(Senior) Project Engineer R&D (f/m/d) with focus on Design Specification and Continuous Improvement Projects

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 :

We’re Hiring!

Come join the Global Product Engineering team within the Stryker T&E Division as a cross functional team member to maintain and improve our high standard in design specification and product performance throughout the product life cycle.

Who We Want :

• Self-directed Initiators . People who take ownership of their work and need no prompting to drive productivity, change, and outcomes.
• Motivated Product Launchers. People who bring strategic direction and drive for execution to ensure products are developed and launched with precision.
• Collaborative Partners. People who build and leverage cross-functional relationships to bring together ideas, information, use cases, and industry analyses to develop best practices.

What You Will Do :

As a member of the Global Product Engineering team you will gain in depth knowledge about Stryker’s Trauma & Extremities portfolio.

You will learn how Intramedullary Nails, External Fixators, Bone Plates & Screws, Surgical Instruments and many other products improve people’s life.

• Together we are responsible for over 50'000 articles. We count on you to maintain and improve our high standard in design specification and performance.
• You oversee the continuous improvement projects for existing products in our group, create and manage project plans, assign and follow up on work packages.

You participate in and at times lead cross functional teams to perform design related Non-Conformities(NC), Corrective- and Preventive-Actions(CAPA).

• In your field of responsibility, you will make sure that design requirements are met as well as apply the design change process and identify technical solutions in this context.
• Your role will include frequent contact with other teams such as the international Regulatory Affairs, Tech. Publications, Design Quality or Marketing to address design related questions for international registrations and creations of technical files required for the implementation of EU-MDR requirements.

What You Will Need :

You have undergone a technical education, are qualifying as engineer (HF, FH, Uni, ETH) and have ideally gained first experiences in product development, -care or -surveillance.

We also consider relevant internship experiences.

• Desirably you bring experience working in the medical device industry and knowledge of the applicable regulations and design controls.
• Apart from great project management skills you have developed technical understanding and are familiar with design specifications and drawings.
• You are characterized by analytical reasoning, a focused and pro-active work style along with a high sense of responsibility, persistence, advanced problem solving and people skills.
• You value an international working environment where you can use your good command of English and German.

Diversity is important to us. We welcome applications from people regardless of their ethnic, national or social origin, gender, disability, age or sexual identity.

Contact : We are looking forward to your application including CV, Cover letter, transcript of results, references. In case you have further questions regarding the position, please feel free to directly reach out to Robin Schwegler : +49 761 870 030 95

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