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R&D Staff Engineer - Test (Mechanical)

Company: Stryker Corporation
Location: Portage, MI
Posted on: April 13, 2018

Job Description:

R&D Staff Engineer - Test (Mechanical) for Stryker Corporation in Portage,

Michigan to Responsible for mechanical test fixture design, development,

and refinement for testing components and subsystems (10%). Serve as system

expert on lab capabilities with respect to hardware configurations and

integration with software and data acquisition capabilities (10%). Ensure

designs meet functional requirements and design inputs by using test and

evaluation methods to assess durability, fatigue life, and reliability of

our products (3%). Design virtual and mechanical test fixtures with input

from design teams and test technicians (5%). Provide direction and support

to technical personnel with respect to fixture design, fabrication, and

data acquisition (5%). Develop and execute test plans with advance quality,

design, and test teams (5%). Work with Electrical/Software Test Engineers

to integrate software and hardware portions of test fixtures and data

acquisition (5%). Assist in designing and installing process sampling

systems, procedures, statistical techniques, testing mechanisms, and

equipment (5%). Evaluate, recommend procure and/or maintain various

actuation and instrumentation systems, sensors, and other technologies for

continuous improvements of testing systems, procedures, and techniques

(10%). Analyze test data and develop test reports in accordance with

company standards (5%). Conduct root-cause analysis investigations in

support of product reliability performance enhancement (1%). Serve as an

internal expert on test methods, industry standards and regulations, and

statistical/reliability tools, including design of experiments, measurement

system analysis, Weibull analysis, stress and strain analysis, FEA, crash

testing, and other testing methods as appropriate (10%). Conduct use,

misuse and abuse research in the field (5%). Lead individual projects to

ensure delivering on tasks supporting development of a product or process

(10%). Analyze acquired data and failures to provide actionable

information to help improve design quality and efficiency (2%).

Collaborating across functions, including R&D, Quality and Test, to define

product and testing requirements and complete verification testing to those

requirements, including testing and measuring electromechanical systems,

large mechanical products, or production equipment (4%). Operate data

acquisition and test control systems, program in LabVIEW, program in

Python, or design products using CAD software (5%). Requires: Bachelor's

degree or foreign education equivalent in Mechanical or Aerospace

Engineering plus four (4) years of experience testing and measuring

electromechanical systems, large mechanical products, or production

equipment. Specific skills/other requirements (quantitative experience

requirements not applicable to this section - unless noted): four (4) years

of experience operating data acquisition and test control systems,

programming in LabVIEW, programming in Python, or designing products using

CAD software; collaborating across functions, including R&D, Quality and

Test, to define product and testing requirements and complete verification

testing to those requirements; and leading projects to ensure delivered

results on tasks supporting development of a product or process. Submit

resume to Stryker Corporation, Nicole K. Benn, 1901 Romence Road Parkway,

Portage, Michigan 49002. Reference Position Number: 85

Keywords: Stryker Corporation, Fort Wayne , R&D Staff Engineer - Test (Mechanical) , Manufacturing , Portage, MI, Indiana

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