Senior Embedded Software Engineer R&TD

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 

Who we want:

This position is for a Senior Embedded Software Engineer which will be focused on advancing ear, nose and throat and neurosurgery. This role will work closely with technical and business leads from multiple areas to progress fundamental research and product design concepts in the area of electrosurgery for ENT applications. This role will have the opportunity to partner closely with a global R&D team, multi-disciplined clinical teams and marketing as we collectively advance ear, nose & throat and neurosurgery and transform the lives of patients.

What you will do:
Technical Responsibilities:
• 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
• Code development time/resource estimation to support projects
• Design new components applying various design concepts
• Generate and review the necessary documents with project teams (requirements, design, architecture, bugs, test)
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
• Lead code reviews for components in systems applying design principals, coding standards and best practices
• Develop and design software components per requirements and architecture defined

Minimum Qualifications (Required):
• Bachelor's degree in Software Engineering/ Computer Science or related discipline & 2+ years of work experience

Preferred Qualifications (Strongly desired):
Technical Skills:
• Exposure to programming skills. Design new components applying various concepts design concepts and patterns
Design and Development Skills:
• Experience with integrated development environments (IDE) for projects
• Experience with software tools for static/dynamic analysis, memory management, code coverage and techniques for analyzing software
• Integration and deployment processes experience
Software Process Skills:
• Experience in creating estimates for code implementation time/resource for assigned tasks
• Experience in Software Development Life Cycle processes
• Experience using Application Lifecycle Management /Traceability tools
• Experience with regulatory and compliance standards applied to the SDLC (Software Development Life Cycle)

About Stryker
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 stryker.com.