--- title: Senior Process Engineer, Advanced Operations at Stryker description: Stryker is hiring for the Senior Process Engineer, Advanced Operations role in Portage, MI. See the full description and apply. type: job url: https://www.foundrole.com/jobs/senior-process-engineer-advanced-operations-at-stryker-01a11f1d-fe19-72cb-b0dc-b6b699735d61 date: 2026-11-15T01:26:44Z og_description: Join Stryker as Senior Process Engineer, Advanced Operations in Portage, MI. Pays $77.7K–$129.5K per year. Full-time, on-site role. og_image: https://www.foundrole.com/og/oe288j.png breadcrumbs: - label: Home url: https://www.foundrole.com/ - label: Search url: https://www.foundrole.com/jobs --- | | | |---|---| | **Company** | [Stryker](https://www.foundrole.com/companies/stryker?utm_source=ai_markdown) | | **Location** | Portage, MI | | **Salary** | $77.7K/yr - $129.5K/yr | | **Type** | Full Time | | **Posted** | Oct 07, 2026 | ## Is this job real? **Ghost job check:** B · Low risk. Probably a real opening. ## Visa sponsorship - **H-1B:** Stryker sponsors H-1B visas. It filed 77 H-1B petitions (FY2026 Q1 – FY2026 Q4). - **E-Verify:** No E-Verify enrollment on record for Stryker. ## Pay for similar jobs Most similar jobs pay $89,000 – $137,000 a year (median $117,000). ## Description Work Flexibility: Onsite Join Stryker's Advanced Operations (AO) team and play a key role in supporting the successful introduction of new products and manufacturing processes. In this role, you will provide process engineering expertise across product launches, transfers, equipment validation, and manufacturing readiness while ensuring compliance with quality and regulatory requirements. This position offers the opportunity to collaborate with cross-functional teams to develop scalable, efficient, and compliant manufacturing solutions. **What You Will Do** - Lead process engineering activities for new product introductions and process transfers, ensuring all deliverables are completed in accordance with established development procedures. - Ensure product and process quality by developing, implementing, and maintaining manufacturing processes that meet operational, material, and regulatory specifications. - Select manufacturing equipment and components based on technical requirements, reliability analysis, and regulatory standards. - Develop and execute process validation activities, including PFMEA, Control Plans, SOPs, PPAP documentation, capability studies, and Measurement System Analysis (MSA). - Analyze process and equipment performance through testing, data collection, and statistical evaluation to support continuous improvement and manufacturing readiness. - Lead or support capital equipment acquisition activities, including equipment specification, vendor coordination, installation, qualification, and validation. - Review and approve validation and quality documentation while ensuring compliance with Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) and safety requirements. - Train manufacturing personnel and provide technical guidance during product launches, process implementation, and manufacturing scale-up activities. **What You Will Need** Required Qualifications - Minimum Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering or a related Engineering discipline. - Minimum 2 years of experience in a manufacturing, process engineering, product development, or research and development environment. - Experience with manufacturing processes, materials, product design, or process design. - Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings and technical specifications. Preferred Qualifications - Experience in a regulated industry such as medical devices, pharmaceuticals, aerospace, or other highly regulated manufacturing environments. - Experience supporting process validation, verification, or qualification activities. - Knowledge of Design for Manufacturing (DFM), statistical analysis tools, and process capability methodologies. - Experience applying structured problem-solving techniques to manufacturing or product design challenges. $77,700 - $129,500 USD Annual Travel Percentage: 10% 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. ## Skills - Measurement System Analysis - Manufacturing Readiness - Process Design - Process Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (Pfmea) - Technical Drawings - Problem Solving - Good Manufacturing Practices - Design for Manufacturing (Dfm) - Process Engineering - Statistical Analysis - Process Validation - Medical Devices - Technical Writing - Vendor Management - Continuous Improvement Process - Statistics - New Product Development - Equipment Validation - Good Manufacturing Practice (Gmp) - Capital Equipment - Data Collection - Manufacturing Plant Equipment - Standard Operating Procedures (Sop) - Product Launch Management - New Product Introduction (Npi) - Quality Control Plan - Production Part Approval Process (Ppap) - Reliability Analysis - Product Design - Process Capability - Regulatory Compliance ## Related - [More jobs at Stryker](https://www.foundrole.com/companies/stryker?utm_source=ai_markdown) - [Engineering jobs](https://www.foundrole.com/careers/engineering?utm_source=ai_markdown)- [Chemical & Process Engineering jobs](https://www.foundrole.com/careers/engineering/chemical-and-process-engineering?utm_source=ai_markdown)- [Process Engineer jobs](https://www.foundrole.com/careers/engineering/chemical-and-process-engineering/process-engineer?utm_source=ai_markdown)- [Browse all companies](https://www.foundrole.com/companies?utm_source=ai_markdown) ## Explore this job market - [Michigan](https://www.foundrole.com/locations/us/michigan?utm_source=ai_markdown) — 65436 jobs - [Medical Equipment Manufacturing](https://www.foundrole.com/sectors/healthcare/medical-equipment-manufacturing?utm_source=ai_markdown) — 46981 jobs - [Stryker](https://www.foundrole.com/companies/stryker?utm_source=ai_markdown) — 1225 jobs ## Related pages - [Michigan](https://www.foundrole.com/locations/us/michigan?utm_source=ai_markdown) — 65436 jobs - [Medical Equipment Manufacturing](https://www.foundrole.com/sectors/healthcare/medical-equipment-manufacturing?utm_source=ai_markdown) — 46981 jobs - [Stryker](https://www.foundrole.com/companies/stryker?utm_source=ai_markdown) — 1225 jobs ## Browse - [Companies](https://www.foundrole.com/companies?utm_source=ai_markdown) - [Jobs by country](https://www.foundrole.com/locations?utm_source=ai_markdown) - [Jobs in the United States by state and city](https://www.foundrole.com/locations/us?utm_source=ai_markdown) - [H1B sponsors by location](https://www.foundrole.com/h1b-sponsors?utm_source=ai_markdown) - [H1B salaries](https://www.foundrole.com/h1b-salaries?utm_source=ai_markdown) - [Sectors and industries](https://www.foundrole.com/sectors?utm_source=ai_markdown) - [Jobs by career field](https://www.foundrole.com/careers?utm_source=ai_markdown) - [Latest jobs](https://www.foundrole.com/jobs/latest?utm_source=ai_markdown)