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At a glance
Stryker is hiring a Engineer, Advanced Operations (AO) in Irvine, CA. It is a full-time role in Software & IT, first listed on November 1. The description mentions Statistics, Excel and SolidWorks. Stryker has 99 other openings in the US, 5 of them in Irvine, CA. Across all employers on USA Jobs 24 there are 28 Software & IT openings in Irvine, CA today; the typical one asks for 6 years and advertises about $172,000 a year at the midpoint.
How the pay compares
Stryker has not published pay for this job, or we could not find it in the advert. Of the 1,798 software & IT jobs in California on USA Jobs 24, 77% show pay, and the typical yearly midpoint among them is $213,000. That gives you a fair starting point when the subject comes up. California has a pay transparency law that requires most employers to give a pay range for jobs there, so it is reasonable to ask the recruiter for it.
Skills in this advert
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About hiring at Stryker
Stryker has 100 openings on USA Jobs 24 today across 31 states. Most are in sales & BD (27), HR & talent (19) and software & IT (11). The biggest locations are Portage, MI (11), San Jose, CA (6) and Irvine, CA (6). 3% of them are remote, 12% are open to entry-level candidates and 29% show pay. We collect Stryker's jobs every day straight from its own careers system (Workday), never from job boards or agencies.
The employer's advert
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Join a team focused on bringing new medical device products from development into manufacturing. As a Engineer for Advanced Operations, you will support process development, manufacturing readiness, and product transfer activities while working closely with engineering, quality, and operations teams. This role offers broad exposure to product launch activities, manufacturing process improvement, and regulated medical device environments.
What You Will Do
- Develop, implement, and improve manufacturing processes to meet product specifications, quality standards, and production requirements.
- Execute process development activities, including Design of Experiments (DOE) and basic statistical analysis, to support process optimization and manufacturing readiness.
- Support product transfers from development to manufacturing while helping achieve project timelines, yield targets, and launch milestones.
- Design and implement tooling, equipment, test methods, and related manufacturing solutions while ensuring qualification requirements are met.
- Create and maintain technical documentation, including process procedures, product drawings, test protocols, validation plans, risk assessments, and engineering reports.
- Analyze manufacturing and product data to assess process capability, identify opportunities for improvement, and support quality objectives.
- Troubleshoot manufacturing process issues and provide technical support for new product introductions and existing operations.
- Train technicians and operators on manufacturing processes and present technical information during cross-functional project reviews and team meetings.
What You Will Need
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or a related technical field, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite, especially Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, and Outlook.
Preferred Qualifications
- 2 or more years experience in medical device manufacturing, engineering, or a related highly regulated technical environment.
- Experience utilizing SolidWorks
- Experience working within ISO standards, FDA regulations, design controls, and manufacturing scale-up activities.
- Experience reading and creating technical documentation and engineering records
- Experience collecting, analyzing, and summarizing engineering or manufacturing data.
$79,900 - $127,500 USD Annual
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.
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