What is the salary for the Senior R&D Engineer - Polymers Center of Excellence role at Stryker?

The listed annual base salary range is $89K–$149K. This figure is taken from the posting itself.

Does Stryker sponsor H-1B visas?

Stryker has filed H-1B petitions with the US Department of Labor in past years, but this specific posting does not explicitly mention sponsorship for the Senior R&D Engineer - Polymers Center of Excellence role. Confirm with the employer before applying if visa support is required.

Where is the Senior R&D Engineer - Polymers Center of Excellence role at Stryker based?

This role is based in Irvine, CA.

How many years of experience does this Senior R&D Engineer - Polymers Center of Excellence role require?

The posting calls for at least 2 years of relevant experience.

What techniques or methods are required for this Senior R&D Engineer - Polymers Center of Excellence role?

DSC, DMA, FTIR, SEM, surface characterization.

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Senior R&D Engineer - Polymers Center of Excellence

Stryker · Irvine, CAtoday

$89k – $149kfrom the posting

BS-level R&D / Research roles on Crosslinked list a median of $126k (432 that show pay).

Develop, characterize and prototype polymer materials, coatings and processes for peripheral vascular medical devices.

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Why it is interesting. Help set up a new polymer CoE lab, choosing equipment and processes while taking polymer and coating work from concept to commercialization

Mostly at the benchDeep specialist First industry roleBS acceptable Realistic requirements

Core polymer rolePolymer Center of Excellence: develop, characterize and optimize polymer materials, coatings and processes; DSC, DMA, FTIR, SEM characterization

H-1B filings

Stryker filed 33 H-1B labor applications for scientist and engineer roles from Jan to Dec 2025.

Most common titles: Senior Service Quality Engineer, Project Manager, Manager, R&D Packaging. Median filed pay: $115K a year.

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Seniority: Mid-level
Work: On-site
Type: Full-time
Degree: BS
Experience: 2+ yrs
Industry: Medical devices
Role: R&D / Research

Materials

polymers525 roles polymer coatings5 roles

Techniques

DSC191 roles DMA79 roles FTIR234 roles SEM224 roles surface characterization13 roles

Benefits

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Role details

Advance Innovation That Improves Lives

At Stryker, we’re driven to make healthcare better through cutting-edge engineering. As a Senior R&D Engineer within the Polymer Center of Excellence, you’ll support the development, characterization, and optimization of polymer materials, coatings, and manufacturing processes that enable innovative medical device solutions for our Peripheral Vascular business. You’ll apply your engineering knowledge through hands-on prototyping, testing, material characterization, and problem-solving while collaborating with cross-functional teams to advance products from concept through commercialization.

What You Will Do

Support the development and expansion of Polymer Center of Excellence laboratory capabilities by identifying, evaluating, installing, and implementing equipment, fixtures, and processes for prototyping and material development.
Assemble early-stage prototypes and components using small-scale polymer manufacturing processes to enable rapid design-build-test iterations across R&D programs.
Research, develop, evaluate, and optimize polymer materials, coatings, and manufacturing processes for medical device applications with minimal supervision.
Conduct rapid prototyping activities to evaluate new product concepts, materials, and processes and support development decisions.
Plan and execute material characterization and testing, including mechanical, thermal, chemical, and surface analyses.
Support root cause investigations related to material, coating, process, and product performance using analytical and data-driven problem-solving techniques.
Evaluate polymer materials, coatings, and surface treatments based on design requirements, biocompatibility considerations, manufacturability, and performance needs.
Design and execute experiments to better understand material behavior, process variability, and product performance using engineering and statistical principles.
Collaborate cross-functionally with R&D, Quality, Manufacturing, Regulatory, and other partners to develop and transfer polymer and coating processes from concept through commercialization.
Develop technical reports, test protocols, engineering documentation, and design recommendations to support engineering decisions, design controls, regulatory requirements, and knowledge sharing.
Apply engineering principles to solve technical challenges related to materials, processes, prototypes, and product performance.

Required Qualifications

What You Will Need

Bachelor of Science in Materials Science, Polymer Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related engineering or technical discipline.
Minimum 2 years of professional, academic, or research experience working with polymer materials, polymer processing, polymer manufacturing, or polymer-based product development.
Working knowledge of polymer material science, including polymer properties, material behavior, processing techniques, and their relationship to product or application performance.
Hands-on experience supporting prototyping, manufacturing/process development, or fabrication activities involving polymer materials.
Familiarity with material characterization techniques such as DSC, DMA, FTIR, SEM, surface characterization, and microscopy

Preferred Qualifications

Experience with polymer materials, coatings, materials engineering, and/or medical device product development.
Hands-on experience with rapid prototyping, experimental design, development testing in laboratory/manufacturing environments.
Experience evaluating or selecting materials based on mechanical properties, manufacturability, processing requirements, and product performance.
Experience using engineering problem-solving methods to investigate material, process, or product performance issues.
Familiarity with CAD software such as SolidWorks, Creo, AutoCAD, or equivalent.
Ability to document technical work and communicate engineering findings and recommendations to cross-functional partners.

United States of America Pay Ranges

US15: $89,400 - $148,900 USD Annual

Health benefits include: Medical and prescription drug insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, critical illness insurance, accident insurance, hospital indemnity insurance, personalized healthcare support, wellbeing program and tobacco cessation program. Financial benefits include: Health Savings Account (HSA), Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs), 401(k) plan, Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP), basic life and AD&D insurance, and short-term disability insurance. Stryker 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. Depending on customer requirements employees and new hires in sales and field roles that require access to customer accounts as a function of the job may be required to obtain various vaccinations as an essential function of their role.