Fall + Spring 2026-2027 Co-Op - Manufacturing Science & Technology

About the role

The Alcon team is looking for talented and motivated CO-OP to join us on-site this fall at the Houston, TX location to support risk management documentation remediation activities across manufacturing processes and product lines. This role will assist in reviewing, organizing, and updating documentation to improve alignment between risk assessments, failure analyses, and process controls.

Responsibilities

• Support assigned risk management remediation workstreams by organizing action items, tracking milestones, and maintaining project documentation.
• Aid in reviewing risk management documents, failure analyses, and related control documentation for consistency, completeness, and traceability.
• Update assigned documentation based on approved inputs, stakeholder feedback, and established templates.
• Help prepare and maintain trackers, meeting notes, status summaries, and documentation packages for assigned scope.
• Coordinate cross-functional meetings, capture discussion outcomes, and communicate follow-up actions clearly and professionally.
• Organize large volumes of technical information and documentation across multiple parallel workstreams.
• Escalate issues, missing inputs, or timeline risks to the project lead or functional stakeholder, as appropriate.
• Contribute to clear, audit-ready documentation updates that support ongoing risk management remediation efforts.

Qualifications

• Must be enrolled in an accredited university or college for at least one semester prior to the internship, and at least one additional semester following your internship.
• Must be pursuing a Bachelor's or Master's degree.
• Minimum cumulative GPA 2.8/4.0.
• Demonstrated leadership skills (i.e. extracurricular activities or projects).
• Must be authorized to work in the US on a permanent basis.
• Ability to commit to a co-op for the Fall and Spring semesters, full time (40 hrs/week) project.

Preferred Qualifications

• Exposure to risk management principles and engineering risk documentation.
• Familiarity with FMEA concepts and structured problem-solving or root cause analysis methodologies.
• Experience working with Excel and other Microsoft Office tools, including PowerPoint, Outlook, Teams, SharePoint, and related project-tracking tools.
• Ability to work collaboratively with cross-functional teams and independently on assigned tasks.
• Interest in medical device, pharmaceutical, or other regulated manufacturing environments.