--- title: Staff Engineer Advanced Operations at Stryker description: Stryker is hiring for the Staff Engineer Advanced Operations role in Kalamazoo, MI. Full-time, on-site role. See the full description and apply. type: job url: https://www.foundrole.com/jobs/staff-engineer-advanced-operations-at-stryker-01a11f1d-fe1c-7130-b9c1-9d0fe76f9b83 date: 2026-11-15T01:26:44Z og_description: Join Stryker as Staff Engineer Advanced Operations in Kalamazoo, MI. Pays $89.3K–$148.8K per year. Full-time, on-site role. og_image: https://www.foundrole.com/og/wn6v18.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** | $89.3K/yr - $148.8K/yr | | **Type** | Full Time | | **Posted** | Oct 07, 2026 | ## Is this job real? **Ghost job check:** C · Some flags. Mostly fine, a few things to check. ## 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 $107,000 – $139,000 a year (median $119,000). ## 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. In this role, you will represent manufacturing and operations throughout product development, partnering with engineering, quality, sourcing, and supplier teams to design scalable, compliant, and efficient manufacturing processes for electro-mechanical products. **What You Will Do** - Lead process design, development, and validation activities for new product introductions and product sustainment initiatives. - Develop and refine manufacturing processes for electro-mechanical assembly, including printed circuit board assemblies, soldering, potting, injection molding, pressing, torquing, and manual assembly operations. - Partner with internal and contract manufacturers to implement manufacturing solutions that support quality, cost, and production requirements. - Create, review, and release technical documentation, manufacturing requirements, validation protocols, and engineering change documentation. - Conduct process validation activities, capability studies, process risk assessments, control plans, and inspection documentation for product launches and transfers. - Analyze equipment and process performance through testing, data collection, and statistical methods to identify and implement improvements. - Lead or support equipment acquisition projects, including specification development, supplier coordination, installation, qualification, and validation. - Collaborate with quality, manufacturing, supplier, and engineering teams to establish testing protocols, review designs, build prototypes, and ensure compliance with regulatory and quality requirements. **What You Will Need** Required Qualifications - Minimum Bachelor's degree in Engineering (Electrical Engineering, Mechatronics Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related field preferred). - Minimum 4 years of experience in a manufacturing, process engineering, product development, or research and development environment. - Knowledge of electrical engineering principles and their application within manufacturing or product development environments. - Experience supporting manufacturing processes, product development, or engineering projects. Preferred Qualifications - Experience designing or supporting electronics manufacturing, including printed circuit boards, cables, or electro-mechanical assemblies. - Experience reading and interpreting electrical schematics, CAD drawings, and product architecture drawings. - Experience with manufacturing test methods, including in-circuit, functional, safety, or product performance testing. - Experience in a highly regulated industry and knowledge of statistical analysis, process validation, or Design for Manufacturability (DFM) methodologies. $89,300 - $148,800 USD Annual 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. ## Skills - Language Interpretation - Inspection - Manufacturing Readiness - Soldering Techniques - Robotics - Process Design - Design for Manufacturing (Dfm) - Supplier Management - Process Engineering - Electrical Schematics - Statistical Analysis - Process Validation - Torque Application - Sustainment - Contract Manufacturing - Injection Molding - Statistics - New Product Development - Equipment Validation - Printed Circuit Boards - Computer-Aided Design - Performance Testing - Electronics Manufacturing - Data Collection - Engineering Change Management - Product Launch Management - Technical Documentation - New Product Introduction (Npi) - Quality Control Plan - Electrical Engineering - Product Architecture - Validation Protocols - 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)- [Industrial Engineering jobs](https://www.foundrole.com/careers/engineering/industrial-engineering?utm_source=ai_markdown)- [Production Engineer jobs](https://www.foundrole.com/careers/engineering/industrial-engineering/production-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)