--- title: Staff Mechanical Engineer — R&D at Stryker description: Stryker is hiring for the Staff Mechanical Engineer — R&D role in Waltham, MA. Pays $107.2K–$178.6K per year. See the full description and apply. type: job url: https://www.foundrole.com/jobs/staff-mechanical-engineer-r-and-d-at-stryker-01a17d80-a08f-76a0-9659-fee603632ec6 date: 2026-11-15T01:26:44Z og_description: Join Stryker as Staff Mechanical Engineer — R&D in Waltham, MA. Pays $107.2K–$178.6K per year. Full-time, on-site role. og_image: https://www.foundrole.com/og/ldl6wy.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** | Waltham, MA | | **Salary** | $107.2K/yr - $178.6K/yr | | **Type** | Full Time | | **Posted** | Oct 26, 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 $70,000 – $146,000 a year (median $109,000). ## Description Work Flexibility: Onsite Join **Stryker’s Amplitude Vascular Systems (AVS)** team in **Waltham**, **Massachusetts** as a **Staff Mechanical Engineer, R&D**. This engineering role supports advanced development of medical devices, with a focus on researching new concepts, building prototypes, and developing test methods to evaluate technical feasibility. You will contribute across the product development process, applying mechanical and electromechanical engineering expertise to explore new concepts, solve complex design challenges, and evaluate innovative technologies. **What you will do** - Research, design, develop, modify, and verify components, modules, and subsystems for medical devices. - Translate user and clinical needs into design inputs, specifications, and system-level designs. - Develop prototypes and testing methodologies to evaluate concept feasibility and address complex product design issues. - Design and optimize mechanical and electromechanical assemblies using design for manufacturability principles, materials knowledge, and manufacturing processes. - Create and evaluate engineering drawings and models using geometric dimensioning and tolerancing and computer-aided engineering tools. - Apply applicable medical device standards and regulations to design requirements, verification strategies, design controls, and risk management activities. - Create and refine engineering documentation, including Design History File documentation, in accordance with the Quality Management System. - Partner with R&D, Quality, Manufacturing, Regulatory, Clinical, Marketing, and Project Management, communicating technical plans and supporting projects through design, development, and launch. **What you will need** **Required qualifications** - Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, or a related engineering discipline. - Minimum 4 years of engineering experience, preferably with research, prototyping, testing, feasibility, or product development. **Preferred qualifications** - Experience developing and optimizing mechanical or electromechanical assemblies using design for manufacturability principles. - Experience creating engineering drawings and models and applying geometric dimensioning and tolerancing. - Experience using computer-aided engineering tools. - Experience applying materials and manufacturing process knowledge to product design. **US20**: $107,200 - $178,600 USD Annual View the [U.S. work location and transparency guide](https://view.stryker.com/viewer/fcd609f31e39eac44598615224ec7216?iid=69deda99678eb495e0710914#1) to find the pay range for your location. 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 - Project Management - Design History File - Prototyping - Technical Drawings - Design for Manufacturing (Dfm) - Computer-Aided Engineering (Cae) - Risk Management - Tolerancing - Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (Gd&t) - Software Testing - Medical Devices - Quality Management - New Product Development - Manufacturing Process Engineering - Design Controls (Medical Devices) - Quality Assurance Procedures - Communication - Product Design - Electromechanical Assembly ## 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)- [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 - [Massachusetts](https://www.foundrole.com/locations/us/massachusetts?utm_source=ai_markdown) — 76198 jobs - [Medical Equipment Manufacturing](https://www.foundrole.com/sectors/healthcare/medical-equipment-manufacturing?utm_source=ai_markdown) — 46981 jobs - [Waltham, MA](https://www.foundrole.com/locations/us/massachusetts/waltham?utm_source=ai_markdown) — 1619 jobs - [Stryker](https://www.foundrole.com/companies/stryker?utm_source=ai_markdown) — 1225 jobs ## Related pages - [Massachusetts](https://www.foundrole.com/locations/us/massachusetts?utm_source=ai_markdown) — 76198 jobs - [Medical Equipment Manufacturing](https://www.foundrole.com/sectors/healthcare/medical-equipment-manufacturing?utm_source=ai_markdown) — 46981 jobs - [Waltham, MA](https://www.foundrole.com/locations/us/massachusetts/waltham?utm_source=ai_markdown) — 1619 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)