Staff Engineer, R&D Extrusion

Salt Lake, UT - USA

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 15 days ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Work Flexibility: Onsite

As a Staff Engineer at Stryker Neurovascular youll provide technical leadership and drive innovation in the development of life-saving technologies that address critical neurovascular this pivotal role youll lead validation activities for new extrusion process introductions shaping the future of catheter design and manufacturing.

Who we want:

Self-directed activators. People who take ownership of their work and need no prompting to drive productivity change and outcomes.
Goal-oriented developers. Keeping the customer and requirements squarely in focus people who deliver safe and robust solutions.
User-focused creators. People who imagine with the user in mind developing technology that helps change patients lives.

Key Areas of Responsibility

Work with a multidisciplinary team to support new product and process introductions with a focus on Extrusion
Write and execute process validation protocols and reports for new product introductions and re-validations due to process /material improvements utilizing scientific / technical knowledge.
Provide Technical leadership from an engineering perspective.
Select tooling components and equipment
Develop extrusion specific testing and inspection protocols
Complete capital acquisition activity from specifying equipment right through to validation
Participate in PFMEA Control Plan SOP and PPAP generation

Qualifications / Knowledge / Skills

Polymer or Mechanical Engineering or relevant discipline or equivalent technical experience is required.
Demonstrable strong analytical & problem solving skills a process improvement orientation and the ability to handle multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment
Capable of working as part of a multi-disciplined team in an aggressive dynamic and results motivated environment
Capable of providing technical leadership and influencing and providing technical direction to Engineers Technicians and Operators as required.
Excellent presentation and written / verbal communication skills
Demonstrable ability to work autonomously
A team player with a flexible approach
Technological expert willing to source investigate and implement technological and automation advances
Confident and effective decision maker with a proven technical leadership ability to negotiate and influence others
Excellent teamwork communication and interpersonal skills
Strong understanding of plastic materials and extrusion processing
Experience of Design for Manufacturing capability studies verification and validation

What you need:

Minimum 3 years medical device design/manufacturing and/or polymer/extrusion/molding experience.

This role may be suitable for candidates with experience in the following roles or similar:

Plastics Processing
Process Engineer
Polymer Engineer
R&D Engineer

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 contractors legal duty to furnish information.

Required Experience:

Staff IC

Work Flexibility: OnsiteAs a Staff Engineer at Stryker Neurovascular youll provide technical leadership and drive innovation in the development of life-saving technologies that address critical neurovascular this pivotal role youll lead validation activities for new extrusion process introductions ...

Work Flexibility: Onsite

Who we want:

Self-directed activators. People who take ownership of their work and need no prompting to drive productivity change and outcomes.
Goal-oriented developers. Keeping the customer and requirements squarely in focus people who deliver safe and robust solutions.
User-focused creators. People who imagine with the user in mind developing technology that helps change patients lives.

Key Areas of Responsibility

Work with a multidisciplinary team to support new product and process introductions with a focus on Extrusion
Write and execute process validation protocols and reports for new product introductions and re-validations due to process /material improvements utilizing scientific / technical knowledge.
Provide Technical leadership from an engineering perspective.
Select tooling components and equipment
Develop extrusion specific testing and inspection protocols
Complete capital acquisition activity from specifying equipment right through to validation
Participate in PFMEA Control Plan SOP and PPAP generation

Qualifications / Knowledge / Skills

Polymer or Mechanical Engineering or relevant discipline or equivalent technical experience is required.
Demonstrable strong analytical & problem solving skills a process improvement orientation and the ability to handle multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment
Capable of working as part of a multi-disciplined team in an aggressive dynamic and results motivated environment
Capable of providing technical leadership and influencing and providing technical direction to Engineers Technicians and Operators as required.
Excellent presentation and written / verbal communication skills
Demonstrable ability to work autonomously
A team player with a flexible approach
Technological expert willing to source investigate and implement technological and automation advances
Confident and effective decision maker with a proven technical leadership ability to negotiate and influence others
Excellent teamwork communication and interpersonal skills
Strong understanding of plastic materials and extrusion processing
Experience of Design for Manufacturing capability studies verification and validation

What you need:

Minimum 3 years medical device design/manufacturing and/or polymer/extrusion/molding experience.

This role may be suitable for candidates with experience in the following roles or similar:

Plastics Processing
Process Engineer
Polymer Engineer
R&D Engineer

Travel Percentage: 20%

Required Experience:

Staff IC

Key Skills

Laboratory Experience
Vendor Management
Design Controls
C/C++
FDA Regulations
Intellectual Property Law
ISO 13485
Research Experience
SolidWorks
Research & Development
Internet Of Things
Product Development

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Stryker

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