Sr. Principal Global Automation Engineer

About the role

The Alcon manufacturing group is seeking a Senior Principal Global Automation Engineer to lead the integration of modern manufacturing technologies with digital technologies. This role focuses on designing, deploying, and scaling automation solutions in global manufacturing environments.

Responsibilities

• Design, deploy, and scale automation solutions across global manufacturing environments
• Lead factory-floor implementations, equipment commissioning, line startups, retrofits, and capital equipment integration
• Create and own global specifications templates for procurement of automation equipment to ensure adherence to best practices, corporate requirements, and enable "plug and play" functionality into Alcon's digital ecosystem
• Identify strategic vendors across core manufacturing technologies and collaborate with vendors and procurement to gain efficiencies
• Direct ownership of equipment design, installation, commissioning, and validation
• Leadership in standardization of automation equipment, panels, and field devices
• Strong collaboration across diverse manufacturing sites and technologies

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent years of directly related experience
• 7 years of relevant experience
• Advanced knowledge of industrial automation hardware systems and architectures
• Ability to diagnose and resolve complex mechanical, electrical, and controls-hardware issues

Preferred Skills & Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical, controls, automation, systems engineering, or another related field
• 7 years with Bachelor’s, 4 years with Master’s, all with hands-on experience in industrial automation engineering
• Experience in a GxP environment (med device, pharma) preferred
• Demonstrated expertise in automation integration of PLCs (Allen Bradley, Beckhoff) and SCADA systems (Ignition) into enterprise manufacturing data systems (MES, ERP, Siemens, SAP)
• Organizational agility within a global manufacturing organization through understanding the complexity of implementing new technologies and systems across diverse sites and cultures