Senior Staff Design Engineer, R&D

Salt Lake City, Utah
Full-time
$107,700 - $179,600
Posted Nov 9, 2026

Skills

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Job description

Work Flexibility: Hybrid

Join Stryker’s Neurovascular R&D team as a Senior Staff Design Engineer focused on the development of catheter-based technologies for acute ischemic stroke. In this senior technical role, you’ll lead complex engineering work from early concept through technical feasibility, partnering across R&D, Process Development, Marketing, and external development teams.

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 design and development of catheter-based products and technologies, providing technical direction across complex development projects.

•Translate customer, clinical, and marketing needs into measurable engineering requirements, product specifications, concepts, and development plans.

•Evaluate technical approaches and resolve complex engineering challenges to establish clear development paths in early-stage programs.

•Drive concept development, prototyping, benchmarking, technology evaluation, testing, and technical feasibility activities.

•Apply catheter development expertise, including polymer selection, processing, extrusion, and other applicable manufacturing technologies.

•Direct technical activities with external development partners while advancing internally developed technologies.

•Partner with R&D, Process Development, Marketing, and other cross-functional teams to advance product development activities.

•Mentor engineers by providing technical guidance, design feedback, and catheter development expertise.

What you will need

Required

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

•Minimum 6 years of relevant engineering experience in product development.

•Previous experience in medical device industry.

Preferred

•Medical device product development experience in catheter-based, cardiovascular, peripheral vascular, or neurovascular technologies.

•Experience with polymer selection, polymer processing, and extrusion processes .

•Experience with laser cutting of stainless steel and nitinol .

•Experience leading early-stage product development from concept through prototyping and technical feasibility.

•Demonstrated ability to mentor engineers and strengthen technical capabilities within a development organization.

Additional Information

•Travel: Up to 30%, including occasional international travel.

•Business: Stryker Neurovascular.

•Focus: Research and development of catheter-based technologies supporting ischemic stroke treatment.

Stryker is one of the world’s leading medical technology companies. Together with our customers, we are driven to make healthcare better. Learn more at www.stryker.com.

•US5: $107,700 - $179,600 USD Annual

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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.

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