Process Development Engineer 2

Dexcom Inc.; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 78,900 - 131,500; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Front-row seat to CGM technology

Comprehensive benefits program

Global growth opportunities

Career development & tuition support

Industry-leading employer

Job summary

Dexcom seeks a highly motivated professional to join its Product Development team in San Diego, focusing on translating concepts into scalable manufacturing processes within PPx.

You will execute process development experiments for adhesives, epoxies, and soft materials, leveraging DOE and PPx tools to improve robustness, with collaboration across design, quality, reliability, and manufacturing groups.

Qualifications

• Typically requires a Bachelor's degree in a technical discipline with 2–5 years of related experience, or a Master’s degree with 0–2 years of experience.
• Ability to plan and execute experiments with attention to detail.
• Strong data analysis and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Execute process development experiments and characterization studies.
• Support development of precision processes for adhesives, epoxies, and soft materials.
• Follow DOE methodology to generate data and improve process understanding.
• Collaborate with design, quality, reliability, and manufacturing teams to execute plans.

Skills

Materials Science

Mechanical Engineering

Chemical Engineering

Experimentation

DOE Proficiency

Data Analysis

Cross-functional Collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in a technical discipline

Master's degree in a technical discipline

Job description

Meet the team

You will join Dexcom’s Product Development organization, where we drive innovation in continuous glucose monitoring through advanced materials, process engineering, and device design. This role sits within design realization, translating early concepts into robust, scalable manufacturing processes while building foundational capability in Product & Process Excellence (PPx).

Job Responsibilities

• Execute process development experiments and characterization studies to support product development.
• Support development of precision processes for adhesives, epoxies, and soft materials.
• Follow structured experimental methodologies (e.g., DOE) to generate data and improve process understanding.
• Analyze and document experimental results, identifying trends and improvement opportunities.
• Contribute to defining process inputs, outputs, and performance metrics under guidance.
• Support QMS- and PDP-compliant documentation, protocols, and reports.
• Collaborate with design, quality, reliability, and manufacturing teams to execute development plans.
• Apply Product & Process Excellence (PPx) tools to improve process robustness and repeatability.

Qualifications

• Strong foundation in Materials Science, Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, or related field.
• Ability to plan and execute experiments with strong attention to detail.
• Basic statistical methods skills and ability to draw clear conclusions from data.
• Curiosity in understanding materials–process–performance relationships.
• Excellent communication of technical results in written and verbal formats.
• Effective management of multiple priorities within defined scope.
• Cross-functional collaboration and openness to feedback.
• Growth mindset and willingness to learn new tools and technologies.

Experience and Education

Typically requires a Bachelor's degree in a technical discipline, and a minimum of 2-5 years related experience, or a Master's degree and 0-2 years' equivalent experience.

Travel Required

0-5%

Benefits

• A front row seat to life-changing CGM technology; learn about our brave #dexcomwarriors community.
• 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.
• Industry-leading organization committed to employees, customers, and communities.

Equal Opportunity Statement

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.

Salary

$78,900.00 – $131,500.00