{"id":1150552,"url":"https://alion.io/job/stryker-rd-biomedicalmechanical-engineering-graduate-program-september-2027","title":"R&D Biomedical/Mechanical Engineering Graduate Program - September 2027","company":{"id":2579,"name":"Stryker","domain":"stryker.com","url":"https://alion.io/company/stryker","size_band":"5000+","is_staffing_agency":false,"is_intermediary":false,"listed_via":null,"ats_vendor":"Workday","truth_index":{"grade":"B","score":81,"open_postings":89,"ghost_share":0,"stale_share":0.775,"repost_share":0,"time_to_fill_p50_days":26,"computed_at":"2026-09-24T05:45:00Z"}},"role":"Industrial Engineering","role_family":"Industrial Engineering","seniority":"junior","employment_type":"full_time","work_mode":"hybrid","remote_scope":null,"remote_scope_basis":null,"remote_working_hours":null,"hiring_geo_confidence":"structured","locations":["Cork, Ireland"],"countries":["IE"],"hiring_countries":[],"hiring_countries_total":0,"salary":null,"salary_estimate":{"min_usd":37000,"max_usd":81000,"period":"year","method":"global_role_cell_scaled_by_country","sample_n":1608},"experience_years_min":null,"visa_sponsorship":false,"relocation_package":false,"has_equity":false,"technologies":[],"status":"live","first_seen_at":"2026-09-23T17:28:06Z","employer_posted_date":"2026-09-23","last_verified_at":"2026-09-25T04:12:01Z","board_verified":true,"closed_at":null,"days_open":1,"trust":{"level":"ok","repost_count":null,"flags":[],"days_open":1},"description":"Work Flexibility: HybridStryker are delighted to be hiring talented Mechanical for our “R&D Graduate Programme” - to begin in September 2027.\nApplications close: Friday 24th October 2026. \nPlease ensure your CV includes your academic results or current trending results (if final results are not yet available).\nThe “R&D Graduate Programme” is a 24-month structured graduate development programme in the R&D function. The programme rotates on a 6-month rotating assignment basis in order to learn and develop the basic knowledge and skills in the various engineering areas of expertise. The position rotates on a 6 monthly assignment basis:\nDesign\n\nAdvanced Operations / Research and Technology Development\n\nAdvanced Quality Engineering\n\nEngineering Services (CAD/Prototype/Test Lab)\n\nWhat Are We Looking For?\nDedicated achievers: People who thrive in a fast-paced environment and will stop at nothing to ensure a project is complete and meets regulations and expectations.\n\nCurious learners.People who seek out cutting-edge research and information to expand and enhance their ability to develop new ideas into reality.\n\nCollaborative partners. People who build and leverage cross-functional relationships to bring together ideas, information, use cases, and industry analyses to develop best practices.\n\nDuring each rotational assignment participants will be responsible for: \nMechanical:\nParticipating in various project teams.\n\nWork with a highly creative design team to invent and develop innovative new product concepts.\n\nInvestigation, design, development and implementation of new manufacturing processes and technology.\n\nHandover of new processes from development to production. Implement quality systems and work closely with Design, Quality and Manufacturing Engineering.\n\nProvide process validation support both internally and with vendors.\n\nDevelop and qualify new test equipment and methods.\n\nResearch, specify and qualify new test or prototyping equipment.\n\nWhat You Need?\nCandidates must have already attained or be on course to attain a 2.1 result in a Level 8 or above Mechanical/ Manufacturing/ Biomedical Engineering course or related discipline.\n\nCandidates must have/will have attained the above between June 2025 and Sept 2027.\n\nSelf-starter with demonstrated efficient work methods, analytical & problem-solving skills, and ability to handle multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment.\n\nThe individual should enjoy working in a fast paced, dynamic and results orientated team environment.\n\nStrong communication skills with the ability to effectively work cross-functionally and with global teams.\n\nBenefitsof Working in Stryker:\nSecure a place on our Graduate Programme and you’llenjoy a remunerationpackage that is unsurpassed, including:\nPermanent Contract.\n\nAnnual Target Bonus.\n\nShare Option Scheme.\n\nPension Scheme.\n\nHealth Care.\n\nExcellent opportunity for Progression and Development.\n\nHybrid Working.\n\nEmployee Assistance Programme.\n\nEmployee Resource Groups, and Sports and Social Groups.\n\nTraining and support with a dedicated mentor from day one.\n\nStryker\nStryker is one of the world’s leading medical technology companies and is dedicated to helping healthcare professionals perform their jobs more efficiently while enhancing patient care. Stryker is committed to delivering exceptional results to patients so they can continue to live healthy, active lifestyles. \nA wide and diverse range of Stryker products are manufactured in Ireland including hip and knee system implants, bone cement, surgical blades and micro-rotary burs which are used for cutting, drilling, burring, and shaping bone and soft tissue during orthopaedic, spine, ear, nose and throat plastic surgery. Our neurovascular Ireland product pipeline represents a broad offering of detachable coils for the treatment of haemorrhagic stroke (the rupture of a blood vessel in the brain) and ischemic stroke (a blockage in a blood vessel in the brain). \nStryker offers results-driven people a place where they can make a difference. It is our privilege to create medical technology that exceeds our customers’ expectations and improves peoples’ lives around the world. \nWe give employees the opportunity to develop their career based on each individual’s strengths, performance and potential, including the possibility to move geographically, functionally, laterally, and vertically. Stryker is a career destination for engaged passionate and talented people who seek innovation, growth, and opportunity.\n # IJ\nIreland: €44,000 EUR Annual\nAt Stryker, we believe transparency helps candidates make confident decisions about their next career step. Compensation is an important part of that process and we want to be clear about how pay is determined. The compensation information posted for this role may be presented as a salary range or a fixed amount depending on the role. In addition to base salary, this role may be eligible for incentive compensation (such as bonus and/or commissions where applicable), along with Stryker’s comprehensive benefits package.\nIf you’d like to learn more about the salary or the benefits associated with this role, your recruiter will be happy to walk you through the details as you progress through the hiring process.\nTravel Percentage: None","description_format":"text","description_chars":5278,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":null,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":null,"security_clearance":false,"languages":[]},"benefits":["Hybrid work"],"hiring_locations":[{"name":"Ireland","iso":"IE","kind":"country"}],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":false,"industries":["Health Care"],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-09-23T17:28:06Z"}],"liveness":{"score":63,"band":"ok","label":"Likely open","p_open":1,"p_active":0.632,"p_room":1,"age_days":0,"expected_fill_days":26,"reasons":["conf:2","stale_co","velocity","win:early","comp:junior,brand"],"computed_at":"2026-09-24T05:45:00Z"},"pay":null,"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/stryker-rd-biomedicalmechanical-engineering-graduate-program-september-2027","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/stryker-rd-biomedicalmechanical-engineering-graduate-program-september-2027.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-09-25T04:22:26Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers","usage":{"tier":"crawler","counted_by":"address","units_charged":1,"used_today":4688,"day_limit":5000,"remaining_today":312,"minute_limit":60,"resets_at":"2026-09-26T00:00:00Z"}}}