Supervisor Test Engineering

Dexcom, Inc; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 101,000 - 168,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits program

Growth opportunities

Career development programs

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

Dexcom, Inc. is seeking a Lab Development leader to oversee the R&D Process Development Lab, guiding a team of technicians and coordinating experiments for new product and process development.

You will ensure equipment readiness, maintain quality procedures, and drive continuous improvement. The role requires a technical Bachelor's degree and 6-8 years of industry experience, with leadership experience and familiarity with Lean/Six Sigma and regulatory environments.

Qualifications

• Typically requires a Bachelor's degree with 6-8 years of industry experience.
• Degree in a technical discipline is required.
• Formal management/team lead experience is needed.
• Experience in regulated environments such as medical devices or biotech is preferred.
• Strong problem-solving, communication, and project management skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead and supervise daily operations of the R&D Process Development Lab.
• Manage a team of technicians and lab support personnel.
• Plan and execute experiments supporting new product and process development.
• Oversee equipment, fixtures, and lab resources for readiness and reliability.
• Drive DOE, process characterization, feasibility studies, and pilot builds.

Skills

Leadership experience

Project management

Lean Six Sigma

Data analysis

Regulated environments

Education

Bachelor's degree in a technical discipline

Tools

Maximo

LIMS

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

The R&D Process Development Lab supports the development, evaluation, and optimization of manufacturing processes, equipment, and test methods that enable Dexcom's next generation of glucose sensing technologies. The team collaborates closely with Product Development, Process Engineering, Manufacturing, Quality, and Operations to transform innovative concepts into scalable and reliable manufacturing solutions.

Where You Come In

Lead and supervise daily operations of the R&D Process Development Lab, ensuring alignment with product development and process engineering priorities. Manage a team of technicians and lab support personnel responsible for development builds, process studies, equipment operation, and laboratory maintenance. Partner with Process Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, R&D, and Quality teams to plan and execute experiments supporting new product and process development initiatives. Oversee development equipment, fixtures, and laboratory resources to ensure readiness, reliability, and availability for engineering activities. Drive execution of Design of Experiments (DOE), process characterization activities, feasibility studies, and pilot builds to support technology and product development programs. Establish and maintain laboratory procedures, work instructions, training programs, and documentation practices consistent with quality system requirements. Lead laboratory safety initiatives and ensure compliance with environmental, health, and safety requirements. Drive continuous improvement initiatives focused on laboratory efficiency, process capability, equipment utilization, and data quality. Manage laboratory budgets, capital equipment purchases, vendor relationships, and resource planning activities. Support internal and external audits through effective documentation, equipment records management, and training compliance.

What Makes You Successful

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related technical field.
• Minimum 3 years of leadership, supervisory, or team lead experience supporting engineering laboratories, process development, manufacturing development, or product development environments.
• Experience supporting process development, manufacturing process characterization, or engineering development activities.
• Demonstrated ability to manage competing priorities while supporting multiple cross-functional development programs.
• Familiarity with regulated environments such as medical devices, biotechnology, pharmaceutical, or advanced manufacturing industries.
• Strong problem-solving, communication, organization, and project management skills.
• Experience with equipment qualification, calibration programs, change control processes, and quality system documentation requirements.
• Working knowledge of data collection, process analysis, and continuous improvement methodologies including Lean and Six Sigma principles.
• Experience with systems such as Maximo, electronic document management systems, and laboratory information systems is preferred.

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 with 6-8 years of industry experience
• Requires a degree in a technical discipline
• Formal Management/team 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.

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