Senior Systems Architect, Instrumentation R&D Lead

Alcon; Lake Forest (IL); On-site; USD 254,000 - 329,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Travel up to 20%

Equal Opportunity Employer

Job summary

Alcon is seeking a Lead Systems Architect to define and govern the Instrumentation R&D architecture strategy across a diverse portfolio. The role drives scalable, modular architectures and reusable building blocks to accelerate innovation across hardware, software, electronics, firmware, optics, and mechanical systems.

You will lead cross-functional technical initiatives, establish MBSE practices, and ensure governance, standards, and interfaces support product evolution while balancing

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree or Equivalent years of directly related experience (or high school +18 yrs; Assoc.+14 yrs; M.S.+7 yrs; PhD+6 yrs)
• Experience in medical devices or another regulated product development environment strongly preferred.
• Demonstrated ability to lead architecture across hardware, software, electronics, firmware, optics, mechanical systems, and system integration boundaries.

Responsibilities

• Establish and govern the Instrumentation R&D architecture strategy, principles, and roadmap.
• Define future-state product and technology architectures across the portfolio and connect business strategy to architecture priorities.
• Lead architecture reviews and governance for major development programs.

Skills

Engineering leadership

Systems engineering

Architecture development

MBSE

SysML

Requirements management

Hardware/software integration

Education

Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent experience

Job description

Alcon is seeking a Lead Systems Architect to define and govern the Instrumentation R&D architecture strategy across a diverse portfolio. The role drives scalable, modular architectures and reusable building blocks to accelerate innovation across hardware, software, electronics, firmware, optics, and mechanical systems.

You will lead cross-functional technical initiatives, establish MBSE practices, and ensure governance, standards, and interfaces support product evolution while balancing