Senior Staff Product Safety Lab Engineer

Work Flexibility: Onsite

The Senior Staff Product Safety Lab Engineer is responsible for leading and managing the Product Safety Lab, as well as being the resident technical expert for Product Safety Engineers in standards-based testing and lab technical development. This individual will also be responsible for technical training of Product Safety Engineers, lab technician(s) and establishing technical direction within the product safety lab. Lead, maintain and grow product safety lab by contributing safety test for successful certification of products.

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This role is hybrid with 4+ days a week on-site in Portage, MI, due to the testing nature of the position.

What you will do:

• Responsible for any equipment, processes, accreditation, documentation, or audits associated with internal certification, preliminary and final product safety testing. Leads the design teams in analyzing acquired data and failures in order to provide actionable information to help improve design quality and efficiency with respect to compliance.

• Possesses and applies an in-depth technical knowledge of principles, practices, and procedures for product design conformance to US and international electrical and mechanical safety standards, regulations, and initiatives. Provide detailed direction and support to lab personnel with respect to compliance testing, design, and sustainment of engineering teams in relation to product safety issues and testing, and 3rd party labs with respect to our product safety testing. 

• Development and execution of detailed test plans with design, quality, and test teams.  Works with Design Engineers to ensure the correct test processes and procedures are followed to gain and maintain product compliance.

• Develop lab process and metrics to support business needs. Maintain lab CTF program with respective NRTLs.

• Lead, guide the teams and serve as the testing expert for R&D and Product Safety team members, third party labs, lab technicians as necessary.  Supports all of the above during engineering work, providing each group with the information necessary to drive product compliance with the applicable standards.

• Lead teams for product safety compliance related issues effecting new product development or existing product engineering.

• Work in ambiguous situations and bring in solutions for ambiguity.

• Lead, train and provide guidance lab technician(s) for all safety related test executions.

What you need:

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Systems Engineering Biomedical, Mechanical, or a related Engineering degree from an accredited college or university.

• 6+ years engineering experience

• 4+ engineering experience in product safety testing.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Possess an understanding of IEC standards and an understanding of compliance or related regulatory compliance standards.

• Demonstrated competence and an intermediate level of expertise in product design theory and application as applied specifically to electrical hardware and architecture, microcontroller, microprocessor, wireless technologies, embedded systems but also familiarity with mechanical components and products.

• Work within and apply the following standards in the development of our products (not limited to the below standards):

  • IEC 60601-1 (General Safety Requirements for Medical Electrical Equipment)

  • IEC 60601-1-2 (EMC)

  • IEC 60529 (Ingress Protection for Enclosures)

  • IEC 61000 Series (EMC Testing Techniques)

  • UL 746C (Polymeric Material Used In Electrical Equipment)

  • (Audio/video, information and communication technology equipment - Part 1: Safety requirements)

  • IEC 61010-1 (Safety requirements for electrical equipment for measurement, control, and laboratory use - Part 1: General requirements )

  • ISO 17025 (Knowledge of General Requirements For The Competence Of Testing And Calibration Laboratories)

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.