Mechanical Engineering Manager
Dexcom
- Location
- San Diego, California
- Work model
- On-Site
- Level
- Mid
- Posted
- Jul 31, 2026
Skills
About this 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. 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 Characterization Team is responsible for the feasibility and development of next-generation products at Dexcom. We’re seeking a cross- functionally disciplined engineer ing manager with subject matter expertise across m echanics , m aterials , and electronic wearable devices to lead the c haracteriz ation and materials team in developing technologically advanced products for high volume production. P osition ed within the Mechanical Engineering team, this is a high visibility, hi gh impact role in achiev ing 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 : As a manager within the mechanical engineering characterization team, you will be accountable for development test strategy, metrology tools , execution of performance testing , data analysis and system integration characterization for mechanical engineering . You will integrate characterization efforts with the rest of the product sub-systems and across functions to achieve a successful launch that meets reliability, cost, and performance targets. You will lead the test characterization team in develop ing world class metrology tool s for wearable devices and needle-based delivery mechanisms . You will lead a team of materials engineers, ensuring that adhesives and polymer material properties are linked to product performance In collaboration with advanced research, design verification, and operations teams, you will create and mature measurement systems and methodologies to characterize, verify, and validate Dexcom products. You will develop and manage strong relationships and enhance communication with upstream technology research teams and downstream product development process recipients ( Design Verification, Operations, Commercial ) to enable end-to-end concurrent engineering as a keystone of product design, in collaboration with project management , and product owner teams . What makes you successful : You have extensive test development (fixture design, programming , test procedure and protocol development, etc. ) and characterization experience in the medical device industry ,