Stryker

Staff Manufacturing Engineer (Grecia, Manufacturing Site)

Stryker  •  Alajuela, CR (Onsite)  •  5 days ago
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Job Description

Work Flexibility: Onsite

This role focuses on supporting and advancing manufacturing processes within a regulated production environment. It combines process development, problem-solving, and cross-functional collaboration to ensure product quality, efficiency, and compliance.

You will work independently while partnering with engineering, operations, and quality teams to implement improvements, support product launches, and maintain manufacturing standards.

What you will do

  • Lead development, implementation, and improvement of manufacturing processes to meet product specifications and quality standards
  • Design and optimize production methods, tooling, and process controls to improve efficiency and performance
  • Conduct verification and validation activities, including process validation, packaging validation, and shelf-life studies
  • Analyze production data and implement process improvements using structured problem-solving methodologies (e.g., continuous improvement frameworks)
  • Investigate and resolve production issues to minimize downtime and ensure consistent output
  • Support new product introductions and process transfers into manufacturing operations
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams on product development and manufacturing readiness
  • Train employees on manufacturing processes, procedures, and equipment

What you will need

Required

  • Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or related technical field
  • Minimum 5 years of experience in medical device manufacturing
  • Minimum 1 year of experience supporting manufacturing process transfers
  • Experience working with regulated environments (e.g., ISO standards and regulatory requirements)

Preferred

  • Experience with process validation, equipment qualification, and manufacturing scale-up
  • Experience using engineering or statistical tools (e.g., design software, data analysis tools)
  • Experience working on new product introduction within manufacturing environments

Travel Percentage: None

Stryker

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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