

New · posted Oct 22
Stryker · Medical Devices
Senior Design Quality Engineer, New Product Development Advanced
- Flower Mound, TX
- Hybrid
- Full-time
- Senior & Principal
Open until filled
The role
Work Flexibility: Hybrid or Onsite
Stryker is seeking a Senior Design Quality Engineer – NPD Advanced to join our Communications Quality Assurance team. In this role, you’ll focus on new product development (NPD) across our surgical lights, tables, and booms portfolios. You’ll help shape the future of the operating room by ensuring our products meet the highest quality standards—driving patient safety and surgical efficiency from concept to commercialization. This role is Hybrid in Flower Mound, Texas.
What you need
- Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Biomedical Engineering, or related field
- 2+ years of experience in a highly regulated industry
What you need
Experience the future of the OR: Stryker Communications
We’re driven to improve healthcare by partnering closely with customers and delivering exceptional product launches. You’ll engage directly with users in the OR to understand their needs and challenges, transforming those insights into innovative solutions.
Preferrednice to have
- Prior experience in Design Quality Engineering
- Strong understanding of core quality engineering concepts
- Hands-on NPD experience with medical devices and OEM partnerships
- Knowledge of risk management, design assurance, V&V, and reliability testing
- Familiarity with medical device regulations (U.S. and international)
- Experience interacting with regulatory bodies (FDA, TUV, etc.)
What you'll do
- Partner with R&D and cross-functional teams to define design requirements and develop robust manufacturing processes.
- Lead risk management activities and design reviews to ensure product safety, compliance, and risk mitigation.
- Drive design verification, validation, and user testing efforts to support successful product launches.
- Prepare and maintain quality documentation to support regulatory submissions and product approvals.
- Conduct risk/benefit analyses and present findings to executive leadership for informed decision-making.
- Apply statistical tools and problem-solving techniques to improve product and process performance.
- Oversee design transfers to manufacturing sites and review/approve inspection plans and drawings.
- Mentor junior engineers and leverage market feedback and prior product issues to inform design improvements.
Pay
$85,500 – $142,500 a year
Employer providedUnited States of America Pay Ranges
- US10: $85,500 - $142,500 USD Annual
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Where you'll work
Flower Mound, TXHybridOpen in Maps (opens in a new tab)
More jobs in Flower Mound, TXEqual opportunity, accessibility and legal noticesStryker's statements, word for word
Travel Percentage: 20%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.
Job intelligence
The context around this role
Live data · October 23, 2026
Salary intelligence
How the pay compares
This role's midpoint is 4% below the US median for Quality Assurance roles at this level.
This roleEmployer provided
Senior & Principal roles in Texas9 roles publishing pay
Senior & Principal roles in the US313 roles publishing pay
| Annual base pay | Low | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|
| This role | $85,500 | — | $142,500 |
| Texas (middle half) | $97,500 | $114,500 | $130,000 |
| All US (middle half) | $102,500 | $119,000 | $137,500 |
This role: Stryker's own published range. Comparisons: the base pay employers published on open Quality Assurance roles at the same level on Regulatory Jobs, October 23, 2026. Nothing is estimated.
Career trajectory
Where this role sits in Quality Assurance
The general path across 927 open Quality Assurance roles on Regulatory Jobs, with the titles they carry most. Not Stryker's own promotion track.
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Skills DNA
What this role leans on
How many of the posting's 19 duty, requirement and summary lines touch each area. The posting's emphasis, not a proficiency score.
- Collaboration and leadership5
- GMP and compliance3
- Lab testing and methods2
- Quality systems and risk2
- Documentation and SOPs1
- Validation and qualification1
- Regulatory submissions1
Company hiring pulse
Stryker on Regulatory Jobs
- 67
- Open roles
- 55
- Distinct roles
- 18
- Locations
By discipline
- Quality54 81%
- Regulatory11 16%
- Compliance & Safety2 3%
By level
- Senior & Principal41 61%
- Associate & Specialist19 28%
- Manager7 10%
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Senior Design Quality Engineer, New Product Development Advanced at Stryker
Open until filled. $86K–$143K a year, employer provided.

