Optical Engineer / Visual Scientist | Alcon

We foster an inclusive culture and are looking for diverse, talented people to join Alcon. As an Optical Engineer / Visual Scientist, you will be trusted to deliver optical designs and novel methods which support new product development for ophthalmic medical device products. This person will interact with design engineers, metrology engineers, chemistry and process scientists, and clinicians, to advance the state-of-the-art, in terms of clinical methods and product designs in the fields of Presbyopia, Myopia, and Astigmatism Correction. This role will be in Johns Creek, GA.

In this role, a typical day will include:

• Delivers ophthalmic designs and ancillary deliverables using state-of-the-art optical and mechanical design systems and analysis methods.
• Development and validation of clinical / predictive vision models for design exploration and optimization.
• Delivers data analyses, image processing or simulation-based summaries of clinical and bench lens data, leveraging vision science insights to inform lens design targets, clinical targets, and engineering tolerances.
• Effective collaboration with Project Leads, functional managers, cross-franchise SMEs, and clinicians to support R&D targets and project milestones.
• Collaborates with peers, internal customers, and 3rd party suppliers to define design specifications and tolerances.
• Ability to advance innovative designs from ideation, through research and early development phase through product launch.
• Applies scientific and engineering principles to the research and development of medical device/science/technology and/or provide engineering expertise to support development projects.
• Provides optical engineering /visual optics consulting across the organization and develops intellectual property.
• Requires awareness of the workings of the business beyond own team and some familiarity with the external environment as it affects own part of the organization.

Experience:

• Optical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Vision Science, Visual Optics, or Physics.
• A proven track of developing innovations in vision science and / or visual optics preferred.
• Analytical skills, including data analysis using tools such as MATLAB, Minitab, Python, JAVA etc
• Optical design experience (ZEMAX preferred)
• CAD experience (CREO preferred)

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

Point of Contact:

Abbey Brewer

abbey.brewer@alcon.com