Senior Material Design Engineer - R&D

Work Flexibility: Hybrid or Onsite

Stryker Neurovascular Division is hiring a Senior Materials Engineer R&D to work in Salt Lake City, Utah. Neurovascular | Stryker .

This role requires a hybrid work arrangement, with a minimum of three days per week at our Salt Lake City location: 4870 West 2100 South, Utah.

What You Will Do:

• Independently plan and manage daily activities to meet project timelines and milestones.
• Design and coordinate engineering tests, analyze results, and prepare technical documentation and reports.
• Develop and fabricate tooling, fixtures, and automation to support product and process development.
• Troubleshoot design, material, or process-related issues in new products and manufacturing.
• Apply design control principles and ensure high-quality deliverables in compliance with regulatory and quality standards.
• Maintain accurate engineering documentation throughout the development lifecycle.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with quality, manufacturing, clinical, regulatory, and marketing teams to drive project success.

What You Need:
Minimum Requirements:

• Bachelors degree in Engineering (or related technical field) required
• Minimum of 2 years of relevant industry experience, or a Masters degree in Engineering with applicable specialization

Preferred Requirements:

• Prior experience in the medical device industry, with exposure to physician interaction and understanding of clinical procedures.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills with demonstrated leadership capabilities.
• Excellent analytical thinking and structured problem-solving skills to resolve technical challenges.
• Ability to analyze, troubleshoot, and understand basic system-level issues.
• Working knowledge of material science, with emphasis on nanotechnology applications.
• Hands-on experience with simulation/FEA tools (Ansys, Abaqus, CATIA); familiarity with guidewires, catheters, or robotics is a plus.
• Provide guidance or training to technicians and contribute to building quality into all aspects of engineering work.

Travel Percentage: 30%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.