Why join Stryker?

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Who we want

Challengers. People who seek out the hard projects and work to find just the right solutions.​

Teammates. Partners who listen to ideas, share thoughts and work together to move the business forward.​

Charismatic networkers. Relationship-savvy people who intentionally make connections with both internal partners and external contacts.​

Strategic thinkers. Interns who propose innovative ideas and consistently exceed their performance objectives.​

Customer-oriented achievers. Individuals with an unparalleled work ethic and customer-focused attitude who bring value to their partnerships.​

Game changers. Persistent interns who will stop at nothing to live out Stryker’s mission to make healthcare better.

What You Get Out of the Internship ​

Stryker, a global leader in medical technology takes great pride in their people, and that’s why we’re looking to expand our talent. As a result, we are looking for the best and brightest students to strengthen our team and drive our business going forward. Stryker Engineering interns will get to:​

• Impact the development and manufacturing of cutting edge products​
• Gain experience within a fast paced and growing industry​
• Apply classroom knowledge in a fast-paced and growing industry setting​
• Implement new ideas, be constantly challenged, and develop your skills​

For this internship, you will be a part of a cohort program called 'HBCU IMPACT'. This program is a partnership with the University of Utah where you will be connected with other HBCU students who are interning at various companies in Utah for the summer. The University of Utah will house students in campus dorms at the Lassonde Studios, plan workshops to enhance their professional skills, and coordinate weekend activities that expose students to Utah's unique culture. For more information on HBCU IMPACT please visit https://diversity.utah.edu/hbcu-partnerships/impact/

To be considered for this opportunity you must be a student from the following Historically Black College or University:

• Howard University
• Morgan State University
• Morehouse College
• North Carolina A&T
• Prairie View A&M
• Florida A&M University

Opportunities Available ​

As an Engineering Intern at Stryker, you will be placed in one of the following teams:​

Quality ​

Advanced Quality ​

AQE interns work on engineering projects related to development of new products. Areas of emphasis may include human factors engineering, risk management, application of statistics, reliability engineering, design verification, and design validation including customer interaction. As Homer Stryker pointed out, “If your tools don’t work, make them work. If you can’t make them work, make some that do work.” In this directive, the AQE team works to make sure that the products we develop at Stryker will work consistently for our customers to meet or exceed their expectations.

Quality ​

Collaborate on cross-functional teams to ensure high product quality, addressing user needs, safety, and reliability. Manage post-market quality processes and design changes.​

Process Quality ​

Analyze and resolve production issues using CAD, root cause analysis, and validation techniques to optimize quality and processes. ​

Supplier Quality ​

Oversee critical suppliers, ensuring manufacturing standards through close collaboration, technical assessment, and internal coordination.​

New Product Development ​

Collaborate on cross-functional teams to research and design new products using tools like CAD and FEA, ensuring alignment with customer needs, business requirements, and regulations.​

Product Engineering ​

Work with cross-functional teams to enhance current products through research, using tools like CAD, FEA, and root cause analysis. Improve product safety and efficacy.​

Test Lab ​

Partner with Test Engineers and R&D to experiment with prototypes, test product designs, and perform quantitative verification. Gain hands-on experience across various technical specialties.​

Manufacturing ​

Collaborate with Design and Operations to enhance manufacturing processes, fixtures, and assembly lines. Apply lean principles and improve safety and ergonomics. ​

Robotics ​

Collaborate across divisions to develop innovative robotic systems for orthopedic surgeries. Contribute to various stages of development, from hardware and software design to accuracy studies. ​

Packaging Engineering: ​

Develop innovative packaging solutions based on customer input. Work with cross-functional teams to support packaging design changes and adhere to regulatory requirements.​

Regulatory ​

Collaborate with multiple departments to support regulatory decision-making, prepare global regulatory submissions, and assist in post-market reporting. Stay updated on changing regulations.​

Clinical/Biomedical Engineering: ​

Cross-functional collaboration to assist clinical research programs. Gain exposure to clinical research landscape, accompany site monitoring visits, prepare literature reviews, and participate in collaborative development processes.

About Stryker

Stryker is one of the world’s leading medical technology companies and, together with its customers, is driven to make healthcare better. The company offers innovative products and services in Medical and Surgical, Neurotechnology, Orthopaedics and Spine that help improve patient and healthcare outcomes. Alongside its customers around the world, Stryker impacts more than 130 million patients annually. More information is available at stryker.com.

Know someone at Stryker?

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Stryker is driven to work together with our customers to make healthcare better. Employees and new hires in sales and field roles that require access to customer accounts as a function of the job may be required, depending on customer requirements, to obtain various vaccinations as an essential function of their role.

The future of healthcare starts with you. Customers, patients and employees are at the heart of everything we do at Stryker. As a world-leading medical technology company, we are focused on innovative healthcare solutions not just for today but for tomorrow. The future of healthcare starts with hiring the best talent and providing our employees with flexibility and opportunity to grow their careers in whatever direction their passions take them.