Dexcom
Sr. Process Development Engineer
San Diego, California · Senior
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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 5-8 years related experience or Master's degree and 2-5 years equivalent industry experience or a PhD and 0-2 years experience.
- Travel Required:
Compensation
- $91,400.00 - $152,300.00
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 will develop, characterize, optimize, and transfer end-to-end glucose sensor manufacturing processes from concept through production implementation.
- You will design and execute process characterization studies and Design of Experiments (DOE) to establish critical process parameters, operating windows, and process controls.
- You will translate product and process requirements into equipment specifications and partner with equipment, automation, controls, software, and vendors to develop scalable manufacturing solutions.
- You will lead technical workstreams for equipment design reviews, testing, qualification, validation, deployment, and manufacturing readiness.
- You will analyze development and production data to improve process capability, yield, throughput, equipment reliability, and product quality.
- You will lead structured root cause investigations for complex process, equipment, and sensor performance issues and implement sustainable corrective actions.
- You will support new product introduction, manufacturing scale-up, and technology transfer between development teams and global manufacturing sites.
- You will create clear technical documentation, including requirements, protocols, reports, procedures, risk assessments, and process FMEAs, while providing technical guidance to engineers and cross-functional partners.
- You have demonstrated hands-on experience developing and improving complex manufacturing processes in a medical device, biosensor, semiconductor, life science, or other regulated environment.
- You understand how materials, process parameters, equipment performance, environmental conditions, and test methods interact to influence product performance and manufacturing variability.
- You have strong proficiency in statistical analysis, DOE, process capability, Statistical Process Control, test method development, and data-driven problem solving using tools such as JMP or Minitab.
- You have experience defining user and process requirements and supporting the design, build, integration, qualification, and deployment of custom manufacturing equipment or automation.
- You are skilled in root cause analysis, risk management, process validation, and technical documentation within a quality system.
- You can lead complex technical projects, manage competing priorities, communicate recommendations clearly, and drive alignment across R&D, Manufacturing, Quality, Automation, Equipment Engineering, and Operations.
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.
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