Staff Mechanical Design Engineer

Work Flexibility: Hybrid or Onsite

Stryker is one of the world’s leading medical technology companies and is dedicated to helping healthcare professionals perform their jobs more efficiently while enhancing patient care. The Company offers a diverse array of innovative medical technologies, including reconstructive, medical and surgical, and neurotechnology and spine products to help people lead more active and more satisfying lives.

We are currently seeking a Staff Design Engineer located at our Global R&D Innovation Centre in Cork, Ireland, to work on the next generation of surgical devices.

What you will do:

As a Staff Design Engineer, you will work on the mechanical design for devices used by surgeons and surgical staff to allow them to plan and perform their procedures, and work in a multi-disciplinary group to deliver these devices from concept, through design and manufacturing development and launch them to market. You will design, develop, refine and evaluate mechanical components, assemblies or subsystems for mechanical and/or electro-mechanical medical devices and implants. You will execute product development projects, and work on technical aspects of product commercialization.

Who we want:

• Dedicated Achievers. Relentless about quality, people who thrive in a fast-paced environment and will stop at nothing to ensure a project is complete and meets regulations and expectations

• Motivated product launchers. Engineers who bring strategic direction and drive for execution to ensure products are developed and launched with precision

• Goal-oriented developers. Keeping the customer and requirements squarely in focus, people who deliver safe and robust solutions.

• User-focused creators. People who imagine with the user in mind, developing technology that helps change patients’ lives.

• Curious learners. People who seek out cutting-edge research and information to expand and enhance their ability to develop new ideas into reality.

What you will do:

Technical Responsibilities:

• 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.

• Analyze and correct complex product design issues using independent judgment.

Business Responsibilities:

• Advance solutions by applying in-depth knowledge of customer needs, market and competitive offerings.

• Apply detailed knowledge of clinical procedures to author design inputs.

• Support Voice of Customer sessions internally and with clinicians.

• Demonstrate developing financial acumen.

Med Device Compliance:

• 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.

General Responsibilities:

• Work cooperatively with R&D, Quality, Manufacturing, Regulatory, Clinical, Marketing and Project Management to ensure project success.

• 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.

• Deliver high quality results with passion, energy and drive to meet business priorities.

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to build partnership to achieve business objectives.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

Technical Skills:

• The ability to develop and optimize designs for mechanical / electro-mechanical assemblies incorporating DFM principles

• The ability in creating engineering drawings, models, applying GD&T and CAE tools

• Adept at applying knowledge of materials and manufacturing processes to product design.

• Ability to communicate moderate complexity plans and technical information to team members.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science in Engineering, Mechanical Engineering or BioMedical & 4+ years of mechanical design work experience.

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