Stryker

Senior Process Engineer, Advanced Operations (AO)

Stryker  •  $78k - $130k/yr  •  Michigan (Onsite)  •  3 hours ago
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Job Description

Work Flexibility: Onsite

Join Stryker's Advanced Operations (AO) team and play a key role in supporting the successful introduction of new products and manufacturing processes. In this role, you will provide process engineering expertise across product launches, transfers, equipment validation, and manufacturing readiness while ensuring compliance with quality and regulatory requirements. This position offers the opportunity to collaborate with cross-functional teams to develop scalable, efficient, and compliant manufacturing solutions.

What You Will Do

  • Lead process engineering activities for new product introductions and process transfers, ensuring all deliverables are completed in accordance with established development procedures.
  • Ensure product and process quality by developing, implementing, and maintaining manufacturing processes that meet operational, material, and regulatory specifications.
  • Select manufacturing equipment and components based on technical requirements, reliability analysis, and regulatory standards.
  • Develop and execute process validation activities, including PFMEA, Control Plans, SOPs, PPAP documentation, capability studies, and Measurement System Analysis (MSA).
  • Analyze process and equipment performance through testing, data collection, and statistical evaluation to support continuous improvement and manufacturing readiness.
  • Lead or support capital equipment acquisition activities, including equipment specification, vendor coordination, installation, qualification, and validation.
  • Review and approve validation and quality documentation while ensuring compliance with Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) and safety requirements.
  • Train manufacturing personnel and provide technical guidance during product launches, process implementation, and manufacturing scale-up activities.

What You Will Need

Required Qualifications

  • Minimum Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering or a related Engineering discipline.
  • Minimum 2 years of experience in a manufacturing, process engineering, product development, or research and development environment.
  • Experience with manufacturing processes, materials, product design, or process design.
  • Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings and technical specifications.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Experience in a regulated industry such as medical devices, pharmaceuticals, aerospace, or other highly regulated manufacturing environments.
  • Experience supporting process validation, verification, or qualification activities.
  • Knowledge of Design for Manufacturing (DFM), statistical analysis tools, and process capability methodologies.
  • Experience applying structured problem-solving techniques to manufacturing or product design challenges.

$77,700 - $129,500 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.

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About Stryker

Stryker is a global leader in medical technologies and, together with our customers, we are driven to make healthcare better. We offer innovative products and services in MedSurg, Neurotechnology and Orthopaedics that help improve patient and healthcare outcomes. Alongside its customers around the world, Stryker impacts more than 150 million patients annually. More information is available at stryker.com and careers.stryker.com.

Facts:

● 2024 Sales: $22.6 billion

● Industry: Medical Instruments & Supplies

● Employees: 53,000 worldwide

● 40 years of sales growth leading up to 2020

● 44+ Manufacturing and R&D Locations Worldwide

● $1.5 billion spent on research and development in 2024

● ~14,200 patents owned globally in 2024

● Products sold in ~75 countries

● Fortune 500 Company

● 7 consecutive years as one of Fortune's World's Best Workplaces

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Industry
Manufacturing & Production
Company Size
10,000+ employees
Headquarters
Kalamazoo, MI
Year Founded
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