At Alcon, we are driven by the meaningful work we do to help people see brilliantly. We innovate boldly, champion progress, and act with speed as the global leader in eye care. Here, you’ll be recognized for your commitment and contributions and see your career like never before. Together, we go above and beyond to make an impact in the lives of our patients and customers. We foster an inclusive culture and are looking for diverse, talented people to join Alcon.

As a Principal Application Software Engineer, in our Goleta, CA site, you will be trusted to work on exciting and bold projects, focused on high-performance digital surgical visualization. You will design, develop, integrate, and test software applications that are used by surgeons and staff around the world. You will apply principles that facilitate maintainability, reuse, and clarity of design. Your creative and innovative problem-solving approach will significantly impact the products and processes, ensuring we maintain our driven edge in the market.

A typical day in this role:

Design and architecture of product features and integrations with other Alcon products. Collaborate across product functions to build solutions that provide users with efficient and seamless workflows. Development guided via an Agile backlog, supported by collaboration with testing, automation and integration teams to satisfy requirements. You will have the opportunity to work with both a local and global development teams on individual projects and cross-product initiatives that support the entire Alcon product portfolio.

Develop groundbreaking, reliable, application software, using C#, C++, used in medical device systems, based on requirements and specifications
Create accurate and consistent software documentation to enable testing and ensure quality
Conduct thorough software testing and debugging ensuring systems meet the highest standards.
Collaborate with hardware and verification engineers to ensure that software meets usability and performance requirements
Participate in code reviews and contribute to the continuous improvement of our software development process.
Keep up to date with the latest industry trends and technologies and share your knowledge with the team.

What You'll Bring To Alcon:

Key Requirements/Minimum Qualifications:

Bachelor’s Degree or Equivalent years of directly related experience (or high school +13 yrs;Assoc.+9 yrs; M.S.+2 yrs; PhD+0 yrs)
The ability to fluently read, write, understand, and communicate in English
5 Years of Relevant Experience

Preferred qualifications:

5 years of hands-on application software development experience
Proficiency developing C#/C++ for deployment on Windows based systems
Experience with GPUs (Nvidia), with OpenGL, and multi-threaded applications
Experience working with legacy code and integrating with 3rd party technologies
Experience in using static analysis, unit testing, and other tools/methods to produce high quality software
Experience using source control systems (Git) for development, feature branching and testing
Validated understanding of data structures and design patterns to develop high-performance, low latency, applications
Working in an Agile/ Continuous Integration (CI) environment, using Jira, Jenkins, or Azure DevOps
Experience in developing software in a regulated environment
Experience in software risk management and writing software requirements
Experience with Python for general-purpose scripting

How You Can Thrive At Alcon:

Benefit from a growing, innovative environment.
Sharpen your current skills and gain exposure within different areas of the business.
Focused and strategic growth and development opportunities.
Join Alcon’s mission to provide outstanding, innovative products and solutions to improve sight and improve lives!
Work hours: Standard Hours, Monday - Friday (On-site)
Travel Requirements: No
Relocation assistance: No
Sponsorship available: Yes

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