Product Safety Engineer

Portage, MI · Grand Rapids, MIFull-time$69.5k–$111kPosted Jul 13, 2026
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Work Flexibility: Hybrid

Stryker is seeking an early-career Product Safety Engineer who is passionate about developing safe, high-quality medical devices, enjoys solving technical problems while collaborating with cross-functional teams. This role offers an opportunity to build expertise in product safety during medical device development.


What You Will Do:

  • Work with Research and Development (R&D) teams to define and implement a product safety program plans for large, complex development programs for the Product Engineering business unit within Stryker Instruments.​

  • Creates product safety test plans and ensures that the plans can be completed and meet the needs of 3rd party certifier’s requirements with respect to our internal product safety testing.

  • Apply advanced circuit and electrical system test methods

  • Conduct or design prototyping and bench testing

  • Conduct problem solving, identify potential solutions, and evaluate them against component and sub-system requirements

  • Conduct research and studies to support product design

  • Translate design inputs to engineering specifications and produce component and sub-system level designs

  • Independently create or refine engineering documentation, such as the Design History file

What You Need (Required Qualifications):

  • Bachelor's degree in EE or related discipline and 0+ years of work experience


Preferred Qualifications (Strongly Desired):

  • Working knowledge of electrical design process, electrical components, and manufacturing methods

  • Ability to interpret, analyze, and test electrical designs

  • Proficiency with design and concept generation CAD, CAE, or simulation tools

  • Ability to apply analysis tools and statistical methods

  • Knowledge of system components and associated requirements

  • Understanding of the system lifecycle and effects of design choices on the system

  • IEC 60601-1 (Medical Electrical Equipment Safety)

  • IEC 60601-1-2 (Electromagnetic Compatibility)

  • IEC 60529 (Ingress Protection)

  • IEC 61000 Series (EMC Testing)

  • IEC 61010-1

  • ISO 17025 laboratory requirements

  • Product safety certification processes and third-party testing organizations (NRTLs)

  

 

USN: $69,500 - $110,900 USD Annual

  

 

Travel Percentage: None

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.

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