Opto-Mechanical Engineer – Surgical Instrumentation R&D

About the role

At Alcon, the Opto‑Mechanical Engineer will support Surgical Instrumentation Research & Development, applying expertise in opto‑mechanical engineering to design and develop ophthalmic diagnostic and visualization devices.

Key responsibilities

• Apply in‑depth knowledge of opto‑mechanical engineering across mechanical design, optics, material science, precision machining, imaging, illumination, microscope and optical systems.
• Perform opto‑mechanical design including lens barrel and housing, lens bonding, mounting techniques, and conduct thermal, environmental, shock & vibration, system integration and tolerance analyses.
• Conduct design, research, development and process up‑scaling for new medical device products.
• Investigate existing technology and develop new methodologies, materials, machines or processes for ophthalmic device development.
• Design, assemble, align, measure, test, analyze and troubleshoot diagnostic and visualization devices.
• Generate detailed fabrication drawings with GD&T and tolerance analysis.
• Support prototyping, testing, pilot builds, verification & validation, risk assessment and ramp‑up to production release.
• Maintain documentation and design control using PECN, ECN, ECP within the Windchill PLM platform.
• Develop assembly and alignment fixtures and associated manufacturing processes.
• Collaborate with cross‑functional teams including optics, mechanical, electrical, software, QA, industrial design and manufacturing.

Required profile

• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent in a relevant engineering discipline.

Required skills

• Opto‑mechanical design
• Mechanical design
• Optics and optical systems design
• Material science
• Precision machining
• Imaging and illumination systems
• GD&T and tolerance analysis
• Thermal, environmental, shock and vibration analysis
• System integration
• PLM (Windchill) with PECN, ECN, ECP processes
• Prototype fabrication and testing
• Verification & validation (V&V)
• Risk assessment