Senior Manufacturing Engineer
Stryker · Fort Lauderdale, FL
- Level
- Senior
- Team
- Manufacturing
- Base pay
- $78k–$130k
- Travel
- 10%
- Degree
- Required
- Experience asked
- 2+ years
- Industry
- Medical devices
- Posted
- 2 days ago
The role in 30 seconds
A senior manufacturing role at Stryker (medical devices) in Fort Lauderdale, FL. , you will partner across engineering, quality, operations, and supply chain teams to improve manufacturing performance, support new product introductions, and drive operational excellence on the production floor.
- They ask for
- 2+ years · degree required
- Tools it names
- Root cause, Control plans, GD&T, Minitab, ISO 13485, FDA / GMP
- Base pay
- $78k–$130k
- Day to day
- about 10% travel
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About the role
What You Will Do
- ◆Provide direct manufacturing engineering support to production operations by troubleshooting process issues, leading root cause investigations, and driving timely resolution of manufacturing challenges.
- ◆Execute manufacturing process validation and equipment qualification activities, including Installation Qualification (IQ), Operational Qualification (OQ), and Performance Qualification (PQ), in compliance with quality and regulatory requirements.
- ◆Analyze manufacturing data using statistical tools to improve process capability, support measurement system analysis, and identify opportunities to improve quality, throughput, ergonomics, and cost.
- ◆Collaborate with Quality, Research & Development, Advanced Operations, and Supply Chain teams to support design for manufacturability, new product introductions, production readiness activities, and continuous improvement initiatives.
- ◆Develop and maintain manufacturing documentation, including work instructions, standard operating procedures, process failure mode and effects analyses, control plans, and visual aids in accordance with quality management system requirements.
Required
- ✓Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Robotics Engineering, or a related engineering discipline.
- ✓Minimum 2 years of manufacturing engineering experience.
- ✓Experience supporting complex mechanical and/or electromechanical assemblies.
- ✓Experience working within a regulated manufacturing environment.
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At Stryker Robotics, manufacturing engineering plays a critical role in delivering reliable, high-quality robotic systems that support healthcare providers around the world. In this role, you will partner across engineering, quality, operations, and supply chain teams to improve manufacturing performance, support new product introductions, and drive operational excellence on the production floor.
This position provides hands-on manufacturing engineering support for the assembly of complex electromechanical systems while leveraging data, process improvements, and problem-solving methodologies to enhance quality, efficiency, throughput, and cost performance.
Preferred
- +Experience in medical device, robotics, high-tech assembly, or other regulated manufacturing industries.
- +Experience supporting nonconformance investigations, corrective and preventive actions, process validation, and continuous improvement initiatives.
- +Knowledge of FDA Quality System Regulations, ISO 13485, ISO 14971, and risk-based validation methodologies.
- +Proficiency with engineering and statistical analysis tools such as SolidWorks, Minitab, and Geometric Dimensioning & Tolerancing (GD&T).
United States of America Pay Ranges
$77,700 - $129,500 USD Annual
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