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Staff Test Engineer

Stryker
Portage, USA
Full-time
Senior · 4+ years experience
Onsite
USD 89300-148800 / year
Discovered 2 days ago

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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 on‐site 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
  • Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or related technical field.
  • 4+ years of experience in industrial automation, controls, embedded systems, or manufacturing engineering.
  • Experience leading full lifecycle of industrial automation and test systems from requirements, architecture, and design through implementation, validation, and release.
  • 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#, Linux‐based 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 FDA‐regulated or similarly regulated industries.
  • Background in R&D, product development, or new product introduction.
  • $89,300 - $148,800 USD Annual

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or related technical field.
  • Experience with PLCs, controls engineering, SCADA, HMI development, and automated test systems.
  • Hands-on experience with electro-mechanical assembly, automated test systems, and manufacturing processes.

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