Staff Systems Engineer - HW Platform

DexCom•San Diego, CA

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: Join the foundational engineering team that is shaping the future of continuous sensing at Dexcom. As a Staff Systems Engineer on our Systems Engineering team, you will be at the epicenter of our next-generation product strategy. Our work enables product teams to innovate faster and more reliably than ever before. If you are passionate about architecting core technology, defining clean interfaces, and driving a "design-once, use-many" philosophy in a regulated medical device environment, this is the team for you. Where you come in: You will be the primary Systems Engineering lead for defining the architecture and requirements for reusable hardware platforms, translating high-level business and user needs into a verifiable set of design inputs.

Requirements

You possess a deep, first-principles understanding of electromechanical systems, including analog/digital electronics, power management, RF communication (especially BLE), and mechanical design for high-volume manufacturing.
You are an expert in top-down Systems decomposition, capable of translating high-level needs into a hierarchy of verifiable requirements and architectural blocks, and are proficient with tools like Jama Connect.
You think in terms of interfaces, contracts, and reusable assets, instinctively understanding how to create a "black box" subsystem that other teams can build upon with confidence.
You have proven experience in medical device development under a formal design control process (e.g., 21 CFR 820.30) and a strong understanding of relevant standards like IEC 62304, 60601 and ISO 14971.
You are a master of technical communication, able to author clear, unambiguous requirements documents and effectively articulate complex architectural concepts to cross-functional engineering and program leadership.
You have a demonstrated ability to perform and lead technical risk assessments, with experience in methodologies like FMEA.
You thrive on collaboration and are skilled at influencing other senior engineers, providing guidance and building consensus on complex technical trade-offs.
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.

Nice To Haves

You have direct experience with Product Line Engineering (PLE) methodologies or have worked on a platform-based development model in a regulated industry.
You have an INCOSE Certified Systems Engineering Professional (CSEP) certification.
You have hands-on experience with sensor technology, low-power system design, or wireless communication protocols.
You have experience with the design and verification of sterile, single-use medical devices.

Responsibilities

You will be the primary Systems Engineering lead for defining the architecture and requirements for reusable hardware platforms, translating high-level business and user needs into a verifiable set of design inputs.
You will create and own the "golden source" Platform Requirements and the Platform Architecture Document in Jama Connect, establishing the technical baseline for all consuming product teams.
You will meticulously define and document the external interfaces of the platform, creating a stable and unambiguous "contract" for product development teams to build against.
You will collaborate deeply with hardware (EE/ME), firmware, sensor, QA, RA and V&V teams to decompose system-level performance targets into allocated budgets for power, timing, and other Key Performance Parameters (KPPs).
You will lead the formal decomposition of system-level hazards into platform-specific technical failure modes, authoring the Platform FMEA that serves as a critical, reusable input for all product-level safety risk assessments.
You will champion the platform methodology, providing expert guidance to consuming product teams on how to correctly reuse requirements, incorporate design evidence by reference, and manage the lifecycle of a platform-based product.
You will partner with V&V leads to create comprehensive Platform Verification Plans, ensuring that test strategies are designed to produce a robust, reusable "Evidence Package" for the Platform DHF.
You will drive the technical trade-off analyses and design decisions that balance the competing needs of multiple product lines, ensuring the platform architecture is robust and flexible enough to support the long-term product roadmap.

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.

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