Sr. Principal, Manufacturing Science, & Technology Engineering

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.

About the role

This role is part of Alcon's Engineering function, focused on improving quality, processes, products, packaging, and materials across our business to help deliver brilliant outcomes. The Sr. Principal, Manufacturing Science & Technology Engineering is primarily responsible for leading multiple technical projects, ensuring goals are achieved through expertise and innovation.

Responsibilities

• Oversee multiple technical projects, ensuring goals are met through specialized expertise and technological innovation
• Develop, implement, and evaluate new production materials, equipment, and technologies before mass production
• Perform technical feasibility tests to ensure production efficiency
• Select and communicate with vendors to determine product specifications and ensure timely, budget-compliant delivery
• Engage with partner functions such as research and development, commercial, and quality
• Make critical decisions affecting project outcomes, requiring project management, advanced problem-solving, and technical expertise
• Lead the identification, evaluation, qualification, and approval of suppliers for new and alternative raw materials, components, and consumables
• Develop and execute supplier qualification strategies to ensure material availability, business continuity, cost competitiveness, and supply chain resilience
• Coordinate and oversee material equivalency studies, comparability assessments, and change control activities for alternative materials and sources
• Partner with Procurement, Quality, Manufacturing, R&D, Regulatory, and Supply Chain teams to define supplier qualification requirements and material acceptance criteria
• Partner with manufacturing sites and R&D to evaluate the impact of material changes, provide technical leadership and risk-based assessments, and establish the requirements necessary to qualify and implement new or alternate materials
• Lead the development of enterprise-wide processes, tools, and decision models to support technical assessments, change management, and qualification decisions for new and alternative materials

Key Deliverables

• Qualified and approved suppliers for new and alternative materials
• Material comparability and qualification studies
• Supply continuity and dual-sourcing strategies
• Standardized material change assessment framework and governance process
• Decision trees, risk assessment tools, and qualification criteria for material and supplier changes

Success Measures

• Reduction in supplier qualification cycle time
• Increased dual-source and alternate-source coverage
• Successful implementation of alternative materials without impacting product quality or regulatory compliance
• Reduced supply chain risk and material shortages

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent years of directly related experience (or high school +15 yrs; Assoc.+11 yrs; M.S.+4 yrs; PhD+3 yrs)
• The ability to fluently read, write, understand and communicate in English
• 7 years of relevant experience
• 5 years of demonstrated leadership

Location

Onsite - Fort Worth, Main

Schedule

1st Shift: Monday - Friday

Benefits

• Health, life, and retirement benefits
• Flexible time off for exempt associates
• Paid time off (PTO) for hourly associates