Staff Engineer

**Why engineering at Stryker?****:
At Stryker we are dedicated to improving lives, with a passion for researching and developing new medical device products. As an engineer at Stryker, you will be proud of the work that you will be doing, using cutting-edge technologies to make healthcare better. Here, you will work in a supportive culture with other incredibly talented and intelligent people, creating industry-leading medical technology products. You will also have growth opportunities as we have a culture that supports your personal and professional development.

**Division**: Spine

**Job title**: Staff Engineer

**Function**:R&D

**Travel**: Up to 20%

**Location**:Cestas, France

**People manager**: No

**Position summary**:
The Staff Engineer performs complex implant and instrument design work, leads large projects, and actively participates on multi-functional teams to advance assigned projects through the design/development process though launch to the market.

**Essential duties & responsibilities**:

- Interface with surgeon and sales reps to gather input for design and evaluation of new products.
- Utilize advanced knowledge of surgical procedures to develop innovative solutions that satisfy customer needs.
- Work cooperatively with R&D, Quality, Manufacturing, Regulatory, Clinical, Marketing and Project Management to ensure project success.
- Actively participate on cross-functional design teams and lead large projects.
- Participate in and lead, as applicable, design reviews.
- Independently designs, develops, modifies, evaluates and verifies mechanical components and subsystems for medical devices.
- Identify and support the creation of or improvements to procedures, policies, processes, systems, and technology.
- Support and execute segments of complex multifunctional teams to advance projects through the design /development/launch process.
- Contributes to product development from concept through release.
- Deliver high quality results with passion, energy and drive to meet business priorities.
- Collaborates with cross-functional teams to build partnership to achieve business objectives.
- Support Voice of Customer sessions internally and with clinicians.
- Demonstrate developing financial acumen.
- Be proficient with and mentor others in usage of industry standards, including design requirements and test strategies per applicable regulations.
- Lead creation and refinement of engineering documentation, such as the Design History file.
- Follow and mentor others on R&D procedures like design controls and risk management, per the Quality Management System.
- Independently research, design, develop, modify, and verify components, modules and sub-systems for medical devices.
- Translate user needs to design inputs/ specifications and produce complex system level designs with some guidance.
- Conduct or design advanced prototyping and testing.
- May develop fixtures for verification testing of medical devices.
- Must be able to analyze and correct complex product design issues using independent judgment.

**Education & special trainings**:

- Bachelor of Science in Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Biomedical or Masters in related discipline

**Qualifications & experience**:

- 4+ years of work experience.
- Strong technical ability to develop and optimize designs for mechanical assemblies incorporating DFM principles.
- High experience with a parametric CAD package, (ProE, Creo or SolidWorks preferred).
- Ability to communicate moderate complexity plans and technical information to team members.
- Moderate project management skills, including ability to build project timelines and budgets while monitoring progress per a budget goal.
- High level of experience and demonstrated proficiency with design controls within a regulated industry.
- Receives a low level of supervision.
- Provides moderate strategic and moderate tactical input.
- Responsible for large projects.

**Physical & mental requirements**:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job the employee is frequently required to use hands and fingers to handle or feel. The employee is occasionally required to lift to 30 pounds. The vision requirements include: close vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus. Work is normally performed in a typical interior/office work environment.

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