R&D Design Engineer

**Senior R&D Design Engineer - Foot & Ankle (**Hybrid Role) Location: Stryker Anngrove Site, Carrigtwohill, Cork Position Summary Join a dynamic R&D team developing innovative medical devices that transform patients' lives. As a Senior Design Engineer, you’ll collaborate with cross-functional teams, including Quality, Biomechanical Testing, Manufacturing, Regulatory, Clinical, Marketing, and Project Management to drive successful product development. Focusing on the Foot & Ankle/Lower Extremities market, you'll design, develop, and validate mechanical components and subsystems, working from concept to product launch. Through customer research and direct interactions, you'll gain insights to create solutions that make an impact in shaping the future of orthopedic care. If you're passionate about engineering, problem-solving, and improving patient outcomes, we want you on our team! What you will do:

• Under minimal supervision, research, design, develop, modify, and verify components/modules for medical devices
• Translate design inputs to engineering specifications and produce sub-system level designs
• Develop and analyze solutions, prototyping one or more options to provide proof of concept
• Apply fundamental and some advanced concepts, practices and procedures for problem solving
• Demonstrate advanced understanding of customer needs and design inputs
• Demonstrate proficiency with product’s intended use and clinical procedures
• Learn how the financial models are constructed
• Follow fundamental industry standards, design requirements and test strategies which apply to regulatory requirements
• Independently create or refine engineering documentation, such as the Design History file
• Follow R&D procedure like design controls and risk management, per the Quality Management System
• Under minimal supervision, work with R&D, Quality, Manufacturing, Regulatory, Clinical, Marketing and Project Management to ensure project success
• Quickly process and assimilate procedures, policies, processes, systems, and technology required
• Work on complex problems, applying advanced experience and learnings
• Demonstrate ownership and prioritize work with minimal supervision
• Works as key member of the team, collaborating with others and solidifying relationships

What you will need:

• Bachelor of Science in Engineering, Mechanical Engineering or BioMedical
• 2+ years of work experience
• Working knowledge and understanding of mechanical engineering practices and design principles
• Technical ability to create engineering drawings and models, applying GD&T and CAE tools (Solidworks/Creo etc)
• Demonstrated ability to apply knowledge of materials and manufacturing processes to product design
• Ability to read and interpret complex drawings
• An understanding of Finite Element Analysis (FEA) and its application
• Experience in design controls and risk management within a regulated industry
• Good problem solving and trouble shooting skills (Ability to work through each problem, use case, etc., and find the root cause, then provide potential solutions; methodical).
• Ability to Communicate basic plans and technical information to team members
• Experience and hands on with design tools like Creo, Windchill, release of design through change management.

#IJ Posted Date: 04/17/2026 This role will be posted for a minimum of 3 days. Stryker is a global leader in medical technologies and, together with its customers, is driven to make healthcare better. The company offers innovative products and services in MedSurg, Neurotechnology, Orthopaedics and Spine that help improve patient and healthcare outcomes. Alongside its customers around the world, Stryker impacts more than 150 million patients annually.