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Staff Mechanical Engineer, R&D - New Product Development

Stryker Sales

Salt Lake City, UT · Posted November 11, 2026

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About the job

Work Flexibility: Hybrid or Onsite

About the Role

Join Stryker’s Neurovascular R&D team as a Staff Mechanical Engineer supporting new product development for our guidewire portfolio located in Salt Lake City, Utah . In this role, you’ll lead mechanical engineering activities across design, development, testing, and verification while partnering with Quality, Manufacturing, Regulatory, Clinical, Marketing, and Project Management.

To learn more about Stryker’s Neurovascular portfolio click here: Stryker Neurovascular

You will need to live within commuting distance to Stryker’s Salt Lake City, UT office and be on-site 3 days per week.

What You Will Do

Lead the research, design, development, modification, and verification of components, modules, and subsystems for medical devices.

Define design approaches, engineering requirements, test strategies, and technical parameters based on user needs, applicable standards, and regulatory requirements.

Conduct feasibility studies, engineering analyses, and experimental testing to evaluate design performance and inform development decisions.

Apply mechanical engineering principles and design controls to ensure design intent, product quality, reliability, and manufacturability are achieved.

Investigate technical issues, identify root causes, develop potential solutions, and evaluate solutions against established requirements.

Select components, materials, and equipment based on technical specifications, reliability, manufacturing considerations, and regulatory requirements.

Partner with R&D, Quality, Manufacturing, Regulatory, Clinical, Marketing, Project Management, and external suppliers to coordinate development activities and resolve technical issues.

Plan and execute engineering activities against project timelines, product cost targets, quality requirements, and product development procedures.

What You Will Need

Required Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, or a related engineering discipline.

Minimum 4 years of professional engineering experience.

Preferred Qualifications

Professional experience within the medical device industry.

Experience supporting the design, development, testing, or manufacturing of guidewire products.

US5 : $93,800 - $156,200 USD Annual

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Travel Percentage: 20%

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.