Dexcom
QA Engineer 2
San Diego, California · Mid
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The bottom of this range ($71,600) is below the Level I prevailing wage of $73,424. An H-1B cannot be filed below the prevailing wage, so an offer at the floor of this band could not be sponsored as posted.
Based on the DOL prevailing wage for this occupation and worksite, a base salary of $95,992 would place this position at wage Level II. That figure is within the posted range, and I'd like to target it. This role classifies under "Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers" for prevailing-wage purposes.
DOL prevailing wage, 2026-27 wage year · Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers (15-1253) · San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA. Wage level is derived by USCIS from the offered wage, occupation and worksite; the occupation shown is inferred from the job title.
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About the role
- 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.
- That means personalized, actionable insights aimed at solving important health challenges.
Responsibilities
- Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.
- Meritain, an Aetna Company, creates and publishes the Machine-Readable Files on behalf of Dexcom.
Requirements
- Typically requires a Bachelor's degree in a technical discipline, and a minimum of 2-5 years related experience or Master's degree and 0-2 years of experience
- Travel Required:
Compensation
- $71,600.00 - $119,300.00
Benefits
- A full and comprehensive benefits program.
- Access to career development through in-house learning programs and/or qualified tuition reimbursement.
- Experience and Education Requirements:
Company info
- You support and independently execute quality investigations, including root cause analysis, CAPAs, NCMRs, and MRB/disposition activities, and implement corrective actions that improve product quality and compliance.
- You apply quality engineering and continuous improvement methodologies, such as Six Sigma, Lean Manufacturing, process capability analysis (Cpk/Ppk), Gage R&R, sampling plans, and risk-based problem solving.
- You support the effectiveness and continuous improvement of the Quality Management System through updates to procedures, process controls, validation practices, FMEAs, and other quality processes.
- You develop, review, and execute validation and qualification documentation for equipment, processes, test methods, and software, following applicable procedures and regulatory requirements.
- You provide quality engineering support for cross-functional projects, partnering with R&D, Regulatory Affairs, Manufacturing, Operations, Engineering, and global teams to meet project and quality objectives.
- You support design transfer and commercialization activities by reviewing requirements, evaluating manufacturing readiness, identifying quality risks, and helping transition new products and processes into manufacturing.
- You perform and document risk assessments, evaluate process and design changes, and recommend appropriate controls to support product performance and regulatory compliance.
- You represent Quality during audits and inspections within your assigned areas of responsibility.
- Your Engineering, Chemistry or similar degree from accredited College/University with experience supporting regulated manufacturing environments.
- Your quality engineering knowledge, including risk management, root cause analysis, Six Sigma, process capability analysis (Cpk/Ppk), statistical analysis, sampling plans, AQL, and data-driven decision-making.
- Your demonstrated experience supporting and executing validation activities, including IQ/OQ/PQ/PV, test method validation, software V&V, and process validation activities.
- Your experience supporting design transfer or commercialization activities, applying risk-based decision making to successfully transition new products and processes from development into high-volume manufacturing.
- Your strong technical aptitude with a hands-on approach, partnering directly with manufacturing teams to assess risk, troubleshoot issues, and drive sustainable process improvements.
- Your experience using JMP/Minitab/Excel or comparable statistical software.
Equal opportunity
- The duties and responsibilities in this job description may be subject to change at any time due to reasonable accommodation or other reasons.
- An Equal Opportunity Employer.
- 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 talentacquisition@dexcom.com.
This listing is sourced directly from Dexcom's careers page and normalized into a canonical job model.