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Form of workWho we are
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 www.stryker.com.
The Role
The Staff Mechatronics Engineer is responsible for a wide variety of investigative research and pilot technology development, advancing Stryker capabilities and supporting the long-term strategy of the R&D Lab. The Staff Mechatronics Engineer provides technical skills, innovative thinking, and collaborative support, while engaging with Stryker divisions and University partners to deliver new technologies and platforms.
What you will do
- Collaborate with R&D team, marketing partners and clinicians to progress an iterative design process that executes user research, identifies user needs and generates innovative solutions to meet those needs.
- Work on and lead cross-functional design teams to develop new products from concept through to product development, engaging key internal stakeholders along the way.
- Interface with clinical advisors to gather input for design and evaluation of new products, translating user needs into design requirements.
- Partner with Research team in reviewing clinical research and literature review. Gather input for design and evaluation of new products.
- Facilitate cadaver labs for pre-clinical testing and product evaluations
- Plan and conduct engineering research, design, development and/or manufacturing engineering projects as assigned, using agile methodology. Perform a wide variety of technical work which will lead to new or improved products/product lines/technology platforms.
- Understand and utilize design controls within the New Product Development Process (NPDP) to support in the review and authorship of NPDP documentation.
- Effectively communicate new product ideas to all levels of the organisation.
Critical Requirements:
- Bachelor's degree in an engineering field required. Masters or PHD preferred.
- Cross functional engineering experience (mechatronics, software, electrical, design)
- 4+ years of clinical or product design experience in the medical device industry.
- Excellent analytical skills, demonstrated systems thinking ability and experience working across software, mechanical and electrical subsystems.
- Demonstrated software/mechanical/electrical design problem-solving skills.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills; ability to present issues, plans and objectives.
- Ability to work within multi-disciplinary teams, including stakeholders from multiple institutions.
- Working knowledge of CAD modeling/design software (e.g. Solidworks), electrical design software (e.g. Altium), and applicable programming languages (esp. C++, MATLAB/Python).
- Experience with prototyping and system troubleshooting, as well as system validation and documentation.
- Motivated, resourceful, ambitious, enthusiastic and attentive to detail.
- Demonstrated technical impact on a design project or product platform.
At Stryker, you can expect an attractive package including a broad range of discounts and benefits from a range of partners! This is a genuine opportunity for an ambitious and customer focused team member to progress and grow your career with a leading global medical device company that offers countless development opportunities.
Some of our benefits include:- Access to our career and self-development programs from day one
- Being part of one of the world’s largest and most recognizable brands.
- Excellent team culture – we have fun whilst we work!
- Generous parental leave policy & other perks
- A manager who will support & guide you throughout your career
- Work with likeminded individuals who are driven by exceeding targets and improving patient outcomes!
