Failure Analysis Engineer

Description Stryker is an exceptional company with exceptional people who deliver exceptional results. We have differentiated ourselves by advancing meaningful innovations, creating cost-effective solutions for and improving the lives of our global customers and patients. As a winner of the 2007 and 2008 Gallup Great Workplace Award, we have demonstrated that Stryker has one of the most productive and engaged workforces in the world. Our exceptional results fuel ongoing opportunities for Stryker employees to build outstanding careers and to develop and grow both personally and professionally. Our work environment attracts many different kinds of talented and driven people who love to win and serve others. We always put quality first. We hold ourselves accountable to reach or exceed our goals and continually improve everything we do. These attributes are shared by the employees that make up Stryker. They are the things that bring us together and serve as the foundation of all we do. And they are the enablers of both our past and future success.

Stryker is one of the world's leading medical technology companies with the most broadly based range of products in orthopaedics and a significant presence in other medical specialties. The Company's products include implants used in joint replacement, trauma, craniomaxillofacial and spinal surgeries; biologics; surgical, neurologic, ear, nose & throat and interventional pain equipment; endoscopic, surgical navigation, communications and digital imaging systems; as well as patient handling and emergency medical equipment. For more information about Stryker, please visit the company web site at: http://www.stryker.com.

This position is part of the Complaint Handling Process Improvement Initiative.

Failure analysis of products returned for service at Instruments Division in Kalamazoo.

Develop a comprehensive list of known failure modes and relevant root cause information for product families.

Create diagnostic procedures and data sheets for Quality Technicians to use for diagnosis of returned products.

Where applicable, develop prescription for repair of the returned product.

Perform component level analysis based on findings during failure analysis of products, i.e. e-Box failures, motors etc. to determine second level root cause information to drive continuous improvement of selected products.

-NOTE: This position requires experience with the direct design of the product and sub-assembly AND failure analysis of the product, sub-assembly, and components.

Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering – Mechanical preferred
-3 years of R&D experience

Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering – Mechanical preferred

Stryker is an equal employment opportunity/affirmative action employer committed to hiring a diverse workforce.

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