Engineering Technician

Alcon MX; Lake Forest (IL); On-site; USD 50,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health

Life

Retirement

Flexible time off

And much more

Job summary

Alcon is seeking an Engineering Technician for our Lake Forest, CA on-site office to support R&D product design and testing. You will work across fluidics, mechanics, optics, electronics and interface programming, under the R&D Process & Product Design team.

Responsibilities include testing, documentation, and ensuring compliance with standards, plus data collection to support research efforts. English fluency is required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree or Equivalent or high school +8 yrs. Assoc.+4 yrs.
• Fluency in reading, writing, understanding and communicating in English.

Responsibilities

• Providing hands-on technical support for product design and development processes by assisting in testing, documentation, and compliance activities, ensuring accurate documentation of test results.
• Following established protocols to perform routine product evaluations, maintain laboratory equipment, and collect data to support research efforts.
• Assisting in troubleshooting product design issues and maintaining compliance with regulatory and quality standards.
• Developing foundational knowledge in product testing, materials analysis, and technical reporting to contribute to the overall development and validation of new products.

Skills

English proficiency

Education

Bachelor’s Degree or Equivalent

Tools

Testing protocols

Fixture development

Job description

Location

This is an onsite position based out of our Lake Forest, CA Main Office.

About the role

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 on the lives of our patients and customers. We foster an inclusive culture and are looking for diverse, talented people to join Alcon.

As an Engineering Technician, you will be part of the Research & Development (R&D) Process & Product Design team, which interfaces regularly with all R&D engineering departments and stages for the development of medical device product. This includes performing or modifying tests with fixtures, which may be developed internally for the execution of approved test methods. Typical areas of expertise that interface with the products may be: fluidics, mechanics, optics, electronics, interface programming, and lasers.

Key Responsibilities

• Providing hands‑on technical support for product design and development processes by assisting in testing, documentation, and compliance activities, ensuring accurate documentation of test results.


• Following established protocols to perform routine product evaluations, maintain laboratory equipment, and collect data to support research efforts.


• Assisting in troubleshooting product design issues and maintaining compliance with regulatory and quality standards.


• Developing foundational knowledge in product testing, materials analysis, and technical reporting to contribute to the overall development and validation of new products.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree or Equivalent or high school +8 yrs. Assoc.+4 yrs.


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

Preferred Experience

• Prior engineering or engineering technician experience, specifically in testing, product design, fixture development, and product assembly/rework support, ideally for medical devices.


• Ability to write and execute protocols and/or test methods.


• Experience working with electro-mechanical and/or opto-mechanical devices.


• Experience working with Pre-Clinical/Wet Lab Sample preparation.

Benefits

• Health


• Life


• Retirement


• Flexible time off


• And much more.

Compensation

Pay Range 36.37 - 47.07 Pay Frequency Hourly.

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.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

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 [e-mail] and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information.