Staff Industrial Automation Process Engineer

Stryker is seeking a Staff Industrial Automation Process Engineer to join our Advanced Operations team supporting the Acute Care Business this role you will lead the design development and deployment of advanced automation and production test systems for new product introductions. This role is critical to ensuring reliable scalable and compliant manufacturing for patient support and patient environment products. You will serve as both a technical owner and a supplier-facing leader architecting systems internally while guiding external partners to deliver highquality automation solutions.

Stryker is one of the worlds leading medical technology companies and is dedicated to helping healthcare professionals perform their jobs more efficiently while enhancing patient care. Stryker offers a diverse array of innovative medical technologies including reconstructive medical and surgical neurotechnology and spine products to help people lead more active and more satisfying lives. We are looking to hire a Staff Industrial Automation Process Engineer for the Advanced Operations team to support Medical Division Acute Care Business Unit with primary focus in Supplier Process Engineering to launch new productions focused on patient support and patient environment products. You will have the opportunity to work on the design transfer of new products from research through development and into production.

This is a hybrid role based out of Portage MI. The team works onsite 4-5 days per week to support collaboration and project needs.

What you will do:

Automation System Architecture & Development

• Lead the full lifecycle of industrial automation and test systems from requirements architecture and design through implementation validation and release.
• Define system-level requirements encompassing mechanical electrical software controls and safety considerations.
• Develop and integrate control software embedded interfaces test sequences and operator interfaces (HMI/SCADA).
• Ensure robust performance maintainability reliability and alignment with design intent and manufacturing needs.
• Troubleshoot complex processes software and equipment issues; optimize system performance and uptime.

Supplier & Equipment Vendor Leadership

• Manage automation and equipment suppliers including capability assessments technical reviews process monitoring and onsite visits.
• Create clear comprehensive URS documentation and ensure supplier deliverables meet specifications regulatory requirements and Stryker quality standards.
• Lead make/buy analyses sourcing recommendations cost and risk evaluations and supplier selection.
• Support capital equipment sourcing FAT/SAT execution and factory commissioning.

Cross-Functional Collaboration & Leadership

• Collaborate closely with R&D Quality Manufacturing Regulatory Sourcing Project Management and external partners to ensure production readiness.
• Influence technical direction across product teams challenge assumptions and advocate for robust user-centered solutions.
• Communicate progress issues and technical strategies to stakeholders at all levels.
• Contribute to engineering best practices and drive continuous improvement.

What you need:

• Required
  • Bachelors degree in Engineering or related technical field.
  • 4 years of experience in industrial automation controls embedded systems or manufacturing engineering.
  • Strong proficiency reading mechanical electrical and system-level drawings.
  • Experience with PLCs controls engineering SCADA HMI development and automated test systems.
  • Ability to work with embedded boards interfaces and communication protocols (Serial CAN HTTP etc.).
  • Experience programming in one or more: Ladder Logic Python C# Linuxbased environments.
  • Ability to design validate and troubleshoot firmware flashing and automated test tooling.
  • Strong problem-solving cross-functional communication and technical leadership skills.
• Preferred
  • Hands-on experience with electro-mechanical assembly automated test systems and manufacturing processes.
  • Experience working in FDAregulated or similarly regulated industries.
  • Background in R&D product development or new product introduction.