(Staff) Senior Project Engineer (m/f/d) R&D
StrykerFreiburg im Breisgau, Baden-WĂĽrttemberg, Germany
Posted March 18, 2026
Full Time
About the Company
Stryker is a global leader in medical technologies and, together with our customers, we are driven to make healthcare better. We offer innovative products and services in MedSurg, Neurotechnology and Orthopaedics that help improve patient and healthcare outcomes. Alongside its customers around the world, Stryker impacts more than 150 million patients annually. More information is available at stryker.com and careers.stryker.com. Facts: ● 2023 Sales: $20.5 billion ● Industry: Medical Instruments & Supplies ● Employees: 52,000 worldwide ● 40 years of sales growth leading up to 2020 ● 44+ Manufacturing and R&D Locations Worldwide ● $1.4 billion spent on research and development in 2023 ● ~12,900 patents owned globally in 2023 ● Products sold in ~75 countries ● Fortune 500 Company ● 7 consecutive years as one of Fortune's World's Best Workplaces Stryker’s social media community guidelines: https://www.stryker.com/content/m/legal/social-media-community-guidelines/en/index.html Notice Regarding Employee Conduct on Facebook/LinkedIn Meta/LinkedIn does not permit employers to verify or validate “employees” in the (META: “Works at” LinkedIn: “Experience”) section of users’ profiles. Please be aware that the views expressed by individuals on their personal accounts and do not necessarily represent the views of our company. If you encounter any issues with a person claiming to be our employee, we recommend using the “Report Profile” feature. If you’d like to report concerns to our Ethics Hotline, you may do so at: https://app.convercent.com/en-us/LandingPage/b6bb4e84-9fcb-ea11-a974-000d3ab9f296
Job Description
As a Senior Project Engineer, you will work on designing implant and instrument systems for the upper extremities and advance assigned projects through design development, launch, and collaboration with clinical advisors and production experts.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree in Science, Mechanical Engineering, Medical Engineering, Industrial Engineering or similar.
- Understanding of design controls within a regulated industry
- Fluency in English (spoken and written); German language skills are appreciated
- Prior work experience/internships in the medical device industry
- Minimum of 2-3 years of product or process design experience
- Demonstrated ability to lead complex initiatives from concept through release
- Experience with a parametric CAD design package, Creo preferred