At Alcon, we're passionate about enhancing sight and helping people see brilliantly. With more than 25,000 associates, we innovate fearlessly, champion progress, and act swiftly to impact global eye health. We foster an inclusive culture, recognizing your contributions and offering opportunities to grow your career like never before. Together, we make a difference in the lives of our patients and customers. Are you ready to join us?
This role is part of Alcon's Strategic Supply Organization, a team that manages external manufacturing partners for Alcon's industry leading products to ensure products are delivered efficiently and effectively so that people can see brilliantly. The Sr. Principal Engineer, Manufacturing Science & Technology, is primarily responsible for leading multiple technical projects, with a focus on external manufacturing partners. You will develop, implement, and evaluate new production materials, equipment, and technologies, conduct research and development, and assess project capacity at our site in Fort Worth, TX, Houston, TX, or Irvine, CA. Specifics Include:
- Oversee multiple technical projects, ensuring goals are met through specialized expertise and technological innovation.
- Transfer manufacturing processes and technology from R&D to a manufacturing site, or between manufacturing sites.
- Evaluate and manage manufacturing capacity at external manufacturing partners
- Develop and implement standard manufacturing procedures.
- Evaluate production processes to reduce costs and improve product quality standards.
- Conduct manufacturing research and development to address production cost and quality issues.
- Arrange equipment and tools to support production.
- Select and communicate with vendors to determine product specifications and ensure timely, budget-compliant delivery.
- Manage product lifecycles to ensure continuity of supply, including identifying and qualifying alternate materials or suppliers
- Engage with partner functions such as research and development, commercial, and quality.
- Make critical decisions affecting project outcomes, requiring project management, advanced problem-solving, and technical expertise.
- Stay current with advances in the field and adopt an agile approach to problem-solving by testing, iterating, and refining solutions.
- Adhere to GxP regulations by following Standard Operating Procedures, maintaining accurate documentation, ensuring quality control, and completing required training.
- Meet individual job requirements and contribute to organizational compliance.
- Commit to continuous improvement and regulatory compliance in operations.
WHAT YOU’LL BRING TO ALCON:
- Bachelor’s Degree or Equivalent years of directly related experience (or high school +15 yrs; Assoc.+11 yrs; M.S.+4 yrs; PhD+3 yrs)
- The ability to fluently read, write, understand and communicate in English
- 7 Years of relevant experience
- 5 Years of demonstrated leadership experience
- Location: Onsite
- Travel Requirements: Up to 25% domestic and international
- Relocation Assistance: None
- Sponsorship Available: NO
PREFERRED:
- The ability to speak Mandarin
HOW YOU CAN THRIVE AT ALCON:
- Collaborate with teammates to share standard processes and learnings as work evolves!
- Join Alcon’s mission to provide top-tier, innovative products and solutions to enhance sight & enhance lives.
- Grow your career in a highly collaborative and diverse environment.
- Alcon provides robust benefits package including health, life, retirement, flexible time off for salaried associates, paid time off for hourly associates and much more!
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Compensation and Benefits
Alcon’s Total Rewards programs are designed to align incentives with business objectives, support our values, and deliver long‑term value. Our compensation approach includes a combination of fixed and variable pay, with short‑term and long‑term incentive opportunities for eligible roles. Our benefits offerings are designed to support associates and their families across key life events, including programs that promote health and well‑being, provide financial security, and support retirement planning.
The salary range posted represents the anticipated hiring range for this role. Actual compensation may vary based on factors such as experience, skills, location, and internal equity, and may fall outside the posted range.
Pay Range
$144,500.00 - $187,000.00
Pay Frequency
Annual
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 [email protected] and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information.
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent directly related experience; acceptable alternatives include high school diploma plus 15 years, associate degree plus 11 years, master's degree plus 4 years, or PhD plus 3 years
- Fluent English reading, writing, understanding, and communication
- 7 years of relevant experience
- 5 years of demonstrated leadership experience
- Ability to work onsite
- Ability to speak Mandarin
Alcon Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Alcon and has not been reviewed or approved by Alcon.
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Retirement Support — Retirement benefits are framed as unusually strong, pairing a 401(k) match with an additional employer-funded retirement plan contribution. Stock purchase access and performance bonuses are also positioned as meaningful components of total rewards.
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Healthcare Strength — Health coverage is described as comprehensive across medical, dental, vision, life, disability, and mental health support. Distinctive vision-related perks, including free contact lenses in some cases, reinforce the perceived strength of the health-and-wellness offering.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Time-off offerings are characterized as robust, including paid holidays, PTO/vacation, paid sick time, and parental leave. Flexible time off for certain exempt roles and reported year-end shutdown periods further strengthen perceived coverage.
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What We Do
Alcon helps people see brilliantly. As the global leader in eye care with a heritage spanning more than seven decades, we offer the broadest portfolio of products to enhance sight and improve people’s lives. Our Surgical and Vision Care products touch the lives of more than 260 million people in over 140 countries each year living with conditions like cataracts, glaucoma, retinal diseases and refractive errors. Our more than 20,000 associates are enhancing the quality of life through innovative products, partnerships with eye care professionals and programs that advance access to quality eye care.
