Engineer II, Molding

Alcon MX; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Alcon is seeking a dedicated engineer to support molding engineering, validation, and quality activities across programs. You will analyze molding parameters, drive process improvements, and ensure compliance with regulatory and quality systems while collaborating with cross-functional teams.

The role emphasizes documentation, SOP adherence, and contribution to continuous improvement within an onsite work environment at Alcon.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent in related field or equivalent experience.
• Experience with injection molding processes and validation activities.
• Familiarity with regulatory and quality systems in manufacturing.

Responsibilities

• Support molding engineering and validation across programs.
• Analyze injection molding parameters and optimize processes.
• Support quality deliverables across Kneat, Teamcenter, NCI investigations, CAPA.
• Develop and execute validation roadmaps with timely milestones.
• Assist in defect troubleshooting and implement quality controls.
• Collaborate with engineers to refine mold designs for manufacturability.
• Maintain documentation compliant with regulatory and quality system requirements.
• Ensure SOP adherence and contribute to continuous improvement.

Skills

Mold engineering

Process optimization

Quality systems

Documentation

Education

Bachelor’s degree

High school +8 yrs experience

Associate +4 yrs experience

Tools

Kneat

Teamcenter

NCI investigations

CAPA

Veeva Quality Docs

Microsoft Office

Job description

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. This role is part of Alcon's Engineering function, a team focused on improving quality, processes, products, packaging and materials across our business to help deliver brilliant outcomes.

Specifics include:

• Support molding engineering and validation activities across new and existing programs.
• Assist in conducting analysis on injection molding parameters and process optimization.
• Support and drive quality deliverables across multiple quality systems, including (but not limited to) Kneat, Teamcenter, NCI investigations, and CAPA identification, ensuring cross‑functional alignment.
• Support the development and execute validation roadmaps, ensuring timely completion of all validation tasks and milestones.
• Support defect troubleshooting, quality control implementation, and ensure rigorous quality control.
• Enhance process efficiency and improve cycle times.
• Collaborate with engineers to refine mold designs and enhance part manufacturability.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives by identifying and implementing efficiency gains across molding engineering and production operations.
• Support leadership in task tracking, project timeline management, and delivery of critical project outcomes.
• Create, revise, and maintain documentation using Microsoft Office tools in compliance with regulatory and quality system requirements.
• Utilize Veeva Quality Docs to author new procedures, manage controlled document uploads, and initiate and process Documentation Change Controls (DCCs).
• All associates must adhere to GxP regulations by strictly following Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), maintaining accurate and complete documentation, ensuring rigorous quality control, and completing all required training.
• Associates are responsible for meeting their individual job requirements and contributing to the overall compliance of the organization.
• Adhere to Good Practice regulations by following Standard Operating Procedures, maintaining documentation, ensuring quality control, and completing required training.
• Meet individual job requirements and contribute to organizational compliance.
• Commit to continuous improvement and regulatory compliance.

WHAT YOU’LL BRING TO ALCON:

• Bachelor’s Degree or Equivalent years of directly related experience (or high school +8 yrs; Assoc.+4 yrs)
• The ability to fluently read, write, understand and communicate in English
• Work Hours: Monday – Friday – 7:00 AM – 4:00 PM
• Location: Onsite
• Travel Requirements: Up to 10%
• Relocation Assistance: None
• Sponsorship Available: No

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!

ALCON IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER AND PARTICIPATES IN E-VERIFY Alcon takes pride in maintaining an inclusive environment that values different perspectives and our policies are non-discriminatory in recruitment, hiring, training, promotion or other employment practices for reasons of race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, sexual orientation, 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 [e-mail] and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information.

At Alcon, we are committed to helping people see better. We believe patients should have access to quality eye care regardless of their economic circumstances; however, barriers to good eye health exist for patients in both developed and emerging markets. Alcon develops and manufactures innovative devices to serve the full life cycle of eye care needs. Its surgical group is one of the largest makers of equipment used for cataract removal and laser vision correction. Its consumer products include the well‑known Opti-Free line of contact lens solutions and related products. Alcon, which was founded in 1945, sells its products in 180 countries worldwide.