Sr Manager Mechanical Design Engineering

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 are building a world class global R&D capability to support our ambitious health sensing strategy and drive long term growth of the company. An important part of this transformation is the core hardware development organization that oversees all aspects of system related designs and architectures.

We are seeking a strong product development technical leader with broad cross-functional & proven track record of product launches (within product development process). This leader will drive continued evolution and optimization of R&D Mechanical Engineering to be best in class, not only leading Design, Analysis and Packaging engineering within R&D function but has a keen insight to help enable product development with complex technologies and high volume within tight deadlines. This leader will build technical and strategic partnerships (with senior leaders & functions) across Dexcom and lead an organization of talented Mechanical and Packaging Design Engineers. This is a strategic and business critical role and will represent a unique opportunity to work with world class team and has high visibility to senior and executive leadership. The Sr. Manager is a hands-on individual who has strong problem-solving skills and as necessary will dive into engineering design, CAD modeling, conceptual prototyping, through product development and implementation while also keeping a pulse on the strategic growth of the organization.

Where you come in:

• Lead and inspire a team of talented mechanical engineers to innovate, create and achieve their full potential in a fast-paced and dynamic environment

• Utilize creative problem-solving skills to lead ideation of new product. Review and lead team through detailed mechanical analysis to ensure proper function through FEA, tolerance analysis, testing and other exploratory means

• Oversee the design, development and implementation of cutting-edge mechanical products, systems and components.

• Experience in Design for Manufacturing (DFM), Lean Manufacturing, Design of Experiments (DOE), technology transfer process, failure mode and effect analysis (FMEA) and problem-solving techniques

• Ensure projects are executed with precision to meet the highest quality standards

• Shape and execute the mechanical engineering design development strategy that drives company mission and vision.

• Develop connections and relationships with other departments, from marketing to operations to create cohesive business strategy. Build and maintain relationships with external partners and vendors

What makes you successful:

• You have and advanced degree in mechanical engineering along with experience and skills in leading and building high performing Mechanical Engineering design teams

• You have a deep technical knowledge base across engineering systems including mechanical and electromechanical design. You have experience with math-based model development of mechanical engineering products

• You have experience in leadership and communication responsibilities across the company to provide status updates, communicate challenges & successes and escalate issues and resolutions

• You are highly proficient in 3D CAD modeling, including surf