Lead Firmware V&V

31 Dexcom India Operations Private Limited; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 1,500,000 - 2,700,000; Full time

Job summary

Dexcom Corporation is seeking an experienced Firmware Verification and Validation Engineer in Bengaluru to join a cross-functional team focused on automated test development for CGM products. The role requires mentoring junior engineers and delivering test plans, protocols, and risk analyses in an FDA-regulated environment.

You will collaborate with firmware, systems engineering, QA, cybersecurity, and regulatory teams to ensure high-quality software and hardware integration, including BLE and

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a technical discipline with 8–12 years of experience, or a Master’s with 5–7 years.
• Experience in embedded programming with low-power microcontrollers.
• Familiar with FDA design control and GMP for medical devices.

Responsibilities

• Partner with Firmware Development, Systems Engineering, QA, Cybersecurity, and Regulatory teams.
• Mentor and provide technical leadership to junior engineers.
• Create test plans, reports, traceability matrices for FDA-regulated quality environment.
• Develop test protocols and conduct risk analyses for products.
• Design, develop, execute, and maintain automated test scripts for software testing.
• Validate firmware features and CGM transmitters.

Skills

Java

C#

Automated testing

Debugging

Jira

Embedded programming

BLE knowledge

Leadership

Mentorship

Project leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in technical discipline

Master's degree

PhD

Tools

Jira

Job description

The Company Dexcom Corporation (NASDAQ DXCM) is a pioneer and global leader in continuous glucose monitoring (CGM). Dexcom began as a small company with a big dream: To forever change how diabetes is managed. To unlock information and insights that drive better health outcomes. Here we are 25 years later, having pioneered an industry. And we're just getting started. We are broadening our vision beyond diabetes to empower people to take control of health. That means personalized, actionable insights aimed at solving important health challenges. To continue what we've started: Improving human health. We are driven by thousands of ambitious, passionate people worldwide who are willing to fight like warriors to earn the trust of our customers by listening, serving with integrity, thinking big, and being dependable. We've already changed millions of lives and we're ready to change millions more. Our future ambition is to become a leading consumer health technology company while continuing to develop solutions for serious health conditions. We'll get there by constantly reinventing unique biosensing-technology experiences. Though we've come a long way from our small company days, our dreams are bigger than ever. The opportunity to improve health on a global scale stands before us.

Team

Meet the team: At Dexcom, the Firmware Verification and Validation team employs advanced technologies for product testing. We focus on automating tests and continually enhancing our solutions. Our commitment to quality ensures we deliver top‑tier products to our customers.

Responsibilities

• Partner closely with Firmware Development, Systems Engineering, QA, Cybersecurity, and Regulatory teams.
• Support the development of junior engineers through hands‑on mentorship and technical leadership.
• You create test plans, test reports, traceability matrices, and other required documentation for test projects in an FDA‑regulated quality environment.
• You will create software verification plans, test protocols, and conduct software risk analyses for commercial products.
• You will validate the configuration, functionality, and user interface of software and tools.
• You design, develop, execute, and maintain automated test scripts for software testing.
• You execute existing test cases and develop/modify test interfaces for new or modified firmware features to validate next‑generation CGM transmitters.
• You proactively identify and mitigate risks and resolve roadblocks.
• You understand and apply principles of low‑power systems design and implementation.
• You identify and implement engineering and quality process improvements.
• You work with analog and digital hardware interfaces and software operating systems.
• You contribute to improving Dexcom’s gross margin through design enhancements.
• You perform other duties as assigned.
• You will work collaboratively with other engineers as needed.

Qualities you bring

• You have in‑depth knowledge and expertise in at least one programming language with proven experience.
• You have hands‑on experience with Java or C# and other object‑oriented programming languages.
• You have solid experience with automated test development and are familiar with a wide variety of automated testing frameworks.
• You have solid experience in debugging procedures by reviewing configuration files, logs, or code pieces to determine the breakdown source.
• You have experience in the Defect life cycle and defect tracking tools (Ex, Jira).
• You participate in design reviews and provide input on requirements, product design, and potential problems.
• You provide technical guidance and mentorship for junior engineers.
• You have prior experience in embedded programming, particularly with low power microcontrollers in battery‑powered systems.
• You have experience working with the FDA design control process.
• You are familiar with the product development process for medical devices, including design control and GMP (Good Manufacturing Practice) requirements.
• You have knowledge of embedded firmware testing.
• You understand Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) specifications.
• You have experience in leading or helping lead one or more projects.
• You have leadership capabilities to guide people, teams, and projects in delivering comprehensive testing and automation across software products across multiple sites and geographies.

Experience and Education Requirements

Typically requires a Bachelor’s degree in a technical discipline, and a minimum of 8‑12 years related experience or a Master’s degree and 5‑7 years equivalent industry experience of a PhD and 2‑4 years of experience.

Travel Required

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