Staff Process Engineer

Dexcom, Inc; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 111,000 - 185,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Benefits program

Career development

Tuition reimbursement

Global growth opportunities

Job summary

Dexcom, Inc. is seeking a senior Manufacturing Engineer to lead cross-functional teams in initiating new products and design changes for manufacturing at the San Diego Product Innovation Center.

The role focuses on maintaining KPIs such as yield, output, costs, and quality across Dexcom's global manufacturing sites. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience with high-volume, regulated manufacturing, strong project management, and expertise in experimental design and data analysis (JMP

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in a technical discipline required; 8–12 years experience, or Master's 5–7 years, or PhD 2–4 years.
• Experience in development, transfer, validation, support, and optimization of high-volume manufacturing processes.
• Strong data analysis and experimental design skills; proficiency with JMP or Minitab preferred.
• Experience with Change Management and Document Control Systems; MES experience required.

Responsibilities

• Lead and participate in cross-functional teams to identify and implement new products or design changes into manufacturing, focusing on KPIs like yield, output, cost and quality.
• Identify key process variables using statistical methods (Gauge R&R, DOE) to investigate issues and optimize processes for quality and scalability.
• Collaborate with Ops PMs, Pilot, Manufacturing, Equipment Engineering, Supply Chain, R&D, Process Development, and Quality to support NPI transfer and production scale-up.
• Plan, manage, and prioritize tasks; communicate progress to management; contribute to design and process requirements (FMEAs, specs, validation plans, validation strategies).

Skills

Technical Project Management

Data analysis

Experimental design

Process transfer

Risk assessment

Change Management

Documentation controls

MES knowledge

Education

Bachelor's Degree in technical discipline

Master's degree

PhD

Tools

JMP

Minitab

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:

Join our dynamic process/manufacturing engineering team at the San Diego Product Innovation Center, where we lead and work along side our cross functional partners on transferring products, design changes, processes and equipment from Design to Commercial Manufacturing across Dexcom Global Manufacturing sites. We are very involved in various projects at various stages of the design life cycle of a product, such as developing new products/processes, deploying improved iterations of current products into manufacturing and ensuring compliance with regulatory rules and regulations that govern Dexcom's Commercial products.

Where you come in:

• Lead and participate in cross-functional teams to identify and implement new products or design changes into manufacturing with focus on maintaining manufacturing KPIs (e.g. Yield, Output, Costs, Quality)
• Utilize statistical methods, including Gauge R&R and DOE techniques to identify key process variables, investigate and resolve operational issues, and optimize manufacturing processes for enhanced product quality, efficiency, and scalability
• Work closely with Ops Project Managers, Pilot, Manufacturing, Equipment Engineering, Supply Chain, R&D, Process Dev, Quality, Labeling, etc to support successful NPI transfer and production scale-up
• Independently plan, manage, and prioritize tasks/projects, set and track progress toward goals, and provide regular updates to stakeholders including management
• Lean in on and provide input to Design and Process requirements (e.g. FMEAs, Product/Process Specifications, Validation Plans, Process Validation Strategies, and Product Configurational Commercialization Strategies)

What makes you successful:

• Proven ability to thrive in a hands-on, fast-paced environment.
• Demonstrate strong communication capabilities through written reports, presentations, and regular updates to management.
• Identify and assess risks associated with new products, processes, equipment, materials, and implement risk mitigation strategies to ensure best solutions for implementation
• Technical Project Management - the ability to lead and manage projects from concept to design and implementation from an Engineering Perspective, including design/change controls projects.
• Experience in the development, transfer, validation, support, and optimization of high-volume and/or multiple product manufacturing processes within a regulated industry.
• Proficient in experimental design, data analysis, and interpretation of experiments; experience with JMP or Minitab is desired.
• Experience with Change Management and Document Control Systems, Asset Management Systems, and Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES) is required.

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 8-12 years related experience or Master's degree and 5-7 years equivalent industry experience or a PhD and 2-4 years of 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].

Salary:$111,100.00 - $185,100.00#DexcomUS