Staff R&D Engineer

The Staff R&D Engineer supports and leads project teams in the research and development of medical device products - this includes prototyping, developing, and testing to ensure the concepts and/or prototypes meet requirements. This engineer will focus in fluidic component designs and electro-mechanical control systems. The R&D Engineer staff actively participates in cross-functional product strategy development and in broader initiatives within the R&D organization at the Stryker Peripheral Vascular Division.

What You will Do

• Contribute to broader R&D initiatives within the Stryker Peripheral Vascular Division, supporting next‑generation device development.
• Independently research, design, develop, and verify complex mechanical and electro‑mechanical components for vascular thrombectomy platforms.
• Lead development of mechanical structures, including 3D printing and molding, from concept through verification.
• Utilize CAD/CAE tools to model new designs and generate detailed engineering drawings and specifications.
• Define and translate product functional requirements into integrated designs, evaluating performance, cost, reliability, and safety.
• Collaborate cross‑functionally with R&D, Quality, Manufacturing, Regulatory, and Clinical partners to ensure design excellence and manufacturability.
• Ensure adherence to design controls, risk management, and industry standards, while promoting best engineering practices.

What You Need Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, or a related field.
• Minimum of 4 years of relevant professional experience.
• Demonstrated experience working with Class II and Class III medical devices.
• Advanced proficiency in SolidWorks, with expert-level capabilities.
• Proven experience in injection-molded part design.

Preferred Qualifications :

• Hands-on project experience with computational fluid dynamics (CFD) concepts and tools.
• Experience in test development using LabVIEW or Python.
• Background in verification and validation (V&V) test automation and fixture development.

$102,700 - $171,100 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.