Hardware Engineer 1

Dexcom; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 72,000 - 119,000; Full time

Job summary

Dexcom is seeking an on-site Electronics Technician in San Diego, CA to support electronics testing, troubleshooting, and rework for medical wearables. You will collaborate with the R&D electronics team to verify designs and report findings.

Qualifications include a bachelor’s degree in a technical discipline and 0–2 years of related experience; proficiency with oscilloscopes, multimeters, and analyzers is preferred. Strong communication and documentation skills are essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a technical discipline.
• 0–2 years of related experience.
• Experience with electronics testing and rework.
• Excellent communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Define and report plans and analysis results to R&D electronics team members.
• Troubleshoot with engineering to provide analysis and report findings.
• Occasionally update and generate documentation such as procedures and reports.

Skills

Electronics testing

Soldering

Troubleshooting

Documentation

Education

Bachelor’s degree in a technical discipline

Tools

Oscilloscopes

Digital multimeters

Spectrum analyzers

Current analyzers

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.

Meet The Team

The Dexcom R&D Electronics Team is a group of highly motivated and talented engineers with a wide range of experience and talents. This team designs high volume medical wearables, so our focuses are on high volume, low power, battery operated, Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) communication, pico-Amp sensing technologies that meet the high bar of medical device standards. Our team supports existing commercial Dexcom products, iteratively develops improvements to currently available products, as well research and develop new technologies and sensors to broaden our reach within the Diabetes market space.

Where You Come In

• You will need to demonstrate experience in electronics testing, troubleshooting and rework.
• You will need to demonstrate electronics rework skills with soldering iron.
• You will need to demonstrate experience with oscilloscopes, digital multimeters, spectrum analyzers and current analyzers.
• You are responsible for defining and reporting out on plans and analysis results to R&D electronics team members.
• You will work with the engineering team to troubleshoot, provide analysis and report findings.
• You will occasionally be required to update and/or generate documentation such as procedures and reports.

What Makes You Successful

• You will be required to work on-site.
• What makes you successful would be having prior experience with troubleshooting electronic devices.
• Ideally you have experience with current draw analysis, RF testing, temperature chamber and profile programming, electronics debug and electronics reworks.
• You must be an excellent communicator both verbally and in written form.
• Ideally you have medical device development experience.
• You must have a Bachelor of Science degree.

What You’ll Get

• A front row seat to life changing CGM technology. Learn about our brave #dexcomwarriors community.
• A full and comprehensive benefits program.
• Growth opportunities on a global scale.
• Access to career development through in-house learning programs and/or qualified tuition reimbursement.
• An exciting and innovative, industry-leading organization committed to our employees, customers, and the communities we serve.

Travel Required

• 0-5%

Experience And Education Requirements

• Typically requires a bachelor's degree in a technical discipline, and a minimum of 0-2 years of related experience.

Please note: The information contained herein is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of the duties and responsibilities of the job, nor are they intended to be an all-inclusive list of the skills and abilities required to do the job. Management may, at its discretion, assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time. The duties and responsibilities in this job description may be subject to change at any time due to reasonable accommodation or other reasons. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

An Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability. Dexcom’s AAP may be viewed upon request by contacting Talent Acquisition at [e-mail].

If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request a reasonable accommodation as part of the employment selection process, please contact Dexcom Talent Acquisition at [e-mail].

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Salary

$71,600.00 - $119,300.00
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