Work Flexibility: Hybrid
Are you a strategic systems thinker ready to lead innovation in medical technology? At Stryker, we're seeking a
Principal Systems Engineer in R&D to drive complex system design and influence the future of healthcare solutions. Join a collaborative team where your leadership and technical expertise will shape products that improve lives globally.
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You will need to live within commuting distance of our Cary, Illinois office. This is a hybrid role, with on-site work required Monday through Wednesday and the flexibility to work remotely the remainder of the week.
What You Will Do - Lead the design, development, and integration of complex medical device systems across disciplines
- Translate user needs into system requirements and guide architectural development
- Direct system integration and verification efforts, ensuring compliance and performance
- Mentor engineers and influence resolution of complex design challenges
- Drive technology exploration, prototyping, and intellectual property development
- Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to align technical strategies with clinical needs
- Lead improvements to engineering processes, tools, and cross-functional collaboration
- Contribute to Product Risk Management activities, including identification of failures, mitigations, safety requirements, and design for safety.
- Strategize and execute customer-facing activities like voice of customer and customer centric design across the business.
- Collaborate on Financial /business modeling and supports business reviews to validate a technical approach.
What You Will Need Required Qualifications - Bachelor's degree in Software, Electrical, Mechanical, Systems, or Biomedical Engineering.
- Minimum 8 years of relevant engineering experience
- Proven expertise in digital system architecture, requirements decomposition, and verification
- Experience applying regulatory standards such as ISO 13485 and ISO 14971
- Proven strong communication skills for cross-functional and cross-business collaboration
Preferred Qualifications - Proficiency with Requirements Management Software (e.g., Jama)
- Experience with SysML and Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE)
- Working knowledge of appropriate regulations and standards such as ISO 13485, ISO 14971, UL/CE requirements, IEC 60601-1 and IEC 62304.
- Familiarity with medical device cybersecurity principles and practices.
Travel Percentage: 10%
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 contractor's legal duty to furnish information.
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