Staff Process Engineer San Diego, California Posted a day ago

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

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits program

Growth opportunities

Career development

Job summary

Dexcom Inc. in San Diego seeks a Staff Process Engineer to join the Product Innovation Center. You will lead NPIs, transfer products into manufacturing, and maintain KPIs such as yield, output, cost, and quality.

You will apply DOE, Gauge R&R, and statistical methods; collaborate with Ops, Pilot, Manufacturing, R&D, QA, and Supply Chain to scale up processes and ensure regulatory compliance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in a technical discipline and 8–12 years of related experience; Master’s degree 5–7 years; PhD 2–4 years.
• Experience with design controls, risk assessment, validation strategies, and product/process specifications.
• Strong ability to lead cross-functional teams and manage projects from concept to implementation.

Responsibilities

• Lead and participate in cross-functional teams to transfer new products/changes into manufacturing while maintaining KPIs.
• Use DOE and Gauge R&R to identify key variables and optimize processes.
• Collaborate with Ops, Pilot, Manufacturing, Equipment Eng, Supply Chain, R&D, QA and others to support NPI transfer and scale-up.
• Plan, manage and prioritize tasks; provide regular updates to stakeholders including management.
• Contribute to Design and Process requirements and validation strategies.

Skills

NPI transfer

Statistical methods

Cross-functional collaboration

Project management

Design controls

Process validation

Data analysis

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in a technical discipline

Master’s degree or PhD with experience

Tools

JMP

Minitab

MES

Documentation Systems

Job description

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.

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.

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, and 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:

$111,100.00 - $185,100.00