Lead Plastics Molding Process & Tooling Strategist

Job Description

Job Description

Ready to be the person everyone calls when a mold must run flawlessly?

Alcon’s purpose is simple and powerful: help people see brilliantly. Our Engineering team drives stronger quality, smarter processes, better products, optimized packaging, and resilient materials to make that purpose real. If leading injection molding strategy across global operations energizes you, let’s talk.

Is this you?

• Do you architect precision mold tooling and tune scientific molding parameters until Cp Cpk and first pass yield tell the story you want?
• Can you design for part geometry, material behavior, production volume, and cost efficiency without compromising reliability?
• Have you led IQ OQ PQ validations, built robust DOEs, and closed the loop with crisp root cause analysis?
• Are hot runners, auxiliary systems, and end of arm automation where you excel when challenges arise?
• Do you enjoy transferring designs from R and D to manufacturing and scaling NPI to stable, compliant production?

What you will do

• Own the design and development of high precision mold tooling and optimize molding processes for quality, reliability, and throughput
• Approve improvements and validations across molds, tooling support systems, and molding equipment
• Guide mold maintenance and qualification activities and troubleshoot molding machines and equipment
• Drive investigations into process issues and deliver advanced improvements in tooling design and manufacturing techniques
• Define and refine processes using capability studies, DOE, root cause analysis, and IQ OQ PQ validation
• Lead molding trials, produce clear process documentation, and assess raw material impacts on molding performance
• Work across functions to reduce defects, enhance mold performance, and lift production throughput
• Evaluate emerging tooling technologies and auxiliary equipment to improve safety, efficiency, and cost
• Recommend capital, standardize tooling, and craft persuasive capital justifications
• Steer NPI from concept through ramp up while managing timelines, risks, and cost targets
• Partner with suppliers, contract manufacturers, and global teams to ensure robust lifecycle solutions
• Mentor engineers and technicians in molding, tooling, and process development best practices
• Ensure compliance with medical device regulatory, safety, and quality requirements
• Maintain documentation, change control, and quality compliance across internal and external systems
• Honor GxP by following SOPs, capturing accurate records, and enforcing rigorous quality control
• Champion continuous improvement and operational excellence

What you bring

• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent directly related experience path: high school plus 13 years, Associate’s plus 9 years, M.S. plus 2 years, or PhD plus 0 years
• Fluent in English
• 5 years of relevant experience
• Work hours: Exempt, 40 hours per week, Monday – Friday, 8:00 AM EST – 5:00 PM EST
• Travel up to 10 percent
• Onsite role
• Relocation is available
• Sponsorship is not available

Preferred profile

• Engineering degree, with Plastics or Mechanical preferred yet other disciplines considered
• Mastery of scientific molding
• Hands on success troubleshooting and optimizing molding processes and equipment
• IQ OQ PQ validation experience
• Hot runner systems expertise and troubleshooting skills
• Automation troubleshooting, including EOA tooling
• Experience with process monitoring systems
• Experience with contact and non contact dimensional inspection
• Experience in medical device or other regulated industries

Your toolkit

• Injection Molding Machine Husky

Where you will shine

• Troubleshooting Industrial Automation Equipment
• Process Engineering
• Injection Molding Experience

Thrive at Alcon

• Work with teammates to share standard processes and lessons learned
• Grow with focused development opportunities
• Advance our mission to deliver innovative products that improve sight and lives
• Enjoy a robust benefits package including health, life, retirement, flexible time off for exempt associates, PTO for hourly associates, and more

Explore your impact at alcon.com.careers