Sr. Mechanical Engineer (Contract) – Irvine

Alcon is the world's leading eye care company with sales of $4.9 billion. The company's nearly 13,000 employees worldwide, work in 75 facilities around the world to research, develop, manufacture and sell our products in more than 180 countries. Alcon is the largest specialty eye care company in the world and leads the growing $14.5 billion market for eye care products. For nearly 60 years, Alcon has delivered strong and stable growth, and it is positioned to build on this record in the years to come. For nine consecutive years, Fortune magazine has selected Alcon as "One of the 100 Best Companies to Work For". Alcon's U.S. General Office is based at its 300-acre campus located in Fort Worth, Texas.

This is a contract engineering opportunity with long-term potential.

Responsibilities:
Seek results-oriented, creative mechanical engineer capable of generating design concepts that incorporate considerable electromechanical components for fluidics, hydraulics, and/or pneumatics. This individual will be a member of the R&D product design and development team developing ophthalmic surgical devices. Will be responsible for mechanical conceptual design, analysis, and laboratory research. Will effectively drive design concepts from prototyping to production release with minimal supervision.

Requirements:
- Demonstrated experience in mechanisms, pneumatics, illumination and proven track record of delivering products into manufacturing.
- Proficient with Pro/E, Lab View and enjoy hands on laboratory development work.
- Excellent communication skills.
- BSME and a minimum of 10 years, or MSME and a minimum of 5 years with mechanical design/development experience in the above mentioned specialties, as well as, documentation, general analysis, and validation for production.
- An advanced engineering degree with emphasis in research & development, as well as, experience in the medical device industry would be favorable.

Our generous benefits package includes the Alcon 401(k) Plan which matches employee contributions up to 5% of eligible pay at the rate of $1.00 for each dollar contributed, and the Alcon Retirement Plan (ARP), a qualified plan in which Alcon contributes 7% of eligible pay to the accounts of all eligible employees. By combining the Company's contributions to the 401(k) and ARP, employees can receive up to 12% of eligible pay from Alcon towards retirement. Alcon also offers medical, dental, vision, life and disability coverage, an on-site fitness center and much more. Consider having all this in a fast paced environment within a stable world-class organization.









Alcon is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to quality through diversity. M/F/D/V. Pre-employment drug testing.

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