--- title: Staff Test Engineer at Stryker in Portage, MI description: Stryker is hiring for the Staff Test Engineer role in Portage, MI. Pays $89.3K–$148.8K per year. See the full description and apply. type: job url: https://www.foundrole.com/jobs/staff-test-engineer-at-stryker-01a0b0c1-cb93-752f-8934-2ce71d9f8173 date: 2026-11-15T01:26:44Z og_description: Join Stryker as Staff Test Engineer in Portage, MI. Pays $89.3K–$148.8K per year. Full-time, hybrid role. og_image: https://www.foundrole.com/og/iopyx0.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 (Hybrid) | | **Salary** | $89.3K/yr - $148.8K/yr | | **Type** | Full Time | | **Posted** | Oct 23, 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 $93,000 – $135,000 a year (median $116,000). ## Description Work Flexibility: Onsite Stryker is seeking a Staff Test Engineer to join our Advanced Operations team, supporting the Medical Division - Acute Care Business Unit. In this role, you will lead the design, development, and deployment of advanced automation and production test systems for new product introductions. This role is critical to ensuring reliable, scalable, and compliant manufacturing for patient support and patient environment products. You will serve as both a technical owner and a supplier-facing leader, architecting systems internally while guiding external partners to deliver high‑quality automation solutions. You will have the opportunity to work on the design transfer of new products from research through development and into production. This is a hybrid role based out of Portage, MI. The team works onsite 4-5 days per week to support collaboration and project needs. **What you will do:** Automation System Architecture & Development - Lead the full lifecycle of industrial automation and test systems from requirements, architecture, and design through implementation, validation, and release. - Define system-level requirements encompassing mechanical, electrical, software, controls, and safety considerations. - Develop and integrate control software, embedded interfaces, test sequences, and operator interfaces (HMI/SCADA). - Ensure robust performance, maintainability, reliability, and alignment with design intent and manufacturing needs. - Troubleshoot complex processes, software, and equipment issues; optimize system performance and uptime. Supplier & Equipment Vendor Leadership - Manage automation and equipment suppliers, including capability assessments, technical reviews, process monitoring, and on‑site visits. - Create clear, comprehensive URS documentation and ensure supplier deliverables meet specifications, regulatory requirements, and Stryker quality standards. - Lead make/buy analyses, sourcing recommendations, cost and risk evaluations, and supplier selection. - Support capital equipment sourcing, FAT/SAT execution, and factory commissioning. Cross-Functional Collaboration & Leadership - Collaborate closely with R&D, Quality, Manufacturing, Regulatory, Sourcing, Project Management, and external partners to ensure production readiness. - Influence technical direction across product teams, challenge assumptions, and advocate for robust, user-centered solutions. - Communicate progress, issues, and technical strategies to stakeholders at all levels. - Contribute to engineering best practices, and drive continuous improvement. **What you need:** - Required * Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or related technical field. * 4+ years of experience in industrial automation, controls, embedded systems, or manufacturing engineering. * Experience leading full lifecycle of industrial automation and test systems from requirements, architecture, and design through implementation, validation, and release. * Strong proficiency reading mechanical, electrical, and system-level drawings. * Experience with PLCs, controls engineering, SCADA, HMI development, and automated test systems. * Ability to work with embedded boards, interfaces, and communication protocols (Serial, CAN, HTTP, etc.). * Experience programming in one or more: Ladder Logic, Python, C#, Linux‑based environments. * Ability to design, validate, and troubleshoot firmware flashing and automated test tooling. * Strong problem-solving, cross-functional communication, and technical leadership skills. - Preferred * Hands-on experience with electro-mechanical assembly, automated test systems, and manufacturing processes. * Experience working in FDA‑regulated or similarly regulated industries. * Background in R&D, product development, or new product introduction. $89,300 - $148,800 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 - Project Management - C# - Human-Machine Interface (Hmi) Development - Influencing - Factory Acceptance Testing (Fat) / Site Acceptance Testing (Sat) - Technical Leadership - Vendor Selection - Robotics - Quality Standards - Problem Solving - Python - Technical Direction - Sourcing - Automation - HTTP/HTTPS - Cross-Functional Collaboration - SCADA - Commissioning - Continuous Improvement Process - New Product Development - Manufacturing Process Engineering - Ladder Logic - Embedded Systems - Software Maintainability - Program Process Monitoring - Automated Testing - Capital Equipment - New Product Introduction (Npi) - Requirements Specification - Linux - FDA Regulations - Communication - Human-Machine Interface (Hmi) - Firmware - Regulatory Compliance ## Related - [More jobs at Stryker](https://www.foundrole.com/companies/stryker?utm_source=ai_markdown) - [Technology & Software jobs](https://www.foundrole.com/careers/technology-and-software?utm_source=ai_markdown)- [QA & Testing jobs](https://www.foundrole.com/careers/technology-and-software/qa-and-testing?utm_source=ai_markdown)- [QA Engineer jobs](https://www.foundrole.com/careers/technology-and-software/qa-and-testing/qa-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)