Staff Process Development Engineer

DexCom • San Diego, CA

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About The Position

Dexcom is seeking a Staff Process Development Engineer to support its Global Engineering team within Operations. The team provides end-to-end technical oversight of manufacturing technologies used by suppliers, contract manufacturers, automation houses, and internal manufacturing, including technical support for on-market production at manufacturing sites.

The role focuses on the development, qualification, validation, and change management of complex manufacturing processes and automation equipment. The engineer will work with cross-functional teams to integrate technology into manufacturing, support new product development and capacity expansion, and sustain on-market performance. The position contributes to efficient, precise, and high-quality Operations and provides exposure to the product life cycle.

The position typically requires a bachelor's degree in a technical discipline and 8–12 years of related experience, a master's degree and 5–7 years of equivalent industry experience, or a PhD and 2–4 years of experience. Travel is required 5–15%.

Requirements

• Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, or a related field.
• Understanding of experimental study design and measurement system analysis, including appropriate statistical approaches to data analysis.
• Understanding of medical device design transfer and knowledge of quality and regulatory standards.
• Experience in at least one of these areas: plastic component assembly; needles; adhesives, epoxies, and curing; or packaging, including sterile barrier, secondary, or tertiary boxing.
• Ability to communicate effectively and create PowerPoint presentations that convey technical objectives and outcomes to audiences ranging from technical teams to executive leadership.
• Cross-functional collaboration experience with peers and leaders.
• Typically, a bachelor's degree in a technical discipline and 8–12 years of related experience, a master's degree and 5–7 years of equivalent industry experience, or a PhD and 2–4 years of experience.

Nice To Haves

• Master’s degree.

Responsibilities

• Lead and support new product process development, design of experiments, and measurement system analyses to collect and analyze data against program process development targets.
• Execute design control activities, with emphasis on design transfer and understanding system design, technical and business requirements, design and process failure modes, and process controls.
• Review design changes and optimize manufacturing processes for new and existing medical devices, focusing on scalability, efficiency, and quality improvements.
• Use statistical tools and methods to analyze process data, conduct capability studies, and implement process controls.
• Help develop and execute test methods, including protocols and reports, to validate process performance and product quality.
• Collaborate with R&D, Quality Assurance, Regulatory Affairs, Supply Chain, and Manufacturing to support business strategy and transfer technical deliverables within the quality management system.

Benefits

• Full and comprehensive benefits program.
• Growth opportunities on a global scale.
• Career development through in-house learning programs and/or qualified tuition reimbursement.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior