Alcon ยท 1 day ago
Senior Metrology Engineer
Johns Creek, GA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
1+ years expAlcon is a company dedicated to improving sight and lives through innovative products and solutions. The Senior Metrology Engineer will conduct metrology method development and support new product development for medical device products, applying advanced knowledge of optical and ophthalmic devices.
Health CareManufacturingMedical Device
Responsibilities
Lead metrology development projects, including new instrumentation and methods
Provides technical advice and recommendations to influence internal and/or external contacts
Survey relevant technical fields and select the right technology for instrumentation strategy
Working as subject matter expert for instruments based on low coherence interferometry, optical coherence tomography, wavefront sensing, and machine vision
Internal interaction requires interpretation of complex information; external interaction mainly requires exchange of factual information. Audience may be outside own area and unfamiliar with the technology
Designs components, fixtures, or major portions of a functional system, or technically advanced prototype, or specific products for medical device/science/technology
Uses intermediate to high level analytical techniques to evaluate instruments/techniques and measurement methods, perform measurement system analysis
Uses intermediate to high level analytical techniques and/or previous experience to identify the most appropriate option to adapt or improve existing technology/instruments to meet new product development needs
Applies engineering principles to the research and development of medical device/science/technology and/or provide engineering expertise to support development projects
Assures continuity of products and processes, lead and help validation of instruments/methods for medical device development and method transfer to production
Leads design reviews, assigns, and reviews action items. Ensures regulatory / statutory / legislative compliance for all project work
Makes decisions impacting scope of work where appropriate
Requires awareness of the workings of the business beyond own team and some familiarity with the external environment as it affects own part of the organization
Qualification
Required
Conduct metrology method development and support new product development for medical device products
Investigates and evaluates existing technology and design new instruments, methodology, or processes as needed for medical device development
Conducts and provides technical direction to one or more projects where the complexity of technical problems involved requires the application of advanced knowledge of optical and ophthalmic devices
Lead metrology development projects, including new instrumentation and methods
Provides technical advice and recommendations to influence internal and/or external contacts
Survey relevant technical fields and select the right technology for instrumentation strategy
Working as subject matter expert for instruments based on low coherence interferometry, optical coherence tomography, wavefront sensing, and machine vision
Internal interaction requires interpretation of complex information; external interaction mainly requires exchange of factual information
Designs components, fixtures, or major portions of a functional system, or technically advanced prototype, or specific products for medical device/science/technology
Uses intermediate to high level analytical techniques to evaluate instruments/techniques and measurement methods, perform measurement system analysis
Uses intermediate to high level analytical techniques and/or previous experience to identify the most appropriate option to adapt or improve existing technology/instruments to meet new product development needs
Applies engineering principles to the research and development of medical device/science/technology and/or provide engineering expertise to support development projects
Assures continuity of products and processes, lead and help validation of instruments/methods for medical device development and method transfer to production
Leads design reviews, assigns, and reviews action items
Ensures regulatory / statutory / legislative compliance for all project work
Makes decisions impacting scope of work where appropriate
Requires awareness of the workings of the business beyond own team and some familiarity with the external environment as it affects own part of the organization
Optical and metrology instrumentation, such as imaging applications, optical coherence tomography, interferometers, surface profiling, wavefront sensing etc
Knowledge/experience in optical technology and system integration, with familiarity with optomechanical design
Analytical skills, including data analysis using tools such as Matlab and Minitab
PhD or equivalent, with 1 to 15 years of experiences in a relevant field
Preferred
CAD skills are desirable but not required
Background in physics, biomedical engineering, electric engineering, mathematics, and statistics are preferred
Software development experience desired but not required
Benefits
Health
Life
Retirement
Flexible time off
And much more
Company
Alcon
Alcon specializes in developing and manufacturing innovative medicines and devices to serve the cycle of eye care.
10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
unknown2010-12-15Acquired
2002-03-21IPO
Leadership Team
David Endicott
Chief Executive Officer
Tim Stonesifer
Chief Financial Officer
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