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Staff Engineer - Sage, NPD

Stryker · Cary, IL · $98,200–$163,700 a year · Full time

Posted Aug 17, 2026 · We last checked this listing on Oct 5, 2026

Likely interview questions for this role

Written from this job description, not a generic list. Each one notes what the interviewer is really checking.

About your past

Walk me through a medical device component or subsystem you designed from a user need all the way to verified design. Where did you have the most say?

What they are checking: Whether they have truly owned design work end to end or mostly supported someone else's decisions.

Tell me about a time you led prototyping and testing and the results told you the design was wrong. What did you do next?

What they are checking: Whether they let data change their mind or defend the design they already liked.

Describe a complex design issue you solved using data. What analysis did you run, and how sure were you before you made the change?

What they are checking: Whether they use structured root cause and statistics, or guess and hope the next build works.

Tell me about a time you mentored a less experienced engineer on design controls. What did they struggle with?

What they are checking: Whether a staff-level hire can raise the team's skill, not just do excellent individual work.

How do you work with quality, regulatory and manufacturing early in concept so the product can actually be built and cleared?

What they are checking: Whether they bring in other disciplines early instead of handing off a finished design and fighting later.

What would you do

How would you set up a Voice of Customer session with clinicians so you learn what they actually do, not just what they say they want?

What they are checking: Whether they know how to observe real clinical workflow and avoid leading questions that confirm their own idea.

You're halfway through verification and marketing asks for a feature change that touches a requirement you already tested. How do you handle it?

What they are checking: Whether they can protect design control and explain the real cost of late changes without simply refusing.

Sage aims for simple interventions with big outcomes. How do you keep a design simple when every function wants to add something?

What they are checking: Whether they can defend simplicity with reasons tied to the user and the clinical outcome.

About the work

How do you turn a vague user need, like a nurse saying a product is hard to open with gloves on, into a design input you can actually verify?

What they are checking: Whether they can write measurable, testable requirements instead of restating complaints in engineering language.

What belongs in a Design History File, and what goes wrong on a project when the DHF is treated as paperwork at the end?

What they are checking: Whether they understand design control as a working discipline that protects patients, not a box to check before launch.

How do you decide which verification tests need a statistical sample size and how do you pick that number?

What they are checking: Whether they can tie sample size to risk and confidence rather than copying whatever the last project used.

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The full job description

As published by Stryker.

Work Flexibility: Hybrid We are hiring a Staff Engineer to join our New Product Development team within the R&D department at Sage Products, a business unit within Stryker. This role will involve the design and development of new medical devices that support the mission of Sage – creating simple interventions with extraordinary outcomes. The individual will be involved throughout the entire product development cycle from concept to launch, working closely with other disciplines within R&D to ensure products are developed effectively, safely and efficiently. This a hybrid based role in Cary, IL. To learn more about Stryker’s Sage portfolio, please click here: Sage | Stryker . What You Will Do • Design, develop, and verify components and subsystems for medical devices with minimal supervision. • Translate user needs into design specifications and deliver system-level solutions. • Lead prototyping and testing efforts to validate design performance. • Identify and resolve complex design issues using data-driven analysis to improve processes and outcomes. • Apply clinical knowledge to author design inputs and support Voice of Customer sessions. • Ensure compliance with industry standards and mentor others in design control practices. • Create and maintain engineering documentation, including Design History Files. • Collaborate cross-functionally to drive projects from concept through launch. What You Will Need Required Qualifications • Bachelor of Science in Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or Biomedical Engineering. • Minimum four years of relevant engineering experience. • Experience designing mechanical or electro-mechanical assemblies. • Proficiency in creating engineering drawings and models using GD&T and CAE tools. Preferred Qualifications • Experience with CAD tools, preferably Creo. • Knowledge of materials and manufacturing processes. • Familiarity with risk management and quality systems in a regulated environment. United States of America Pay Ranges: • US10 : $98,200 - $163,700 USD Annual. 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.