Sr Manager Molding Engineering

DexCom • San Diego, CA

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About The Position

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 Sr. Process Development Engineering Manager will support the Molding Engineering Team under the Supplier Manufacturing Management Organization and is responsible for developing best-in-class processes for managing and developing our expanding molding capabilities. Responsibilities are varied and include managing the design and fabrication of high-volume injection mold tooling, installation and validation of molds and equipment, tracking supplier performance, managing sustaining engineering, and improving outcomes at our global contract manufacturing (CM) partners. This engineering team leader will provide technical leadership to troubleshoot process-related issues, resolve supplier inefficiency issues, and react to quality issues impacting Dexcom’s internal manufacturing lines. This person will be a key liaison with our global Supplier & CM partners and will lead and/or participate in cross-functional teams to ensure reliable, low cost, and high-quality supply from our Suppliers & CMs. This crucial role supports Dexcom's thrilling growth trajectory in delivering essential, life-changing products to our valued customers. As the leader of this dynamic and highly effective team, you will collaborate closely across multiple functions, gaining broad exposure to our entire product life cycle. Where you come in: You will manage the engineering team responsible for improving operational efficiency, reducing cost, improving quality, and ensuring stability of the injection molding processes at our suppliers and contract manufacturers. Your team will manage a range of programs from new product introductions and launches to scale up, on-market, and end of life management, and will manage outcomes with cross-functional departments in the areas of NPI, Quality Assurance, R&D, Internal Manufacturing, Supplier Quality, and Regulatory. You will be leading development activities related to molded components, ensuring seamless progression, timely feedback, and optimization, while fostering teamwork and accountability. You will champion our supplier strategy and lead change initiatives; identifying the best approach for implementing new processes, root cause analyses, and problem-solving systems such as DMAIC, A3, Lean Six Sigma across the engineering team and cross functionally. You will collaborate with Dexcom internal manufacturing engineering teams to understand the impact our molded components and subassemblies have on internal yields and performance, and work to drive improvements at our CMs and Suppliers. You will assess engineering resource and equipment requirements and create plans to achieve corporate goals and our product commercialization roadmap. You will be expected to contribute technical expertise and complex analysis of molding processes, DFM, best manufacturing techniques, and team training as required. You will establish and track performance metrics with our global contract manufacturing partners with a focus on driving continuous improvement and cost reduction initiatives. You will be expected to provide updates and presentations to your functional management team.

Requirements

• direct leadership experience in the commercialization of a medical device and/or medical diagnostic products, preferably pertaining to contract manufacturing. This includes experience with mold/tooling qualification, including DFM, FOT, MFAT, SAT, IQ/OQ/PQ, PV, DOE
• experience and demonstrated ability to manage teams, projects, maintain timelines, and execute manufacturing improvement projects in an Operations environment
• effectively communicate with internal teams and external partners. This includes conveying technical concepts clearly, providing timely updates, and fostering collaborative relationships to ensure alignment and successful project outcomes
• comfortable and able to deal with ambiguity/uncertainty in a dynamic environment and an innate ability to create processes/systems to fill gaps
• a leader that possesses the internal drive for continuous improvement and is comfortable leading a team of talented engineers
• Typically requires a Bachelor’s degree with 13+ years of industry experience
• Requires a degree in a technical discipline
• 5-8 years of previous people management experience

Responsibilities

• managing the design and fabrication of high-volume injection mold tooling
• installation and validation of molds and equipment
• tracking supplier performance
• managing sustaining engineering
• improving outcomes at our global contract manufacturing (CM) partners
• provide technical leadership to troubleshoot process-related issues
• resolve supplier inefficiency issues
• react to quality issues impacting Dexcom’s internal manufacturing lines
• lead and/or participate in cross-functional teams to ensure reliable, low cost, and high-quality supply from our Suppliers & CMs
• manage the engineering team responsible for improving operational efficiency, reducing cost, improving quality, and ensuring stability of the injection molding processes at our suppliers and contract manufacturers
• manage a range of programs from new product introductions and launches to scale up, on-market, and end of life management, and will manage outcomes with cross-functional departments in the areas of NPI, Quality Assurance, R&D, Internal Manufacturing, Supplier Quality, and Regulatory
• leading development activities related to molded components, ensuring seamless progression, timely feedback, and optimization, while fostering teamwork and accountability
• champion our supplier strategy and lead change initiatives; identifying the best approach for implementing new processes, root cause analyses, and problem-solving systems such as DMAIC, A3, Lean Six Sigma across the engineering team and cross functionally
• collaborate with Dexcom internal manufacturing engineering teams to understand the impact our molded components and subassemblies have on internal yields and performance, and work to drive improvements at our CMs and Suppliers
• assess engineering resource and equipment requirements and create plans to achieve corporate goals and our product commercialization roadmap
• contribute technical expertise and complex analysis of molding processes, DFM, best manufacturing techniques, and team training as required
• establish and track performance metrics with our global contract manufacturing partners with a focus on driving continuous improvement and cost reduction initiatives
• provide updates and presentations to your functional management team

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

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees