Engineering Co-op - Spring/Summer 2027

Alcon helps people see brilliantly. As the global leader in eye care with a heritage spanning over 75 years, we offer the broadest portfolio of products to enhance sight and improve people’s lives.

Our Surgical and Vision Care products touch the lives of more than 260 million people in over 140 countries each year living with conditions like cataracts, glaucoma, retinal diseases, and refractive errors.

Our more than 25,000 associates are enhancing the quality of life through innovative products, partnerships with Eye Care Professionals and programs that advance access to quality eye care.

If you would like to help us change the way the world sees, this is your chance to Be Brilliant! Position Description: The Alcon team is looking for a talented and motivated co-op to join us onsite for Spring and Summer 2027 at the Johns Creek, GA location.

Alcon co-ops will have the opportunity to not only gain industry experience and network with other Alcon professionals. They will also have the chance to make a real-world impact by working on meaningful projects that will help patients and customers see brilliantly.

Alcon also offer co-ops personal and professional development, high visibility and coaching and mentoring opportunities. The Engineering co-op will be assigned projects that would consist of process upgrades and OEE improvements for the DSMFLEX contact lens platform.

Projects may be safety, quality, or performance driven improvements. There is opportunity to assist with installation and qualification of new or retrofit equipment in the DSMFLEX area.

Key Responsibilities: • Identify, design, and implement improvements to machines and processes related to the overall contact lens production process.

• Execute protocols and continuous improvement support for production initiatives and prepare documentation related to procedures, training, work instructions, validations, ES, DOE, etc.

• Contributes to program updates to senior-level stakeholders. • Actively participates in continuous improvements to communications metrics to achieve higher levels of business impact.

• Monitors impact through various channels of feedback for demonstrated results. Minimum Qualifications for Co-Ops: • Must be enrolled in an accredited university or college for at least one semester prior to co-op, and at least one additional semester following your co-op.

• Must be pursuing a bachelor’s or master’s degree in Engineering, or a related major. • Academic performance: 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.  Students on an F1 visa with CPT work authorization may be accommodated.

• Ability to commit to a full time (40 hours per week) spring and summer-long co-op. Preferred Qualifications: • We are interested in students from the following majors: • Mechatronics Engineering • Mechanical Engineering • Biomedical Engineering • Industrial Engineering • Management Information Systems (MIS) • Effective communication skills with an ability to efficiently and productively communicate both orally and in writing.

• Advanced people skills and the ability to thrive in a team-based environment. • Strong project management capabilities • High diligence together with an ability to understand the big picture.

• Ability to collaborate with cross functional teams. • Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously. • Superior time management and prioritization skills • Independent worker and initiative-taker • High proficiency working with Microsoft Office Suite - Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, SharePoint, Teams • Strong mechanical aptitude • CAD and ability to 3D print • Prior experience with SolidWorks ATTENTION: Current Alcon Employee/Contingent Worker If you are currently an active employee/contingent worker at Alcon, please click the appropriate link below to apply on the Internal Career site.

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