Staff Quality Manufacturing Engineer

About Stryker

Stryker is one of the world’s leading medical technology companies and, together with our customers, is driven to make healthcare better. We offer innovative products and services in Orthopaedics, Medical and Surgical, and Neurotechnology and Spine that help improve patient and hospital outcomes.

We are proud to be named the #5 World’s Best Workplaces and a Best Workplace for Diversity by Fortune Magazine. Learn more about our award-winning organization by visiting stryker.com

Why engineering at Stryker?

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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Who we want

• Dedicated achievers. People who thrive in a fast-paced environment and will stop at nothing to ensure a project is complete and meets regulations and expectations.
• Goal-oriented developers. Keeping the customer and system requirements squarely in focus, people who deliver safe and robust solutions.
• Collaborative partners. People who build and leverage cross-functional relationships to bring together ideas, information, use cases, and industry analyses to develop best practices.
• Self-directed imitators. People who take ownership of their work and need no prompting to drive productivity, change, and outcomes.
• User-focused creators. People who imagine with the user in mind, developing technology that helps change patients’ lives.

What you will do

As a Senior Quality Manufacturing Engineer, you will provide quality engineering leadership and direction in quality assurance, control, and preventative activities with a focus on continuous improvement of products and processes. This person will advocate and lead the execution of initiatives and projects to enhance quality performance within the business and for our customers. Mentor and provide technical direction across multiple areas of expertise. Develop and maintain processes related to the programs to ensure compliance with all relevant laws and regulations; support the execution of these programs and processes to assure compliance to procedures and to maintain regulatory compliance.

Responsibilities:

• Will initiate and lead management of various quality initiatives in assigned areas including but not limited to, execution of field actions, change management, field service activities, returned product analysis and customer service problem solving.
• Will initiate and lead the development of test methods, tooling, techniques, and procedures for parts analysis and investigation.
• Will provide technical support and direction in the resolution of technical problems with dedicated test equipment.
• Will provide support in the budgeting process of new capital equipment and equipment requiring routine service and/or maintenance.
• Will initiate and lead the development and implementation of process documentation in support of the Customer Quality and Service Team(s).
• Will be involved in the analysis of customer complaints related to manufacturing; internal to Redmond or our external partners, coordinating investigations and reporting of findings and recommendations.
• Will provide support as required in the Corrective Action and Preventive Action (CAPA) process.
• Will work cross-functionally to review failure trends and coordinate investigation, analysis, and corrective action.
• Will provide project, department, and company guidance based on current and emerging needs relating to the management of field service and customer service requirements.
• Will design, conduct, and develop reports for experiments to characterize and validate new or changed inspection and investigation processes.
• Will establish test protocols to evaluate product changes for safety, quality, reliability, and regulatory considerations.
• Will be involved in the investigation and design of new product designs and part analysis.
• May support OUS partners for worldwide execution of field actions.
• May perform other related duties as assigned.

What you need

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelors Degree
• 4+ years’ experience in quality, manufacturing or engineering

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in engineering or science related field
• Medical device or highly regulated industry experience

Our benefits

Our total rewards offering varies by country but often includes bonuses; commissions; healthcare; insurance benefits; retirement programs; stock based plans; paid time off plans; family and parenting leaves; tuition reimbursement; wellness programs; onsite fitness centers and cafeterias; discount purchase programs; and service and performance awards – not to mention various social and recreational activities.

Know someone at Stryker?

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