Director, R&D Engineering

Director Of Engineering

Location : Onsite, Irvine, California 6001 Oak Canyon STE 100 (Relocation Available)

Position Overview

The Director of Engineering will play a critical leadership role in ensuring seamless product development and transfer to Global Quality Operations (GQO). This leader will be an expert in process characterization of critical processesdeveloping robust, data-driven methods that anticipate and eliminate transfer risks. The Director will also spearhead Future Technology Development, identifying and shaping patient-centered solutions that address unmet clinical needs, even beyond current technological paradigms.

Key Responsibilities

Process Characterization & Product Transfer

• Establish and lead process characterization frameworks for all critical processes as products are developed, ensuring readiness for seamless transfer to Manufacturing (GQO).
• Apply and institutionalize methodologies such as :
• Design of Experiments (DOE)
• Tolerance Stack-up Analysis
• Failure Modes & Effects Analysis (FMEA)
• Process Capability (Cp, Cpk) Studies
• Statistical Process Control (SPC)
• Monte Carlo Simulations
• Root Cause Analysis & Corrective Action methodologies (e.g., 5-Whys, Fishbone)
• Collaborate cross-functionally with Regulatory, Marketing, Quality, and Manufacturing Engineering to align process development with regulatory requirements and scalability.
• Develop best practices, playbooks, and training programs for process transfer excellence.

Future Technology Development

Leadership & Strategy

Competencies

Minimum Qualifications (Required)

Required :

Preferred :

Technical Skills :

$171,900 - $263,300 salary plus bonus eligible + generally eligible for short-term and long-term financial incentives + benefits. Individual pay is based on skills, experience, and other relevant factors.

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.