**Mechanical Design Engineer - Interventional Spine Business Unit** **Location:** Cork R&D Innovation Centre **Contract:** 23 months initially **Stryker Instrument’s Interventional Spine Business (** IVS) is a rapidly growing team that specializes in partnering with our Interventional Radiologist customers to develop innovative new products. Our team is expanding globally, and we are looking for a a mechanical design engineer to work on key projects. In this role, you will have the opportunity to mentor a team of talented engineers, influence business decisions and strategy, and to deliver amazing new products to the market. We’re looking forward to your application! **What you will do:** **Technical Responsibilities:** + Independently research, design, develop, modify, and verify components, modules and sub-systems for medical devices. + Translate user needs to design inputs/ specifications and produce complex system level designs with some guidance. + Conduct or design advanced prototyping and testing. + Analyze and correct complex product design issues using independent judgment. **Business Responsibilities:** + Advance solutions by applying in-depth knowledge of customer needs, market and competitive offerings. + Apply detailed knowledge of clinical procedures to author design inputs. + Support Voice of Customer sessions internally and with clinicians. + Demonstrate developing financial acumen. + Be proficient with and mentor others in usage of industry standards, including design requirements and test strategies per applicable regulations. + Lead creation and refinement of engineering documentation, such as the Design History file. + Follow and mentor others on R&D procedures like design controls and risk management, per the Quality Management System. **General Responsibilities:** + Work cooperatively with R&D, Quality, Manufacturing, Regulatory, Clinical, Marketing and Project Management to ensure project success. + Identify and support the creation of or improvements to procedures, policies, processes, systems, and technology. + Support and execute segments of complex multifunctional teams to advance projects through the design /development/launch process. + Deliver high quality results with passion, energy and drive to meet business priorities. + Collaborate with cross-functional teams to build partnership to achieve business objectives. **Required Qualifications** • Bachelor of Science in Engineering, Mechanical Engineering or Bio Medical & 4+ years of work experience **Preferred Experience:** + Technical ability to develop and optimize designs for mechanical / electro-mechanical assemblies incorporating DFM principles + Technical ability in creating engineering drawings, models, applying GD&T and CAE tools + Adept at applying knowledge of materials and manufacturing processes to product design. + Ability to communicate moderate complexity plans and technical information to team members. \#IJ Stryker is a global leader in medical technologies and, together with its customers, is driven to make healthcare better. The company offers innovative products and services in MedSurg, Neurotechnology, Orthopaedics and Spine that help improve patient and healthcare outcomes. Alongside its customers around the world, Stryker impacts more than 150 million patients annually. 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.