Senior Staff Custom Test Systems Engineer- Mechanical Engineer

As a Senior Staff Test Engineer you will act as a primary point of contact for the design, development, fabrication, and implementation of electro-mechanical test systems to aid in the development and verification testing of new medical devices. You will be responsible for establishing system level strategies for the development of new custom test equipment, coordinating closely across functional areas to ensure alignment, helping to set direction and engineering standards for the group, and helping to develop the skills and knowledge base of other engineers. You will work as part of a team and partner closely with Test Engineers and Technicians in support of New Product Development (NPD) for Research and Development (R&D) at Stryker, Instruments Division.

What You will Do

• Leading the collection of VOC from key stakeholders.

• Preparing timeline and cost estimations for projects.

• Coordinating with and directing external suppliers or vendors to ensure successful completion of projects.

• Providing input into the selection of test equipment and methodologies.

• Developing and fabricating prototype to evaluate new concepts.

• Providing input on the vision, scope, and specifications for future test systems.

• Supports all phases of test system development lifecycle including requirements, design, implementation, debug, verification and validation.

• May coordinate the activities of 1 or more temporary employees.

• May develop reports on key metrics such as on-time delivery and efficiency detailing any delays in the testing schedule.

What You Need

Required Qualifications:

• A Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or related field.

• 6+ years of relevant experience building test systems in a test lab.

• CAD (ProE, SolidsWorks, AutoCAD) proficiency.

• Mechanical/electrical problem-solving skills.

Preferred Qualifications:

• 4 years of relevant experience with a Masters/PhD, preferred.

• Basic understanding of testing, testing equipment, good laboratory practices, and department metrics.

• Experience with root cause failure analysis, design input/output traceability, user need collection, and risk analysis.

• Strong interpersonal communication and collaboration skills.

• Comfortable and confident speaking in front of medium to large groups of people.

• Test Lab/ Test System experience.

• Ability to bring tasks through to completion with minimal supervision.

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.