Senior Designer, CAD - R&D

Join Stryker’s Trauma & Extremities team as a Senior Designer, CAD, supporting new product development for Foot & Ankle orthopedic instruments and implants. Trauma | Stryker (

In this role, you will create 3D models, assemblies, technical drawings, and documentation while partnering with R&D engineers to turn concepts and design inputs into production-ready CAD solutions.

This role is based in Memphis, TN, with a hybrid workstyle.

What You Will Do

• Design and maintain 3D CAD models, assemblies, and technical drawings for orthopedic instruments and implants using established engineering and drafting standards.

• Develop components, subsystems, tooling, fixtures, and related documentation to support concept development, prototyping, testing, and production release.

• Create, route, and release engineering documentation, including engineering change requests and design revisions, while meeting quality and regulatory requirements.

• Review technical drawings, bills of materials, and product documentation to ensure accuracy, completeness, and compliance with established standards.

• Apply geometric dimensioning and tolerancing (GD&T) principles to support manufacturability, inspection, and product quality.

• Lead CAD-related activities for cross-functional product development teams during ideation, design reviews, testing, and prototype evaluations.

• Analyze design inputs and technical requirements to develop effective CAD solutions and support design decision-making.

• Provide training, guidance, and technical support on product lifecycle management (PLM), CAD tools, and documentation processes.

What You Will Need

Required Qualifications

• High school diploma and 6+ years of relevant design experience; OR associate degree and 4+ years of relevant design experience; OR bachelor’s degree.

• 2+ years of experience using three-dimensional Computer-Aided Design software.

• Experience with 3D CAD software.

• Experience creating and maintaining technical drawings and engineering documentation.

• Proficiency with Microsoft Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.

Preferred Qualifications

• Creo experience is strongly preferred.

• Experience with Windchill/OnePLM, or another product lifecycle management system; transferable PLM or lifecycle management experience will be considered.

• Experience applying engineering drafting standards or GD&T principles.

• Experience supporting medical device, orthopedic, regulated product, aerospace, automotive, industrial manufacturing, or consumer product development environments.

• $72,500 - $120,900 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.

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.