Senior Engineer, R&D - NPD

At Stryker, we’re driven to make healthcare better through cutting-edge engineering. As a Senior Engineer, Product Development within our Joint Replacement Division’s Research & Development team , you’ll lead new product development initiatives, driving the design and development of innovative medical devices that directly impact patient outcomes. This is your opportunity to apply your technical expertise in a collaborative, fast-paced environment where your work truly matters.

This is a hybrid role based in Mahwah, NJ, requiring you to be on-site three days per week, so candidates must live within a commutable distance.

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What You Will Do

• Research, design, develop, modify, and verify mechanical components and modules for medical devices with minimal supervision.

• Translate design inputs into engineering specifications and produce subsystem-level designs.

• Prototype and analyze design solutions to validate concepts and performance.

• Apply advanced engineering principles to solve complex technical challenges.

• Create and refine engineering documentation, including Design History Files, in compliance with design control procedures.

• Collaborate cross-functionally with R&D, Quality, Manufacturing, Regulatory, Clinical, Marketing, and Project Management teams.

• Understand product use and clinical procedures to inform design strategy and decisions.

• Support regulatory compliance by following industry standards, risk management, and quality system requirements.

What You Will Need

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science in Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or Biomedical Engineering.
• Minimum 2 years of relevant work experience.

Preferred Qualifications

• Proficiency in mechanical engineering practices and design principles.
• Experience in FDA-regulated or highly regulated industry preferred.
• Ability to create engineering drawings and models using GD&T and CAE tools.
• Knowledge of materials and manufacturing processes.
• Familiarity with CAD tools (e.g., SolidWorks, Creo), Creo preferred.
• Experience communicating technical plans and information to cross-functional teams

$93,200 - $155,400 USD Annual

Health benefits include: Medical and prescription drug insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, critical illness insurance, accident insurance, hospital indemnity insurance, personalized healthcare support, wellbeing program and tobacco cessation program. Financial benefits include: Health Savings Account (HSA), Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs), 401(k) plan, Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP), basic life and AD&D insurance, and short-term disability insurance. Stryker offers innovative products and services in MedSurg, Neurotechnology, Orthopaedics and Spine that help improve patient and healthcare outcomes. Alongside its customers around the world, Stryker impacts more than 150 million patients annually. Depending on customer requirements employees and new hires in sales and field roles that require access to customer accounts as a function of the job may be required to obtain various vaccinations as an essential function of their role.