Six Figure Work

Staff Mechanical Engineer, R&D

Stryker

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Base salary $107,200  to $178,600

Employer-published annual base salary, USD. Advertised base range in Waltham, MA

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  • LocationWaltham, MA
  • WorkplaceWorkplace not stated
  • Status at last checkSource accepting applications when checked
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About this job

Work Flexibility: Onsite

Join Stryker’s Amplitude Vascular Systems (AVS) team in Waltham, Massachusetts as a Staff Mechanical Engineer, R&D. This engineering role supports advanced development of medical devices, with a focus on researching new concepts, building prototypes, and developing test methods to evaluate technical feasibility. You will contribute across the product development process, applying mechanical and electromechanical engineering expertise to explore new concepts, solve complex design challenges, and evaluate innovative technologies.


What you will do

  • Research, design, develop, modify, and verify components, modules, and subsystems for medical devices.
  • Translate user and clinical needs into design inputs, specifications, and system-level designs.
  • Develop prototypes and testing methodologies to evaluate concept feasibility and address complex product design issues.
  • Design and optimize mechanical and electromechanical assemblies using design for manufacturability principles, materials knowledge, and manufacturing processes.
  • Create and evaluate engineering drawings and models using geometric dimensioning and tolerancing and computer-aided engineering tools.
  • Apply applicable medical device standards and regulations to design requirements, verification strategies, design controls, and risk management activities.
  • Create and refine engineering documentation, including Design History File documentation, in accordance with the Quality Management System.
  • Partner with R&D, Quality, Manufacturing, Regulatory, Clinical, Marketing, and Project Management, communicating technical plans and supporting projects through design, development, and launch.

What you will need

Required qualifications

  • Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, or a related engineering discipline.
  • Minimum 4 years of engineering experience, preferably with research, prototyping, testing, feasibility, or product development.

Preferred qualifications

  • Experience developing and optimizing mechanical or electromechanical assemblies using design for manufacturability principles.
  • Experience creating engineering drawings and models and applying geometric dimensioning and tolerancing.
  • Experience using computer-aided engineering tools.
  • Experience applying materials and manufacturing process knowledge to product design.

US20: $107,200 - $178,600 USD Annual

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Travel Percentage: 10%Stryker Corporation is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status. Stryker is an EO employer – M/F/Veteran/Disability.Stryker Corporation will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information.

Source: Stryker on Workday · View original posting (opens in new tab)

Pay in context

This role's base floor ($107,200) is above 12% of the 227 Engineering (non-software) roles in Massachusetts listed on this site. Their median floor is $132,000; the middle half runs from $117,300 to $147,980.

Only jobs on this site count, and each one publishes a base salary of $100,000 or more, so this compares six-figure jobs with each other, not with the whole market. Computed Nov 6, 2026.

This range next to 6 other live Stryker roles with the nearest advertised base floor
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This range next to 6 other live Stryker roles with the nearest advertised base floor
RolePublished base
Staff Mechanical Engineer, R&D (this listing)$107,200 - $178,600
Portfolio Manager (Hybrid)$107,200 - $178,600
Portfolio Manager - Knee - Hybrid$107,200 - $178,600
Portfolio Manager- Foot and Ankle$107,200 - $178,600
Staff R&D Engineer$107,200 - $178,600
Staff Engineer, Quality$107,200 - $178,600
Senior Product Manager - Shoulder iD (Hybrid)$107,700 - $179,600

Same $100K to $400K scale as every card. All Stryker roles · How to read the bar

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Employer-stated posting date
2026-10-26
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Location as the employer wrote it: Waltham, Massachusetts

US20: $107,200 - $178,600 USD Annual

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