Senior Staff Mechanical Design Engineer

Location: Stryker Instruments R&D Centre, Cork

Working Type: Hybrid

Role: Permanent

Role Summary:

This role will support a wide range of products across multiple surgical specialities. There will be a specific emphasis on owning the design for products post commercial launch, partnering with Marketing and Quality to develop a comprehensive understanding of product performance and how this can be improved. Identification of potential design changes to improve quality and performance will be a key part of the role, along with verification and validation of those changes. They will represent the Product Engineering team in cross functional forums at a divisional level and be a voice of influence in key product decisions. It is expected that the successful candidate will mentor and guide more junior members of the team and provide technical leadership within the team.

What you will do:
Technical Responsibilities:
Lead research, design, development, modification and evaluation of modules, assemblies, or subsystems
Apply and mentor others on advanced engineering theories, principles, and concepts
Translate user needs to design inputs/ specifications and produce complex system level designs independently
Conduct, design, and select advanced prototyping and testing
Lead and guide in correction of complex product design issues
Conduct technology exploration and influence application in the business
Develop invention disclosures, patents or trade secrets

Business Responsibilities:
Contribute to competitive and market strategy by demonstrating in-depth knowledge of the market, customer dynamics and competitive offerings
Apply strong understanding of clinical procedures to enhance product development
Contribute and execute customer facing activities like voice of customer and customer centric design in partnership with internal and external stakeholders
Demonstrate financial acumen

Med Device Compliance:
Mentor others as a business unit expert on the usage of industry standards, including design requirements and test strategies per applicable regulations
Lead others to create and refine engineering documentation, such as the Design History file and create more progressive technical content
Contribute to R&D procedures and development of industry standards working closely with cross-functional business units

General Responsibilities:
Work cooperatively with R&D, Quality, Manufacturing, Regulatory, Clinical, Marketing and Project Management to ensure project success
Identify and lead the creation of or improvements to procedures, policies, processes, systems, and technology required
Develop, Research, Prototype, leveraging multiple methodologies for evaluation
Contribute to complex product development through release and lead one technical area of expertise
Hold self and others accountable to deliver high quality results with passion, energy and drive to meet business priorities
Mentor, develop and inspire others in current and future roles
Collaborate and influence others on cross functional teams advancing partnerships to achieve business objectives

Minimum Qualifications (Required):
• Bachelor of Science in Engineering, Mechanical Engineering or BioMedical & 6+ years of work experience

Preferred Qualifications (Strongly desired):
Technical Skills:
• Experience in developing and optimizing complex designs for mechanical / electro-mechanical assemblies incorporating DFM principles
• Experience in creating engineering drawings, models, applying GD&T and CAE tools to optimize the design
• In-depth knowledge of materials, manufacturing and processing methods and technologies to support complex product development
• Ability to communicate complex plans and technical information to team members

About Stryker
Stryker is a global leader in medical technologies and, together with its customers, is driven to make healthcare better. The company 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 130 million patients annually. More information is available at stryker.com.