Associate I - Quality Assurance Engineering-1

Alcon Inc
Irvine, CA, United States
7 days ago

Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Experience level
Starter
Working hours
Regular working hours
Languages
English

Tech stack

Microsoft Excel Microsoft Office Microsoft Visio Microsoft PowerPoint SAP (Applications) Microsoft SharePoint Break Fix

Job description

Experteer Overview As an Associate I in Quality Assurance Engineering, you support the development, modification, and maintenance of quality evaluation and control systems. You perform inspections, testing, and statistical analyses to manage product quality risk and verify corrective actions meet reliability standards. You collaborate across functions to drive root-cause investigations and monitor effectiveness, while ensuring compliance with Quality System policies and regulatory requirements. This role offers exposure to audits, hands-on troubleshooting, and opportunities to contribute to safe, high-quality medical devices at Alcon. Compensation / Benefits * Develop, modify and maintain quality evaluation and control systems * Conduct inspections, tests and statistical analyses to manage quality risks * Investigate medium-complexity production and customer-facing quality issues; support higher complexity investigations * Build cross-functional relationships to influence team/project outcomes * Monitor global product performance using data-driven, risk-based approaches * Communicate technical problems and solutions within small teams and to management * Troubleshoot customer returns and manufacturing nonconformities; document findings * Ensure compliance with Quality System policies, FDA and ISO 13485 and other regulatory standards * Support internal/external audits Tasks * Bachelor’s degree or equivalent years of directly related experience (or high school +8 yrs; Assoc.+4 yrs) * Fluent English reading, writing and speaking * Experience in Quality/Manufacturing/Operations/Engineering in Medical Device or Healthcare (preferred) * Strong verbal and written communication skills * Experience with MS Office, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio, MS Teams, and SharePoint * Experience in leadership, project management, decision-making, analytical and negotiating skills (preferred) * Exposure to troubleshooting complex electromechanical/optical machines/consoles (preferred) * Experience with SAP or current MRP systems (preferred) Key requirements * robust benefits package * health insurance * life insurance * retirement benefits * flexible time off for salaried associates * paid time off for hourly associates

Requirements

outcomes * Monitor global product performance using data-driven, risk-based approaches * Communicate technical problems and solutions within small teams and to management * Troubleshoot customer returns and manufacturing nonconformities; document findings * Ensure compliance with Quality System policies, FDA and ISO 13485 and other regulatory standards * Support internal/external audits Tasks * Bachelor’s degree or equivalent years of directly related experience (or high school +8 yrs; Assoc.+4 yrs) * Fluent English reading, writing and speaking * Experience in Quality/Manufacturing/Operations/Engineering in Medical Device or Healthcare (preferred) * Strong verbal and written communication skills * Experience with MS Office, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio, MS Teams, and SharePoint * Experience in leadership, project management, decision-making, analytical and negotiating skills (preferred) * Exposure to troubleshooting complex electromechanical/optical machines/consoles (preferred) * aaaaaaaa

  • with SAP or current MRP systems (preferred) Key requirements * robust benefits package * health insurance * life insurance * retirement benefits * flexible time off for salaried associates * paid time off for hourly associates

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