Sr Hardware Engineer

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 Dexcom R&D Electronics Team is a highly skilled group focused on designing high-volume medical wearables. We specialize in low-power, battery-operated systems, Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE), and ultra-sensitive sensing technologies that meet rigorous medical standards. The team supports current products, drives continuous improvements, and develops new technologies to expand Dexcom’s impact in diabetes care.

This position will require you to be on-site daily.

Where you come in

• Batteries are a critical component to the design; you will be required to collaborate within R&D Electronics Team to evaluate electronics designs and different battery vendors.
• You will need to demonstrate expertise in electronics testing, troubleshooting and rework.
• You will need to demonstrate precise rework skills. Experience in board cleanliness, 0201 reworks and cut trace with flying lead reworks.
• You will need to demonstrate proficiency with oscilloscopes, digital multimeters, spectrum analyzers and current analyzers.
• You are responsible for defining and reporting out on plans and analysis results to cross functional teams.
• You will work with the engineering team to troubleshoot, provide analysis and report findings.
• You will occasionally be required to support special rework or manufacturing steps to enable manufacturing of devices.

What makes you successful

• You will be required to work on-site.
• What makes you successful would be having prior experience with troubleshooting wearable electronic devices.
• What makes you successful is having experience with current draw analysis, RF testing, temperature chamber and profile programming, electronics debug and electronics reworks.
• You must be an excellent communicator both verbally and in written form.
• Ideally you have medical device development experience.
• Ideally you have minimum of 5 years of electronic test and debug experience.
• Ideally you have experience in design-for-reliability (DFR), design-for-test (DFT), design-for-manufacturing (DFM) and design-for-cost (DFC) practices for very high-volume products.

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

• 0-5%

Experience and Education 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

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 talentacquisition@dexcom.com.

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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Salary

$116,600.00 - $194,400.00