Senior Mechanical Engineer I

At Alcon, we are driven by the meaningful work we do to help people see brilliantly. We innovate boldly, champion progress, and act with speed as the global leader in eye care. Here, you’ll be recognized for your commitment 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, talented people to join Alcon and we are hiring for a Sr. Mechanical Engineer I who will be located in Belmont, CA in the San Francisco Bay Area.

In this role, a typical day will include:

• Design & develop components, fixtures, or entire test equipment systems (e.g. in vitro bench testing systems, eye models, etc.) to support the development of novel intraocular lens devices & technologies.

• Responsible for conducting experiments, and root cause analysis for emerging manufacturing, or design defects.

• Works closely with subject matter experts from a cross-functional team of mechanical, optics, manufacturing, and materials scientists to investigate and evaluate existing technology, and design new methodology, materials, or equipment as needed to meet project milestones & timelines for intraocular lens development.

• Develop and execute design verification/validation test protocols and document results in test reports.

• Accountable for preparing and presenting study protocols, technical reports, technical presentations, and other supporting documents for internal and external submissions. 

• Participate in cross-functional R&D activities as a functional representative on various core-team and sub-team project meetings.

• Work with suppliers, and contract manufacturers, and build the capability to support manufacturing scale-up

• Monitor the field for new developments in ophthalmic surgery practice, manufacturing technology, IOL, and delivery system development to support the development of new products in accordance with the IOL pipeline strategy.  

Experience:

• Experience in product development from ideation to pilot line scale-up

• Experience in fixtures and tooling design (SolidWorks preferred)

• Knowledge of performance metrics, statistical analysis, and data mining using SAS, JMP, or Minitab

• Fundamental Lean Six Sigma knowledge for problem-solving and/or process optimization

• Self-driven and willing to work as part of the team in a dynamic fast-paced environment

• Experience in developing metrology systems and executing Gage R&R

• Experience with equipment qualification (IQ/OQ)

• Experience in characterizing process capabilities using design of experiment

• Excellent verbal, written, and presentation skills to communicate accomplishments/risks to peers, management, and suppliers

Preferred Qualifications:

• Medical device class III experience

• Fundamental understanding of ISO 13485 medical device regulation

• Experience with manufacturing process automation

• Injection mold tooling development, and flow analysis

• Optical component development using diamond turning lathes

• Data collection and management system

• Database development, and analytics (SQL, Tableau, Alteryx)

What You'll Bring to Alcon:

• Bachelor’s Degree or Equivalent year of directly related experience (or high school +13 yrs; Assoc. +9 yrs; B.S.+5yrs M.S.+2yrs; PhD+0yrs)

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

• 2+ yrs of relevant experience

How You Can Thrive at Alcon:

• 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, and much more!

• Travel Requirements: 5-10%

• Relocation assistance: Yes

• Sponsorship available: Yes

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