--- title: Staff Engineer, Platforms Robotic Mechanical Engineer description: Stryker is hiring for the Staff Engineer, Platforms Robotic Mechanical Engineer role in Portage, MI. See the full description and apply. type: job url: https://www.foundrole.com/jobs/staff-engineer-platforms-robotic-mechanical-engineer-at-stryker-01a0e1c7-72d5-7d73-b7b0-f0c12426208b date: 2026-11-15T01:26:44Z og_description: Join Stryker as Staff Engineer, Platforms Robotic Mechanical Engineer in Portage, MI. Pays $102.6K–$171K per year. og_image: https://www.foundrole.com/og/9js14m.png breadcrumbs: - label: Home url: https://www.foundrole.com/ - label: Search url: https://www.foundrole.com/jobs --- | | | |---|---| | **Company** | Stryker | | **Location** | Portage, MI (Hybrid) | | **Salary** | $102.6K/yr - $171K/yr | | **Type** | Full Time | | **Posted** | Sep 24, 2026 | ## Is this job real? **Ghost job check:** A- · 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 $85,000 – $145,000 a year (median $115,000). ## Description Work Flexibility: Onsite At Stryker, we’re committed to improving healthcare through cutting-edge medical technologies. As a **Staff Mechanical Engineer on our Mako Enabling Technology team within Research & Development**, you’ll lead the design and development of life-changing devices that directly impact patient outcomes. This is your opportunity to solve complex challenges, collaborate across disciplines, and make a lasting difference. To learn more about Stryker’s Robotics’ Portfolio click here: **You will need to live within commuting distance to Stryker’s Portage, MI office and be on-site 5 days per week.** **What You Will Do**  - Design, develop, and verify components and subsystems for medical devices with minimal supervision. - Translate user needs into design specifications and deliver system-level solutions. - Lead prototyping and testing efforts to validate design performance. - Identify and resolve complex design issues using data-driven analysis to improve processes and outcomes. - Apply clinical knowledge to author design inputs and support Voice of Customer sessions. - Ensure compliance with industry standards and mentor others in design control practices. - Create and maintain engineering documentation, including Design History Files. - Collaborate cross-functionally to drive projects from concept through launch. **What You Will Need**  **Required Qualifications**  - Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or related field - Minimum four years of relevant engineering experience. - Experience designing mechanical or electro-mechanical assemblies. - Proficiency in engineering drawing creation and application of Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T). **Preferred Qualifications**  - Experience with Computer-Aided Engineering (CAE) tools and Design for Manufacturability (DFM) principles. - Knowledge of materials and manufacturing processes. - Familiarity with risk management and quality systems in a regulated environment. - Experience using Creo for 3D modeling, design development, and engineering documentation. $102,600 - $171,000 USD Annual Travel Percentage: Up to 25% 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 - 3D Modeling - PTC Creo Parametric - Prototyping - Design for Manufacturing (Dfm) - Computer-Aided Engineering (Cae) - Risk Management - Tolerancing - Voice of the Customer - Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (Gd&t) - Medical Devices - Design Controls (Medical Devices) - Design Specifications - Drawing ## Related - [Engineering jobs](https://www.foundrole.com/careers/engineering?utm_source=ai_markdown)- [Mechanical & Related Engineering jobs](https://www.foundrole.com/careers/engineering/mechanical-and-related-engineering?utm_source=ai_markdown)- [Mechanical Engineer jobs](https://www.foundrole.com/careers/engineering/mechanical-and-related-engineering/mechanical-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) — 65429 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) — 65429 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)