Staff Tooling Engineer

Work Flexibility: Onsite

Join a high-impact engineering function focused on tooling development, mold performance, and injection molding processes within a regulated manufacturing environment. This role supports the full lifecycle of tooling programs—from design and validation to maintenance and continuous improvement—while ensuring alignment with quality and regulatory standards.

What you will do Manage tooling programs and projects from design through validation and release, ensuring adherence to timelines, cost targets, and quality standards

Conduct mold design reviews, evaluating performance metrics, technical risks, and design feasibility

Select and coordinate with mold builders and external vendors; request quotations and oversee deliverables

Analyze plastic part quality issues, identify mold-related root causes, and implement corrective actions to reduce defects

Develop and maintain mold history files, drawings records, and documentation for traceability and compliance

Execute incoming and outgoing mold inspections and publish detailed technical reports

Audit supplier and in-house mold records and spare part inventories; implement corrective actions to address gaps

Review and improve preventive maintenance programs for molds to increase uptime and extend tool life

What you will need

Required Bachelor’s degree in Engineering (or minimum 5 years of experience in mold making or injection molding management/processing)

Minimum 6 years of experience in technical roles

Experience working in a regulated manufacturing environment (e.g., medical devices or similar)

Proficiency in CAD tools and advanced PC applications

Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings and schematics

Fluency in Spanish and English

Preferred Experience designing or specifying inspection fixtures or testing equipment

Knowledge of polymers, thermoplastics, metallurgy, and heat transfer principles

Additional information Travel: May be required for supplier visits or tooling validation activities

Physical requirements: Ability to handle small components, use measuring equipment, and perform inspections on the production floor (including walking, bending, and standing for extended periods)

United States of America Pay Ranges: Puerto Rico : $77,700 - $129,500 USD Annual

Travel Percentage: 30%

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.

Stryker Corporation will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information.