plastic injection molding, torquing and manual assembly
Design and develop requirements, prototypes, and solutions to deliver electrical designs for surgical applications
Generate detailed electrical and electronic solutions and release applicable documentation
Work closely with manufacturing, quality assurance, other engineering teams, and program management to deliver products
Execute project plans
Review peer designed drawings
Contribute to the building and testing of electrical prototypes
Practice advanced understanding of manufacturing principles and quality assurance documentation in the medical industry
Lead or support capital acquisition activity from specifying equipment, contract negotiation, installation, and validation
Ensure quality of process and product as defined in the appropriate operation and material specifications
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
Analyze equipment to establish operating data, conduct experimental test and result analysis
Lead and/or participate in process review meetings.
Participate in Process Failure Mode and Effect Analysis (PFMEA), Control Plan, SOP and Production Part Approval Process (PPAP) generation associated with product transfers and launches
Complete capability studies for in process inspection and generate subsequent Inspection documentation
Review and approval of validation documentation
What you need:
Bachelor’s degree (B.S.) in Electrical Engineering
5+ years of experience in a manufacturing or R&D environment
Basic knowledge of electrical engineering principles
Preferred Skills:
Experience working with the design of electronics (printed circuit boards, cables) with emphasis on manufacturability
Experience reading electrical schematics, CAD drawings and product architecture drawings
Experience with ICT, FCT, safety and functional testing
Experience with complex PCBA DFM & manufacturing
Experience with electromechanical assembly
Knowledge of analytical tools and statistical methods
Experience working in a highly regulated industry
Experience managing/working with a 3rd party equipment suppliers
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.