Mechanical Engineering Manager

RXinsider LTD.; San Diego (CA); Hybrid; USD 135,000 - 225,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Life-changing CGM tech community

Comprehensive benefits program

Global growth opportunities

Career development & tuition benefits

Industry-leading innovation

Job summary

Dexcom is seeking an engineering manager to lead the Mechanical Engineering Characterization Team. You will drive test strategy, metrology tool development, and performance validation for wearables and needle-based delivery mechanisms.

You will manage a team of materials engineers, ensure linkage of material properties to product performance, and collaborate with research, design verification, and operations for end-to-end concurrent development in a high-volume setting.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a technical discipline with 8–12 years in the industry.
• 2–5 years of management or lead experience in engineering.
• Experience in medical devices or high-volume production environments.

Responsibilities

• Develop test strategy, metrology tools, and performance testing plans.
• Lead data analysis and system integration characterization for mechanical engineering.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure reliable, scalable product design.
• Manage materials engineers, linking polymer properties to product performance.
• Foster relationships with upstream/downstream teams for end-to-end engineering.

Skills

Test development

Metrology

Data analysis

System integration

Leadership

Statistics (JMP/Minitab)

Education

Bachelor's degree in a technical discipline

Tools

High-volume manufacturing

Materials testing

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.

Meet The Team

The R&D Mechanical Engineering Characterization Team is responsible for the feasibility and development of next-generation products at Dexcom. We’re seeking a cross-functionally disciplined engineering manager with subject matter expertise across mechanics, materials, and electronic wearable devices to lead the characterization and materials team in developing technologically advanced products for high volume production. Positioned within the Mechanical Engineering team, this is a high visibility, high impact role in achieving Dexcom’s product performance and reliability goals through delivering functional excellence in the research, development, and characterization of enabling technologies/designs & their integration to a product ecosystem.

Where You Come In

• As a manager within the mechanical engineering characterization team, you will be accountable for development test strategy, metrology tools, execution of performance testing, data analysis and system integration characterization for mechanical engineering.
• You will integrate characterization efforts with the rest of the product sub-systems and across functions to achieve a successful launch that meets reliability, cost, and performance targets.
• You will lead the test characterization team in developing world class metrology tools for wearable devices and needle-based delivery mechanisms.
• You will lead a team of materials engineers, ensuring that adhesives and polymer material properties are linked to product performance
• In collaboration with advanced research, design verification, and operations teams, you will create and mature measurement systems and methodologies to characterize, verify, and validate Dexcom products.
• You will develop and manage strong relationships and enhance communication with upstream technology research teams and downstream product development process recipients (Design Verification, Operations, Commercial) to enable end-to-end concurrent engineering as a keystone of product design, in collaboration with project management, and product owner teams.

What Makes You Successful

• You have extensive test development (fixture design, programming, test procedure and protocol development, etc.) and characterization experience in the medical device industry, working in a high-volume market.
• You have experience managing and/or leading engineering professionals to deliver high impact results and supporting their career growth and development.
• You inspire others through leading by example, providing healthy challenges, and delivering effective feedback that has a measurable impact on team and individual growth.
• You bring depth of test development knowledge and system integration experience in a multidisciplinary product ecosystem (examples below)
• Products requiring characterization and testing of multiphysics devices (E.g. electromechanical devices, wearables, biosensors, etc.).
• Direct experience with testing and analyzing plastic components, including materials and polymer chemistry and experience in testing and analyzing plastic components.
• You have a track record of leading teams to deliver technical excellence, meeting timelines for development, translating technology to design at scale, and executing projects as a technical leader with regular visibility to senior management.
• You have a solid understanding of statistics, with the ability to execute analyses (JMP or Minitab), to support engineering decisions
• You thrive in environments where there is ambiguity or uncertainty in product requirements and have a willingness to try and test new ideas, coupled with a track record of success in innovation in a fast-paced R&D environment.
• You exercise judgment within defined procedures and policies to determine appropriate action.
• You have excellent communication (written and verbal), collaboration, personal interaction and liaison skills.
• For you, engineering excellence is a top priority, and you achieve that not only through your work but influence that in your team and collaboration with others as well.

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

• 5-15%

Experience And Education Requirements

• Typically requires a Bachelor’s degree with 8-12 years of industry experience
• Requires a degree in a technical discipline
• 2-5 years of previous management or lead 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

$135,100.00 - $225,100.00