Senior Product Engineer, R&D - Sustaining

at  Stryker Corporation

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At Stryker we are dedicated to improving lives, with a passion for researching and developing new medical device products. As an engineer at Stryker, you will be proud of the work that you will be doing, using cutting-edge technologies to make healthcare better. Here, you will work in a supportive culture with other incredibly talented and intelligent people, creating industry-leading medical technology products. You will also have growth opportunities as we have a culture that supports your personal and professional development.
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Stryker is seeking to hire a Senior Product Engineer, R&D to support Stryker’s Spine and Enabling Technologies division. This role is hybrid, 4 days per week on-site, and located in Kalamazoo, MI.

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As a Senior Product Engineer you will provide engineering and technical support for the manufacturing line of the Stryker AIRO Mobile CT System with a focus on production line stability and continuity. Reporting to the Product Engineering Manager, you will interface cross-functionally to assist in the sustainment of the AIRO design and manufacturing line. You will be responsible for maintaining specifications & BOM’s, manufacturing line support, implementing new designs and design improvements, facilitating design changes, hands-on troubleshooting & maintenance of manufacturing line fixtures, manufacturing process changes and process improvements.

Other responsibilities include:

• Maintain specifications of components for product assemblies and subassemblies according to company and industry standards.
• Work closely with Engineering and Operations to ensure all manufacturing documentation required for system assembly and test meets the needs of our end users.
• Provide close collaboration with the various Engineering discipline leads (hardware, software, electrical, mechanical, image quality) to develop and share an in-depth understanding of each subsystem and how it interacts with the others.
• Will support the creation and/or change of product requirements, specifications, test procedures and work instructions.
• Participate in continuous improvement activities/projects and assist in any additional team/organizational projects.
• Participate in the development and implementation of corrective actions, NC’s and CAPA.
• Work with Subject Matter Experts (SME’s) on the design team to facilitate creation of part & material specifications, Bill of Materials and detailed prints when necessary.
• Work in cross functional teams to ensure safety, regulatory compliance, serviceability and design for manufacturing meet corporate and industry standards.
• Gain understanding ECR/ECO/ECN work to facilitate changes needed for test and/or manufacturing.
• Assist activities of Manufacturing Engineers and Assembly Technicians on manufacturing floor.
• Participate in Sustaining Engineering meetings and projects.
• Participate in GQO Operations Tier escalation meetings and act as liaison between Operations Team and Product Engineering
• Carry out other duties or priorities that may be assigned by the Product Engineering team lead or your direct manager.