Senior Electrical and Electronics Engineer

Alcon Laboratories India Pvt Ltd; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 900,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Job summary

Alcon Laboratories India Pvt Ltd is seeking a Senior Associate I in R&D E&E to sustain electrical/electronic systems for ophthalmic medical devices. You will support existing products through testing, troubleshooting, and documentation, while coordinating with regulatory, quality, and manufacturing teams to ensure compliance and continued performance.

The role emphasizes risk analysis, verification, and traceability within design control, with relocation assistance available and a strong focus

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical and Electronics Engineering (EEE) or Electronics and Communication Engineering (E&C).
• 5+ years of experience in medical device sustaining engineering, product support engineering, or product development.

Responsibilities

• Support existing electrical and electronic products through board-level testing, troubleshooting, schematic review, failure investigation, and documentation updates.
• Review and assess ECNs/ECOs impacting E&E scope, including risk, compliance, verification, and implementation readiness.
• Perform root cause analysis and technical investigations for electrical issues across field, manufacturing, and service.
• Collaborate with mechanical, software, systems, manufacturing, quality, and regulatory teams to resolve complex issues.
• Support design control activities related to E&E, including requirements, risk analysis, verification, and traceability.
• Assist with Technical file reviews and updates aligned with county regulatory requirements (US, EU, China).
• Evaluate material changes, obsolescence, and supplier impacts; ensure changes meet quality and regulatory requirements.

Skills

Analytical skills

Problem solving

Cross-functional

Communication

Teamwork

Education

B.E./B.Tech in EEE or E&C

Tools

Windchill

Polarion

Teamcenter

Job description

Sr. Associate I, Research & Development Process & Product Design Summary of Position: The Senior Associate I – Electrical & Electronics (E&E) is responsible for sustaining engineering support for electrical and electronic systems for ophthalmic medical devices. This role ensures product continuity, compliance, and performance throughout the product lifecycle and acts as a technical interface with cross functional stakeholders including Software Lifecycle Management (LCM), Design Control, Manufacturing, Service, Quality, Regulatory Affairs, Medical Safety and Clinical teams.

Key Responsibilities

Support existing electrical and electronic products through board-level testing, troubleshooting, schematic review, failure investigation, and technical documentation updates. This role “does not” include new products or circuit/schematic design activities. Use knowledge of electronic boards, wiring, power supplies, sensors, and electrical interfaces to identify and resolve product issues. Review and assess engineering changes (ECOs/ECNs) impacting E&E scope, including risk, compliance, verification, and implementation readiness. Support design control activities related to E&E, including product requirements, risk analysis, verification, and traceability Perform root cause analysis and technical investigations for field, manufacturing, and service‑related electrical issues. Evaluate component changes, obsolescence, and supplier impacts and recommend technically sound solutions. Assess material compliance impacts (e.g., RoHS, REACH, and region‑specific regulations) associated with component and supplier changes. Ensure electrical and electronic product changes continue to meet quality and regulatory requirements. Collaborate effectively across mechanical, software, systems, manufacturing, quality, and regulatory teams to resolve complex issues. Provide engineering judgment and recommendations, proposing alternative solutions when required. Support Technical file reviews and updates, ensuring alignment with county specific regulatory requirement (e.g., US, EU, China), in collaboration with Regulatory Affairs. Support product complaint investigations and assess the need for updates to Risk Management Report (RMR), in collaboration with Complaints, Medical Safety and Design Control teams. Perform engineering assessments for sustaining activities, including equivalent component evaluations, electrical and thermal derating, tolerance analysis, signal integrity, manufacturability and assembly reviews, and EMC/EMI analysis.

Key Requirements/Minimum Qualifications

Minimum Requirements Bachelor’s degree in Electrical and Electronics Engineering (EEE) or Electronics and Communication Engineering (E&C) 5+ years of experience in medical device sustaining engineering, product support engineering, or product development

Preferred Experience

Experience supporting embedded electronic systems. Proficiency with PLM and requirements tools (e.g., Windchill, Polarion, Teamcenter) Working knowledge of systems engineering principles and interface management Exposure to surgical or ophthalmic medical devices. Familiarity with medical device standards such as ISO 13485, ISO 14971, and awareness of electrical safety and EMC requirements (e.g., IEC 60601 series)

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & BEHAVIORS

Strong analytical and structured problem-solving skills Ability to work independently with moderate autonomy while following defined processes Effective communicators in cross functional and global environments Collaborative team player with ownership mindset Product lifecycle and business awareness Quality driven, compliance focused approach

Work hours: 1 PM to 10 PM IST

Relocation assistance: Yes

Alcon is an Equal Opportunity Employer and takes pride in maintaining a diverse environment. We do not 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 status, disability, or any other reason.

Experience Level Mid Level