Principal Engineer in Portage

Work Flexibility: Hybrid or Onsite Stryker is seeking a dynamic and visionary product development leader with a proven track record of leading large, complex product development programs through the application of systems engineering principles. As the technical quarterback, this individual will drive alignment, collaboration, and execution across a multidisciplinary global product line, ensuring teams work cohesively toward shared objectives while delivering innovative solutions that improve patient care. As medical technologies continue to evolve, our products must operate seamlessly within broader healthcare ecosystems and enabling technology platforms. This leader will be responsible for defining and overseeing system-level architectures, ensuring robust integration across hardware, software, data, connectivity, and partner technologies. They will champion a systems-thinking approach, proactively identify opportunities and risks, and ensuring our products deliver a seamless user experience while supporting the future needs of a connected healthcare environment. The ideal candidate combines deep technical expertise with exceptional leadership, influencing stakeholders across functions, geographies, and organizational levels to bring complex systems and product visions to life. https://www.stryker.com/us/en/nse.html What You Will Do Lead system architecture, technical strategy, and integration activities for complex medical device products and platforms. Translate customer, clinical, and business needs into system-level requirements and drive alignment across software, electrical, and mechanical engineering teams. Lead requirements development, allocation, traceability, and verification planning thro