Dexcom · 11 hours ago
Senior Staff Mechanical Engineer - Metrology
San Diego, California
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$149K/yr - $248K/yr
8+ years expDexcom Corporation is a pioneer and global leader in continuous glucose monitoring (CGM). The Senior Staff Mechanical Engineer - Metrology will lead the development of manufacturing process inspections and metrology solutions, ensuring efficiency and quality in operations while collaborating across multiple functions.
DiabetesHealth DiagnosticsMedical DeviceSensor
Responsibilities
You are the main Metrology technical leader working with Design Engineering, Operations and Quality to actively develop new manufacturing process inspections, and inspection equipment in a regulated environment in compliance to ISO standards
You will be designing test setups for scaling and production level test procedures for various NPI transfer programs
You will define, design, develop metrology solutions including hardware engineering, test software implementation, and instrument qualification
Oversee contract metrology labs who perform measurements on behalf of internal and external partners
Be responsible for understanding equipment, test procedure, and site to site biases
You will collect and perform statistical analysis on metrology data to correlate to performance metrics
You will participate in the manufacturing process and equipment qualification validation plans, validation protocols and reports, and their implementation where your test procedures will be utilized
You will develop instrument level alignment, compensation, and measurement performance tests
You will explore novel optical metrology technologies and work with suppliers on prototype development
You will provide guidance and training to test lab associates, plant operators, and engineers on test methods and corresponding results analysis
You will identify appropriate analytical tools and equipment required to meet goals from concept to implementation
Qualification
Required
Degree in Mechanical Engineering or related field
Excellent communication (written and verbal) and personal interaction skills
Strong background in product design lifecycle and overall product technical transfer to manufacturing including in process and bench test methods
Proven ability to work hands-on in a fast-paced environment with competing priorities
Detailed oriented with strong time management skills
Ability to coach and mentor younger engineers and scientists in test method development and execution
Typically requires a Bachelor's degree in a technical discipline, and a minimum of 13+ years related experience or a Master's degree and 8+ years equivalent industry experience or a PhD and 5+ years of experience
Preferred
Master's degree preferred
Experience in developing metrology for High-Volume manufacturing for a medical device company
Benefits
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.
Company
Dexcom
Dexcom develops, manufactures, and distributes continuous glucose monitoring systems for diabetes management.
10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$2.16BKey Investors
RWI Group
2023-05-02Post Ipo Debt· $1B
2020-05-12Post Ipo Debt
2018-11-01Post Ipo Equity· $750M
Leadership Team
Jake Leach
Chief Operating Officer
Matt Dolan
Executive Vice President, Strategy, Corporate Development & Dexcom Labs
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