stryker

Senior Staff Electrical Engineer, R&D

1941 Stryker Way, Portage, MI 49002

Full-time · $103k–$171k (as posted)

First seen by offpeak October 4, 2026

See your drive time Apply on stryker's site

Work Flexibility: Hybrid

Are you an Electrical Engineer looking to join a team of new product innovators who specialize in partnering with the world’s top neuro and spine surgeons to revolutionize patient outcomes?

Our global team is looking for a Senior Staff Electrical Engineer who is passionate about pushing the boundaries of what is possible by collaborating across the globe with other worldclass engineers.

In this role, you will be part of multidisciplinary team where you will be tasked with owning the electrical hardware design for complex handheld powered devices used in cranial and spinal procedures.

What You Will Do

Lead the design, development, and troubleshooting of electrical systems, subsystems, and components for medical devices.
Apply advanced electrical engineering principles to create innovative, reliable, and compliant product designs.
Translate user, clinical, and business needs into system requirements, specifications, and architectural designs.
Drive prototyping, verification, validation, and testing strategies while resolving complex technical challenges.
Evaluate emerging technologies and influence their integration into future product development efforts.
Make critical design tradeoff decisions and contribute to intellectual property through patents, disclosures, and trade secrets.
Partner with cross-functional teams including Quality, Manufacturing, Regulatory, Clinical, Marketing, and Project Management to deliver successful products.
Lead customer-centric design activities, including Voice of Customer initiatives, while leveraging market, competitive, and clinical insights.
Serve as a subject matter expert on medical device regulations, industry standards, design controls, and technical documentation.

What You Need (Required Qualifications)

Bachelor's degree in EE or related discipline & 6+ years of work experience

Preferred Qualifications (Strongly Desired)

Ability to lead or teach electrical engineers in electrical design
Advanced understanding of the design of complex components and sub-systems
Ability to apply advanced circuit and electrical system test methods
Advanced understanding of manufacturing and testing methods
Ability to apply standard technologies used in industry
Ability to perform complex electrical stackups
Advanced understanding of statistical methods
Advanced knowledge of sub-system, system, and environmental interactions

$102,600 - $171,000 USD Annual

Travel Percentage: 20%

Stryker Corporation is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status. Stryker is an EO employer – M/F/Veteran/Disability.

Stryker Corporation will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information.