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Senior Principal Product Security Engineer

Alcon and Careers
Forest, CA Full Time
POSTED ON 3/22/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 5/22/2026

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 Senior Principal Product Security Engineer supporting Research and Development you will be responsible for the end-to-end security of the assigned Alcon product(s) and working closely with R&D staff in achieving product and security objectives.

In this role, a typical day will include:

  • Manage and implement security in assigned products
  • Understanding of the clinical use cases for software as a medical device (SaMD) and software in a medical device (SiMD)
  • Performing architecture reviews as part of product security process resulting in a product security architecture.
  • Building threat model and security risk assessments with prioritized items to be mitigated
  • Being a technical lead and guidance for product teams driving implementation of core security assets.
  • Developing security requirements and security use cases to address clinical environment
  • Influencing product features and roadmaps
  • Developing/contributing success criteria for security product/solution testing
  • Managing the requirements to realize security certification/regulatory documentation
  • Collaborating with product development team and cross-functional stakeholders.
  • Building capabilities, tools, and help automate where possible driving improvements to Alcon product security process and practices
  • Leading vulnerability analysis, core engineering assets in alignment with the security vision

WHAT YOU'LL BRING TO ALCON:

  • Bachelor’s Degree or Equivalent years of directly related experience (or high school 15 yrs; Assoc. 14 yrs; M.S. 7 yrs; PhD 6 yrs)
  • The ability to fluently read, write, understand and communicate in English
  • 7 Years of Relevant Experience

HOW YOU CAN THRIVE AT ALCON:

Benefit from working in a highly respectable and diverse environment.

Join Alcon’s mission to provide outstanding, innovative products and solutions to improve sight, improve lives, and grow your career.

Alcon provides robust benefits package including health, life, retirement, flexible time off, and much more!

  • Travel Requirements: 25%
  • Relocation assistance: Yes
  • Sponsorship available: Yes

Alcon is an Equal Opportunity Employer and participates in E-Verify. Alcon takes pride in maintaining a diverse environment and our policies are not to discriminate in recruitment, hiring, training, promotion or other employment practices for reasons of race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital or veteran status, disability, or any other legally protected status. Alcon is also committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to individuals with disabilities. If, because of a medical condition or disability, you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application process, or in order to perform the essential functions of a position, please send an email to alcon.recruitment@alcon.com and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information. Equal Employment Opportunity Posters: If you’d like to view a copy of the Alcon’s affirmative action plan or policy statement, please email alcon.er@alcon.com.

EEO Statement: Alcon is an Equal Opportunity Employer and takes pride in maintaining a diverse environment. We do not discriminate in recruitment, hiring, training, promotion or other employment practices for reasons of race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital or veteran status, disability, or any other legally protected status.
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