Senior Engineer

At Alcon, we are driven by the meaningful work we do to help people see brilliantly. We innovate ambitiously, champion progress, and act with speed as the global leader in eye care. Here, you'll be recognized for your dedication and contributions and see your career like never before. Together, we go above and beyond to make an impact in the lives of our patients and customers.

We foster an inclusive culture and are looking for diverse, hardworking people to join Alcon! As a Senior Engineer supporting our Research and Development Engineering Team, you will be trusted with helping to develop and maintain equipment for creating new contact lens products at our manufacturing site in Johns Creek, GA.

In this role, a typical day will include:

• Troubleshooting and correcting issues related to sophisticated production equipment used in contact lens development/manufacturing process including PLC program changes and/or mechanical design changes as applicable.

• Developing, crafting, installing, commissioning, qualifying, validating, and optimizing ocular health laboratory and manufacturing equipment in compliance with Good Practice (GxP) procedures

• Communicating and coordinating with internal/external vendors during the design, implementation, commissioning, Factory Acceptance Testing (FAT), Site Acceptance Testing (SAT), and optimization of equipment

• Completing tasks efficiently and working together with other departments to achieve common and overarching project goals (e.g. landmark, budget, etc.)

• Assuring that there is a safe and orderly work environment and compliance with corporate rules and regulations.

• Providing support, as needed, in generating required technical documents including Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), training manuals, protocols, and system drawings (AutoCAD/SolidWorks) per GMP guidelines.

• Crafting maintenance plans or spare part infrastructure for new equipment to reduce unplanned machine downtimes.

• Crafting and implementing protocols for product development and preparing documentation related to procedures, training, work instructions, validations, reports, etc.

• Applying technical methods to optimize processes and sustainably helping to improve product quality and process yields.

• Having a positive demeanor with good interpersonal skills and being capable of supporting an excellent team environment.

WHAT YOU'LL BRING TO ALCON:

• Bachelor's Degree or Equivalent years of directly related experience (or high school +10 yrs; Assoc.+6 yrs; M.S.+0 yrs)

• 2 Years of Relevant Experience

• The ability to fluently read, write, understand, and communicate in English

• Travel Requirements: up to 10%

• Sponsorship & Relocation Not Available

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS/SKILLS/EXPERIENCE:

• Degree in Electrical, Mechanical, Process Engineering, or related majors

• Leadership Experience (Will need to be able to provide training opportunities and supervise direct reports)

• Experience in installation and commissioning of production equipment as well as production operations

• Excellent organizational and time management skills

• Advanced proficiency in Maximo and Microsoft Office Suite

HOW TO THRIVE AT ALCON:

• Collaborate with teammates to share standard processes and learnings as work evolves!

• See your career like never before with focused growth and development opportunities!

• Join Alcon's mission to provide outstanding, innovative products and solutions to improve sight, improve lives, and grow your career!

• Alcon provides robust benefits package including health, life, retirement, flexible time off for exempt associates, PTO for hourly associates, and much more!

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Alcon is an Equal Opportunity Employer and participates in E-Verify. Alcon takes pride in maintaining a diverse environment and our policies are not to discriminate in recruitment, hiring, training, promotion or other employment practices for reasons of race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital or veteran status, disability, or any other legally protected status. Alcon is also committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to individuals with disabilities. If, because of a medical condition or disability, you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application process, or in order to perform the essential functions of a position, please send an email to alcon.recruitment@alcon.com and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information.