Work Flexibility: Hybrid

As the Staff Industrial Designer, will collaborate with a talented team of designers, researchers, engineers, and marketers to deliver innovative, human-centered solutions for the healthcare industry. You will help drive the vision for the future of Stryker products, applying user-centered design principles to identify insights and translate them into actionable design opportunities. This role emphasizes defining the user experience and product attributes, while advocating for the end user throughout the product development process.

To learn more about Stryker’s Emergency Care portfolio, click here: Stryker Emergency Care

You must live within commuting distance of our Portage, MI office. This is a hybrid role, on-site Monday through Wednesday, with remote flexibility Thursday and Friday.

What you will do

Lead concept exploration to create impactful product and service solutions aligned with key market and business priorities.

Guide and coach junior designers on product architecture, interaction elements, and aesthetic direction.

Plan and facilitate user research activities to drive collaboration and uncover actionable insights.

Lead cross-functional brainstorming and co-creation activities to inform product concept development.

Create mock-ups, visual storytelling assets, and physical prototypes for testing and user feedback.

Translate user needs into design inputs and independently produce system-level design solutions.

Define aesthetic strategy using advanced tools and methods, aligning design with brand and marketing goals.

Execute customer-facing activities such as voice of customer research and customer-centric design sessions.

Identify and lead process improvements related to design practices, systems, and product development.

What you need

Required Qualifications:

Bachelor’s Degree in Industrial Design or a related discipline; Master’s preferred

4+ years of relevant industrial design experience

Preferred Qualifications:

Proficiency in design tools such as Rhino, Adobe Creative Suite, and engineering CAD software

Strong sketching, visualization, and prototyping skills

Knowledge of materials, manufacturing methods, and design for production

Experience designing within a regulated product development environment

Familiarity with design and engineering principles, including human factors integration

Strong verbal and written communication skills

Experience working in medical device, healthcare, or other regulated industries

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, 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.