Senior Engineering Manager, Equipment Engineering

Alcon; Johns Creek (GA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Alcon is seeking a Senior Engineering Manager, Equipment Engineering, to lead the contact lens manufacturing equipment engineering organization at the Johns Creek facility. You will shape strategy, drive reliability and lifecycle management, and partner with global teams to deliver manufacturing excellence.

Responsibilities include capital projects, automation, and governance while developing leaders and aligning with Operations, Quality, and Supply Chain.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent years of directly related experience.
• The ability to fluently read, write, understand and communicate in English.
• 7 years of relevant experience.
• 5 years of demonstrated leadership.
• Location: onsite and travel up to 10%.
• Relocation assistance is provided; sponsorship not available.

Responsibilities

• Lead the equipment engineering organization for contact lens manufacturing.
• Drive reliability, lifecycle management, and continuous improvement of manufacturing equipment.
• Collaborate with Operations, Maintenance, Quality, Product Engineering and global teams.
• Develop and execute equipment strategies to improve safety, quality, and cost performance.

Skills

Leadership

English fluency

Strategic thinking

Education

Bachelor's degree

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. Are you ready to join us?

The Senior Engineering Manager, Equipment Engineering, is responsible for leading the contact lens manufacturing equipment engineering organization. This role provides strategic and operational leadership for design, reliability, lifecycle management, and continuous improvement of manufacturing equipment across lens production processes. The position is accountable for developing and executing equipment strategies that improve safety, quality, compliance, capacity, reliability, and cost performance while enabling future business growth at our Manufacturing Facility in Johns Creek, GA.

Specifics include: Leads engineering managers, engineers, and technical specialists, oversees capital and automation investments, drives equipment standardization and technical governance. Partners closely with Operations, Maintenance, Quality, Product Engineering (MS&T) and global engineering teams to deliver sustainable manufacturing excellence. Building organizational capability, developing future engineering leaders, and ensuring the equipment engineering function remains positioned to support current production demands and long‑term manufacturing strategy.

Key areas of ownership include:

• Contact lens manufacturing equipment and platforms
• Equipment reliability, OEE, and asset lifecycle management
• Automation and robotics systems
• Production support on escalation and equipping production and maintenance teams to maintain equipment
• Capital projects, automation, and technology deployment
• Including Smart Technology initiatives (Industry 4.0/5.0) - AI/ML
• Technical standards, equipment governance, and compliance
• Engineering talent development and succession planning
• Manufacturing capacity expansion and continuous improvement
• Cross‑functional alignment with Operations, Quality, Maintenance, and Supply Chain
• Equipment‑related risk management and business continuity planning

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
• Location: Onsite
• Travel Requirements: Up to 10%
• Relocation Assistance: Yes
• 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.