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Senior Staff Mechanical Engineer(Product & Packaging)

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Cary, IL Full Time
POSTED ON 4/15/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 5/14/2026
Work Flexibility: Hybrid or Onsite

As a Senior Staff member of the Product Engineering team at Sage Products, a Stryker business unit, you will play a pivotal role in sustaining and enhancing our portfolio of commercialized products. This position is focused on driving engineering excellence and delivering impactful initiatives-particularly within product packaging-across a diverse range of high-volume pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, and medical devices. You will leverage your expertise to support ongoing product improvement while ensuring the highest standards of quality and innovation.

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What You Will Do

  • Provide leadership in establishing direction and standards for the maintenance, enhancement, and lifecycle management of product and packaging designs across the Sage portfolio.
  • Guide improvements for structural packaging, labelling systems, and product configurations for sterile and non-sterile medical devices, formulations, hardware, and combination products.
  • Drive production support, quality improvements, line extensions, CAPA/NC, and cost-saving initiatives through structured problem-solving and root cause analysis.
  • Investigate and resolve issues with released products and packaging, including customer complaints and manufacturing defects, ensuring timely documentation.
  • Lead product and packaging design changes, enhancements, and manufacturing process improvements, including alternate component or supplier qualifications for supply continuity and cost optimization.
  • Create, refine, and maintain engineering documentation (DHF, DMR, specifications, risk management files) in accordance with the Quality Management System.
  • Support internal and external audits, non-conformances, and CAPAs related to product and packaging design and manufacturing processes.
  • Mentor teams in the creation and enhancement of engineering documentation, providing technical guidance and establishing standards to ensure consistent, high-quality, and compliant technical content.

What you will need:

Required (minimum) Qualifications:

  • Bachelor of Science in Mechanical, Biomedical, Materials, Packaging Engineering, or a related discipline
  • 6 years of relevant professional experience
  • Proven experience in regulated industries, with a preference for the Medical Device or Pharmaceutical sectors

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Advanced degree in a relevant discipline
  • Experience in developing packaging for medical devices and/or pharmaceutical products
  • Strong familiarity with industry standards applicable to packaging design for medical devices and pharmaceutical products
  • Proficient in design and concept creation, as well as engineering analysis using CAD and CAE software tools
  • Skilled in statistical analysis, including interpretation and clear communication of findings

$102,600 - $222,300 salary plus bonus eligible benefits. Individual pay is based on skills, experience, and other relevant factors.

Travel Percentage: 10%

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.

Salary : $102,600 - $222,300

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