Staff Process Engineer

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

Benefits offered by this job

CGM technology exposure

Global manufacturing exposure

Competitive benefits package

Career development opportunities

Innovative culture

Learning programs and tuition support

Job summary

Dexcom, Inc. is seeking a Staff Process Engineer at the San Diego Product Innovation Center to lead cross-functional teams in transferring new products and design changes into manufacturing.

You will work with design controls and drive NPI transfer, process validation, and scale-up initiatives to ensure quality, yield, and efficiency. You will collaborate with Ops, Pilot, Manufacturing, Equipment Engineering, Supply Chain, and R&D to optimize high-volume processes, apply DOE/Gauge R&R, and

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Lead cross-functional teams to transfer new products or design changes into manufacturing while maintaining KPIs
• Use DOE and Gauge R&R to identify key process variables and optimize processes
• Coordinate with Ops, Pilot, Manufacturing, Equipment Engineering, Supply Chain, R&D, Process Dev, Quality, Labeling
• Plan, manage and prioritize tasks/projects and report progress to management
• Support Design and Process requirements including FMEAs, Validation Plans, and Validation Strategies

Skills

Technical Project Management

Process Engineering

Data analysis

Experiment design

Change Management

Documentation

Risk mitigation

Cross-functional leadership

Education

Bachelor's Degree in a technical discipline

Master's degree in a technical discipline

PhD (optional)

Tools

JMP

Minitab

Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES)

Document Control Systems

Asset Management Systems

Job description

Company Overview

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.

Role Overview

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.

The Staff Process Engineer will possess a deep knowledge base combined with strong independent thinking skills. You should have experience in new product introductions with familiarity in design controls with a focus on the design transfer phases of a product and/or product change.

Responsibilities

• 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)

Requirements

• 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.
• Travel Required: 0-5%
• 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.

Benefits

• 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.

Other Information

• Salary: $111,100.00 - $185,100.00

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.

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