Job Description

Work Flexibility: Hybrid

Senior Staff Mechanical Engineer Lead, R&D

Portage, MI

Join a team focused on advancing complex medical technologies through engineering excellence and cross-functional collaboration. This role offers the opportunity to lead technical development efforts, contribute to innovation initiatives, and apply advanced engineering expertise across the full product development lifecycle. The Senior Staff R&D Engineer Lead serves as a technical leader, guiding design decisions, mentoring engineers, and supporting the development of compliant, high-quality products.

Work Flexibility:
Hybrid: candidates must reside within commuting distance of Portage, MI and be able to work onsite several days per week.

What You Will Do

• Lead the research, design, development, modification, and evaluation of complex modules, assemblies, and subsystems throughout the product development lifecycle.
• Translate user needs into engineering requirements, specifications, and system-level designs, ensuring alignment with product and business objectives.
• Design and execute advanced prototyping and testing activities to verify product performance and design requirements.
• Resolve complex product design challenges and drive implementation of corrective actions to support product readiness and quality standards.
• Explore emerging technologies and recommend applications that support product innovation and business needs.
• Develop invention disclosures, patents, and trade secret documentation to support intellectual property initiatives.
• Collaborate with Quality, Manufacturing, Regulatory Affairs, Clinical, Marketing, and Project Management teams to deliver projects according to business and development milestones.
• Mentor engineers on engineering principles, design controls, industry standards, engineering documentation, and technical best practices.

What You Will Need

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, or a related engineering discipline.
• Minimum 6 years of engineering experience in Research & Development (R&D)
• Experience creating engineering drawings, technical documentation, and 3D models.
• Proficiency with PTC Creo for 3D modeling and engineering design.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience developing and optimizing complex mechanical and/or electro-mechanical assemblies using Design for Manufacturability (DFM) principles.
• Experience applying Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T) in engineering drawings.
• Experience using Computer-Aided Engineering (CAE) tools to evaluate and optimize product designs.
• Knowledge of materials, manufacturing processes, and processing technologies used in complex product development.
• Experience supporting medical device development within a regulated environment.

$102,600 - $171,000 USD Annual

Travel Percentage: 20%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.