Stryker Corporation

Senior Engineer, R&D Packaging

Stryker Corporation$101K — $168K *
Pharmaceuticals & Biotech
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Packaging Engineering or related technical field
  • Minimum 2 years of experience in a regulated industry
  • Preferred experience in packaging and labeling solutions development
  • Familiarity with technical documentation authoring
  • Knowledge of ISO 11607 and ASTM packaging standards

Responsibilities

  • Develop packaging components for medical devices including specifications and instructions
  • Lead packaging projects from concept to commercialization
  • Execute design verification and testing protocols
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure project compliance
  • Identify continuous improvement opportunities based on customer feedback
  • Support audits and corrective actions related to packaging
  • Mentor team members on packaging development and problem-solving

Benefits

  • Work flexibility with hybrid or onsite options
  • Opportunity to mentor technical team members
  • Engagement in cross-functional collaborative projects
  • Focus on both sustaining and improvement initiatives
  • Exposure to a highly regulated medical device environment.
Full Job Description
Work Flexibility: Hybrid or Onsite

Senior Engineer, R&D Packaging

Fremont, CA

As a Senior Engineer, R&D Packaging, you will support the development, verification, and maintenance of packaging and labeling solutions for medical devices, partnering with cross-functional teams across the product lifecycle. This role offers the opportunity to work on both sustaining and improvement initiatives while ensuring compliance, product quality, and customer-focused packaging performance.

What You Will Do
  • Develop packaging and labeling components for sterile and non-sterile medical devices, including artwork, instructions for use, and packaging specifications.
  • Lead or support packaging and labeling projects from concept through commercialization, delivering project milestones on schedule.
  • Author and execute design verification, transit testing, and shelf-life validation protocols and reports to support product requirements.
  • Collaborate with quality, manufacturing, regulatory, clinical, marketing, supply chain, and R&D teams to drive project execution and maintain compliance.
  • Evaluate Voice of Customer feedback, product performance data, and current processes to identify and implement continuous improvement opportunities.
  • Support audits, non-conformances, corrective and preventive actions (CAPAs), and investigations related to packaging and labeling systems.
  • Apply packaging design standards and regulatory requirements to ensure compliant packaging solutions and documentation.
  • Mentor technical team members and provide technical guidance on packaging development, testing, and problem resolution.


What You Will Need

Required Qualifications
  • Bachelor's degree in Packaging Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or another related technical field.
  • Minimum 2 years of experience in a highly regulated industry.

Preferred Qualifications
  • Experience developing, testing, or supporting packaging and labeling solutions.
  • Experience authoring technical documentation, including protocols, reports, specifications, or validation documentation.
  • Experience in medical device, biotechnology, or pharmaceutical packaging development.
  • Knowledge of packaging design and testing standards, including ISO 11607, ASTM, and ISTA.
  • Experience with database-driven labeling systems, label development, or instructions for use (IFU) development.
  • Experience with statistical analysis and interpretation of test results.


  • $101,000 - $168,400 USD Annual


Travel Percentage: None

About Stryker Corporation

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

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Size
46,000 employees
Market Cap
$91.9 billion
Industry
Net Income
$1.5 billion
Founded
2004
5 Year Trend
+8.6%
Revenue
$14.3 billion
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