Associate I - Quality Assurance Engineering-1

Alcon

Last Updated: 8/6/2026 3:50:44 AM

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Current Days Open
2
Reqs Seen
2
Current Min Salary
$103,400.00 (Yearly)
Current Max Salary
$103,400.00 (Yearly)
Historical Time to Fill
1.5
First Seen
7/21/2026
Lowest Min Salary Seen
$103,400.00 (Yearly)
8/6/2026
Highest Max Salary Seen
$103,400.00 (Yearly)
8/6/2026

Full 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? This role is part of Alcon's Engineering function, a team focused on improving quality, processes, products, packaging and materials across our business to help deliver brilliant outcomes. The Associate I, Quality Assurance Engineering, is primarily responsible for developing, modifying, and maintaining quality evaluation and control systems. You will conduct inspections, tests, and statistical analysis to manage product quality risks and ensure corrective measures meet reliability standards. Specifics include: Contributes to investigations into production and customer-facing quality issues of medium complexity to identify root cause, implement corrective and preventative actions, and monitor effectiveness. May execute tasks to support higher complexity investigations. Demonstrates conceptual understanding and application of role-specific technical and Quality skills. Develops cross-functional relationships to successfully influence behavior within a team or project. Monitors global product performance using data-driven statistical analysis and risk-based approaches. Effectively communicates (written and verbal) technical problems and solutions within small teams and to direct manager. Performs hands-on troubleshooting of customer returned devices and manufacturing nonconformities and completes associated technical documentation. Ensure compliance with the company's Quality System policies and procedures and applicable external requirements and standards, including FDA, ISO 13485, and other worldwide regulatory agencies pertaining to medical devices. Supports internal/external audits. WHAT YOULL BRING TO ALCON: Bachelors degree or equivalent years of directly related experience (or high school +8 yrs; Assoc.+4 yrs) The ability to fluently read, write, understand and communicate in English Work Location: Onsite Work Hours: Monday Friday 8:00 AM 5:00 PM PST Travel Requirements: None Relocation Assistance: No Sponsorship: No PREFERRED: Experience in Quality/Manufacturing/Operations/Engineering in Medical Device or Healthcare. Excellent verbal/written communication skills. Experience with MS Office, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio, MS Teams, and SharePoint. Experience in leadership, project management, effective decision-making capabilities, strong analytical, problem solving and negotiation skills. Exposure to hands-on troubleshooting of complex electromechanical/optical machines/consoles. Experience working in current MRP systems (i.e. SAP) HOW YOU CAN THRIVE AT ALCON: Collaborate with teammates to share standard processes and learnings as work evolves! Join Alcons 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 Careers See your impact at alcon.com/careers ATTENTION: Current Alcon Employee/Contingent Worker If you are currently an active employee/contingent worker at Alcon, please click the appropriate link below to apply on the Internal Career site. Find Jobs for Employees Find Jobs for Contingent Worker Compensation and Benefits Alcons Total Rewards programs are designed to align incentives with business objectives, support our values, and deliver longterm value. Our compensation approach includes a combination of fixed and variable pay, with shortterm and longterm incentive opportunities for eligible roles. Our benefits offerings are designed to support associates and their families across key life events, including programs that promote health and wellbeing, provide financial security, and support retirement planning. 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. Pay Range 79,900.00 - 103,400.00 Pay Frequency Annual 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 alcon.recruitment@alcon.com 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. If you are currently an active employee/contingent worker at Alcon, please click the appropriate link below to apply on the Internal Career site. Find Jobs for Employees Find Jobs for Contingent Worker

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