About the position
Stryker is hiring a Staff Engineer, Software Design Quality to support our Medical’s Digital Health division and portfolio Software as a Medical Device (SiMD) or Software in a Medical Device (SiMD) to execute on Digital Health projects as a software design quality assurance engineer for pre-market new product development projects. This is a hybrid role requiring the candidate to be within commuting distance of one of the following locations: San Jose, CA; Orlando, FL; Portage, MI; or Fort Wayne, IN. The work schedule is structured to support flexibility, with in-office presence required Monday through Wednesday and remote work available on Thursday and Friday. To qualify, candidates must be able to commute to one of these specific facilities as needed.
Responsibilities
- Execute quality assurance activities for new product development within Stryker's global Digital Health Portfolio, focusing on Acute Care in the Medical Division.
- Collaborate on software design, development, and validation strategies, ensuring alignment with Quality Management Systems compliance requirements.
- Partner with cross-functional teams, including marketing, R&D, clinical, regulatory, and operations, to deliver quality, compliant products.
- Oversee risk management using ISO14971 standards to ensure product safety, including defining critical quality attributes, assessing residual risks, and presenting risk/benefit justifications to executive leadership.
- Drive continuous improvement across the software lifecycle by implementing software industry best practices and regulatory standards (FDA, TGA, EUMDR, IT).
- Engage in design and development activities for both medical and non-medical software, including SaMD, MDDS, and AI/ML solutions.
- Implement standard development practices, promoting methodologies like SAFe for mobile and cloud-based solutions to enhance efficiency and compliance.
- Ensure cybersecurity, data privacy, and interoperability are integrated into digital product design, reviewing software artifacts for compliance and traceability.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in a science or engineering.
- Minimum of 4 years of experience working in a highly regulated industry in following cGMP and GDP regulations in the areas of Research & Development (R&D), Quality (QA/QC), or Systems Engineering.
- Experience working through software lifecycle processes (Agile SAFe/Waterfall).
- Experience with software Failure Modes Effect Analysis (sFMEA), Security Risk Assessments and defect management, software testing and/or verification/validation.
Nice-to-haves
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Software Engineering, or Computer Science.
- Experience with regulatory agencies (FDA, MoH, TUV) and medical device regulations (820, IEC 62304/82304, 60601), with experience in Software as a Medical Device (SaMD), Software in a Medical Device (SiMD), and/or Digital Health Systems and Telehealth Solutions.
- Experience with software technologies for mobile, cloud, and AI/ML solutions, including Amazon AWS, Microsoft Azure, Apple, or Android platforms.
- Experience in programming languages including C#, Python, Kotlin, Java, or TypeScript.
Benefits
- Salary range: $87,600.00 to $186,700.00 plus bonus eligible + benefits.
- Actual minimum and maximum may vary based on location.
- Individual pay is based on skills, experience, and other relevant factors.
