Stryker Corporation

Manager, Robotics Platform Development

Stryker Corporation • $135K — $225K *
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33311In-Person
Healthcare
8 - 10 years of experience
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Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's in Engineering or related technical field
  • 8+ years of engineering experience
  • 2+ years of direct management experience
  • Experience leading electrical hardware development teams
  • Proven ability to influence in cross-functional environments
  • Medical device or regulated product development experience
  • Skills in managing resources and program priorities

Responsibilities

  • Lead and develop a multidisciplinary engineering team for robotic platform projects
  • Establish performance expectations and support team development
  • Drive execution of hardware and systems development activities
  • Translate program objectives into actionable engineering plans and timelines
  • Identify and mitigate execution risks and resource constraints
  • Ensure compliance with design controls and quality standards
  • Collaborate across functions to enhance the product development process

Benefits

  • Work onsite with a flexible environment
  • Access to professional development opportunities
  • Collaborative team culture that emphasizes accountability and quality
  • Participation in cross-functional leadership
  • Opportunities for project-level financial accountability
Full Job Description
Work Flexibility: Onsite

Stryker is seeking a Manager, Robotics Platform Development to lead a growing engineering organization supporting the development and evolution of complex robotic medical technology.

In this role, you will lead a multidisciplinary team spanning electrical engineering, systems engineering, product safety, and engineering contractors.

You will focus on people leadership, organizational scalability, and engineering execution, ensuring teams are appropriately staffed, supported, and positioned to deliver complex platform development commitments.

You will partner closely with project management and senior technical leaders, helping translate program priorities into executable plans while enabling technical leaders to remain focused on architecture, systems strategy, and technical excellence.

What You Will Do

People and Organizational Leadership
  • Lead, coach, develop, and engage a multidisciplinary engineering organization supporting complex robotic platform development.
  • Establish clear performance expectations, provide actionable feedback, and support career and professional development.
  • Lead a blended organization of full-time employees and contractors, including workload planning, onboarding, integration, and day-to-day coordination.
  • Support staffing and organizational planning as program and business needs evolve.
  • Build a collaborative, accountable team culture focused on execution, quality, and continuous improvement.

Engineering and Program Execution
  • Drive execution across complex hardware and systems development activities, ensuring teams have the resources, priorities, and support needed to deliver program commitments.
  • Partner with project and program management to translate program objectives into engineering plans, schedules, staffing needs, and deliverables.
  • Identify execution risks, resource constraints, and cross-functional dependencies and drive timely resolution.
  • Balance priorities across multiple development efforts while maintaining focus on quality, schedule, and business objectives.
  • Support resource planning, contractor strategy, budgeting, forecasting, and project-level financial accountability.
  • Provide engineering leadership and technical judgment while partnering with senior technical leaders responsible for architecture and technical strategy.

Cross-Functional and Compliance Leadership
  • Partner with Electrical, Systems, Software, Mechanical, Product Safety, Quality, Regulatory, Manufacturing, and other functions throughout the product development lifecycle.
  • Ensure engineering activities are executed in accordance with applicable design controls, risk management processes, quality systems, and regulatory requirements.
  • Review and approve, or appropriately delegate, technical documentation and program deliverables within assigned areas.
  • Support continuous improvement of engineering processes, tools, and operating practices.
  • Support a distributed engineering organization and travel periodically to other Stryker development sites as business needs require.

What You Will Need

Minimum Qualifications
  • Bachelor of Science degree or higher in Engineering or an applicable technical field.
  • 8+ years of applicable engineering experience.
  • 2+ years of direct people management experience.

Preferred Qualifications
  • Electrical Engineering background or significant experience leading electrical hardware development teams.
  • Experience leading complex engineering projects, programs, or technical organizations.
  • Demonstrated ability to influence across engineering disciplines and drive execution in a cross-functional environment.
  • Experience leading a blended organization of full-time employees and engineering contractors.
  • Experience managing engineering teams through complex product redesign, modernization, or late-stage product development programs.
  • Medical device experience or experience in another highly regulated or safety-critical product development environment.
  • Experience with design controls, risk management, verification, and regulated product development.
  • Experience managing staffing, schedules, resources, budgets, and competing program priorities.
  • Experience leading geographically distributed engineering teams.


  • $135,600 - $225,900 USD Annual


Travel Percentage: 10%

About Stryker Corporation

Stryker Networks is a premier Information Technology partner providing IT managed services and database application development.

Stryker Corporation Careers

Joining Stryker Corporation means becoming part of a global team recognized for its commitment to innovation, leadership, and enhancing patient outcomes. As a leading medical technology company, Stryker is the perfect place to build a career that truly makes a difference.

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At Stryker, every position contributes to our mission of making healthcare better. Here, you will use your skills to work on transformative projects that improve lives across the globe. You will be part of a culture that thrives on growth, innovation, and leadership, and you will work alongside some of the brightest minds in the industry.

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Our employees enjoy a collaborative atmosphere that fosters innovation and encourages professional development. With a commitment to leadership and diversity, Stryker ensures that all team members have the opportunity to grow and influence the company's future. Our global scale and dedication to impactful solutions make us leaders in medical technology.

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Learn more about Stryker Corporation
Size
46,000 employees
Market Cap
$91.9 billion
Industry
Healthcare
Net Income
$1.5 billion
Founded
2004
5 Year Trend
+8.6%
Revenue
$14.3 billion
NASDAQ
SYK
* Ladders Estimates

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