Senior Mechanical Design Engineer, Ophthalmic Devices

alcon; Fort Worth (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Retirement plan

Flexible time off

Job summary

Alcon is hiring a Principal Engineer in Mechanical Design for our Fort Worth, Texas site. You will design, analyze, and optimize complex mechanical components and systems while collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver ophthalmic devices.

The role focuses on design development, prototyping, testing, verification/validation, and production tooling validation, with GD&T drawings and regulatory considerations. Strong CAD, MSA, and writing skills are required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent related experience.
• 5 years of relevant experience.
• Fluent reading/writing/communication in English.
• CAD proficiency: SolidWorks or Creo.
• Experience with FEA analysis preferred.
• Knowledge of ISO, FDA, MDD regulations for medical devices.
• Strong technical writing capability.

Responsibilities

• Support device engineering activities for ocular health new products.
• Participate in design development, prototyping/testing, verification & validation.
• Create detailed fabrication drawings with GD&T and tolerance analysis.
• Lead design reviews and related documentation.
• Ensure regulatory compliance for project work.
• Develop reports for cross-functional communication.

Skills

English communication

FEA analysis

Technical writing

Mechanical systems knowledge

Root cause analysis

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

SolidWorks

Creo

Job description

Alcon is hiring a Principal Engineer in Mechanical Design for our Fort Worth, Texas site. You will design, analyze, and optimize complex mechanical components and systems while collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver ophthalmic devices.

The role focuses on design development, prototyping, testing, verification/validation, and production tooling validation, with GD&T drawings and regulatory considerations. Strong CAD, MSA, and writing skills are required.