Senior Electrical Design Engineer

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.

Need another reason to apply? Check out these 8 reasons to join Stryker's engineering team: https://www.strykercareersblog.com/post/8-reasons-to-join-strykers-engineering-team 

Are you an Electrical Engineering expert with a creative mind and entrepreneurial spirit? Are you ready to take on the responsibilities of an electrical and electronics engineer who will develop new ways of integrating data and electrical inputs and outputs from our ENT powered instruments? Stryker is looking for you!

We are working on new designs and technologies and ways to integrate these technologies into a seamless experience for our customers. We are looking for a curious and passionate individual to investigate how to create this experience. This is your opportunity to join a rapidly growing unit within Stryker with an opportunity for growth in many directions. This role will require you to investigate ways to sense and communicate to and from powered instrumentation within an ecosystem of various supporting systems including EM navigation, endoscopic visualization and waste management, all used within a customer environment. You will collaborate within a global, multi-functional team working to build the next best thing for our customers in powered ENT instrumentation. Are you ready for the challenge?

What you will do:

Technical Responsibilities:

• Design and develop electrical components and sub-systems for medical devices.
• Apply advanced circuit and electrical system test methods.
• Conduct or design prototyping and bench testing.
• Conduct problem solving, identify potential solutions, and evaluate them against component and sub-system requirements.
• Conduct research and studies to support product design.
• Translate design inputs to engineering specifications and produce component and sub-system level designs.
• Conduct research into a variety of electrical and electronic methods of powering, sensing and communicating with motors and powered instruments and isolate solutions which meet customer needs.
• Work with a variety of systems and research how the connectivity of these systems affects the user experience.

Business Responsibilities:

• Demonstrate advanced understanding of customer needs and design inputs.
• Demonstrate proficiency with product’s intended use and clinical procedures.
• Learn how the financial models are constructed.

Med Device Compliance:

• Follow fundamental industry standards, design requirements and test strategies which apply to regulatory requirements.
• Independently create or refine engineering documentation, such as the Design History file.
• Follow R&D procedure like design controls and risk management, per the Quality Management System.

General Responsibilities:

• Work cooperatively with R&D, Quality, Manufacturing, Regulatory, Clinical, Marketing and Project Management to ensure project success as a key member of the team, collaborating with others and solidifying relationships.
• Quickly process and assimilate procedures, policies, processes, systems, and technology required.
• Work on complex problems, applying advanced experience and learnings.
• Demonstrate ownership and prioritize work with minimal supervision.
• Build relationships and influence among peers.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS: What you will need (strongly desired):

Technical Skills:

• Working knowledge of electrical design process, electrical components, and manufacturing methods.
• Ability to interpret, analyze, and test electrical designs.
• Proficiency with design and concept generation CAD, CAE, or simulation tools.
• Ability to apply analysis tools and statistical methods.
• Knowledge of system components and associated requirements.
• Understanding of the system lifecycle and effects of design choices on the system.
• Be able to rapidly understand unfamiliar electrical or electronic concepts and investigate potential solutions and solve problems within these areas of specialization.

Preferred Skills / Engineering tools:

• Understands the theory and methods of more than one of the many areas of specialty listed and can apply them under minimal supervision while demonstrating the below skills:

Cable Design

• Expertise in electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) mechanisms, including application of impedance control methodologies, frequency control concepts, and cable construction techniques
• Understanding of cross functional requirements, including mechanical requirements, material restrictions, and cost
• Knowledge of cable manufacturing and inspection processes
• Ability to apply tolerancing, stackup, and failure mode effect and analysis methodologies to cable design
• Knowledge of regulatory requirements (NEC, UL) regulatory requirements of standards and their applicability and the interaction of standards with risk management

Communication Protocols

• Knowledge of wired interface protocols, including I2C, UART, RS-232, RS-485, CAN, SPI, LVDS, Ethernet, and DRAM interfaces
• Knowledge of wireless interface protocols, such as BLE, RFID, WiFi, and ZigBee, including standards, requirements, and testing protocols
• Ability to utilize simulation tools including Pspice and PCBA layout tools to implement robust and effective interface solutions

Component Engineering

• Ability to understand industry trends and utilize industry standard tools (e.g silicon expert) to identify end of life cycle components
• Understanding of different component parameters and their technical significance
• Ability to find alternative components by performing parametric comparison with existing component
• Proficiency in circuit schematics with ability to run electrical simulations to propose right alternates
• Proficiency in documentation and data analysis with sound understanding of change control process

Power Electronics

• Knowledge of standard and advanced power supply designs, including the tradeoffs between efficiency, component cost, heat, radiated emissions, electrical and audible noise
• Knowledge of PCB layout techniques that affect performance of power supply designs (parasitic, ground bounce, etc.)
• Understanding of various voltage regulator types and their tradeoffs including linear, boost, buck, buck/boost, fly back and forward

Sensor Design

• Understanding of the physics of sensors and underlying principles
• Proficiency in low voltage analog and low noise analog design and associated board design aspects (EMI/EMC, board stack up, Power, Isolation etc.)
• Ability to perform simulations using PSpice, MATLAB to simulate circuits functions and their reliability

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About Stryker

Stryker is one of the world’s leading medical technology companies and, together with our customers, is driven to make healthcare better.

The company offers innovative products and services in Medical and Surgical, Neurotechnology, Orthopedics, and Spine that help improve patient and healthcare outcomes. Alongside its customers around the world, Stryker impacts more than 100 million patients annually.

More information is available at stryker.com