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Principal Coatings Engineer (Cork)

Summary

As our Principal Engineer, you'll lead and advance our thermal coating technologies, enhancing process performance and providing technical leadership for our Coatings strategy .

Responsibilities :

• Develop detailed understanding of best practice in product/process performance within the Medical devices industry.

• Develop support network of key divisional/corporate leaders academic and supplier partners to enhance understanding of product manufacture and quality

• Drive high levels of employee engagement through a highly effective support structure implemented for all engineers.

• Develops technical solutions to complex technical problems where analysis of situations requires an in depth evaluation of variable factors.

• Develop system level design strategy.

• May lead design, development, testing & refinement of system, sub-system & component.

• Under general supervision, plans, conducts and supervises assignments.

• Reviews progress and evaluates results.

• Recommends changes in procedures.

• Operates with substantial latitude for unreviewed action or decision.

• Reviews progress with management

• Serve as technical advisor to engineering personnel.

• All other duties as assigned.

Qualifications/Expereince required:

• BS in Engineering Level 8 Degree or equivalent,

• Advanced Degree desired ideally Masters ,Black Belt or PHD

• Has minimum of 8 years manufacturing experience.

• Minimum of 2 years’ experience at Senior Staff or equivalent.

• Excellent communication and influencing skills with both internal and external agents.

• Technical leadership of Staff engineers, Senior engineers, Engineers, Coop Students, Technicians and operators as required.

• Capable of technically leading a multi-disciplined team in an aggressive, dynamic and results motivated environment

• Demonstrable Excellent analytical & problem solving skills, a process improvement orientation, and the ability to handle multiple tasks in a fast-paced and results-oriented environment

• Excellent presentation and written / verbal communication skills

• Demonstrable ability to work autonomously

• Demonstrable ability to lead significant projects and initiatives

• A team player, with a flexible approach.

• Technological expert, willing to source, investigate and implement technological and automation advances

• Confident and effective decision maker, with a proven technical leadership ability to negotiate and influence others.

Stryker is a global leader in medical technologies and, together with its customers, is driven to make healthcare better. The company offers innovative products and services in MedSurg, Neurotechnology, Orthopaedics and Spine that help improve patient and healthcare outcomes. Alongside its customers around the world, Stryker impacts more than 150 million patients annually.

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.