Staff Mechanical Engineer bei Dexcom

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 R&D Mechanical Engineering Team is responsible for the feasibility and development of next-generation products at Dexcom. We’re seeking a Staff Mechanical Engineer with a strong background in medical wearables with a focus on electromechanical systems to lead the design of Dexcom’s next generation platforms.  

Positioned within the Mechanical Engineering team, this is a high visibility, high impact role in achieving Dexcom’s product performance and reliability goals through delivering functional excellence in the research, development, and characterization of enabling technologies/designs & their integration to a product ecosystem. 

Where you come in:

• You will be responsible for the design and development of novel medical device concepts, specifically focused on high reliability electromechanical interfaces, to support Dexcom’s next generation wearable and sensing architecture.

• You will design and execute characterization strategies to evaluate material, component, subsystem and system level performance

• You will leverage engineering statistics best practices to drive data-based decisions

• You will be a trusted partner to other departments, such as electrical, sensor, process development, and operations; to solve challenging technical problems and identify creative solutions

• You will be the accountable point of contact for high visibility technical efforts, drive workstreams independently, produce clear engineering presentations, and effectively communicate results to functional leadership and program stakeholders.

What makes you successful:

• You are relentless about designing the best products, bringing “outside the box” concepts to reality at scale

• You bring depth of knowledge in multi-disciplinary products and technologies with a background spanning electromechanical devices, wearables, MEMS, and adhesives.

• You are skilled at data analysis methods and software, with the ability to construct appropriately powered experiments and interpret results

• You have demonstrated development experience in a medical device or similar field, leading a subsystem to completion within a product development environment

• You can convey complex information to diverse audiences and achieve stakeholder alignment

What you’ll get:

• 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.

Travel Required:

• 5-15%

Experience and Education Requirements:

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.

Please note: The information contained herein is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of the duties and responsibilities of the job, nor are they intended to be an all-inclusive list of the skills and abilities required to do the job. Management may, at its discretion, assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time. The duties and responsibilities in this job description may be subject to change at any time due to reasonable accommodation or other reasons. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions. 

An Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability. Dexcom’s AAP may be viewed upon request by contacting Talent Acquisition at [email protected]. 

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 [email protected]. 

Meritain, an Aetna Company, creates and publishes the Machine-Readable Files on behalf of Dexcom. To link to the Machine-Readable Files, please click on the URL provided:  https://health1.meritain.com/app/public/#/one/insurerCode=MERITAIN_I&brandCode=MERITAINOVER/machine-readable-transparency-in-coverage?reportingEntityType=TPA_19874&lock=true

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