Senior Vice President, Hardware 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.

We are seeking a strategic minded and dynamic leader for our Senior Vice President of R&D – Hardware position. You will be responsible for leading high-performing hardware engineering teams—including Firmware, Electrical, Mechanical, and other R&D support—focused on CGM and sensor technologies. In this role, you will report to the Chief Technology Officer and be entrusted to develop and execute both short- and long-term engineering strategies aligned with Dexcom’s mission, ensuring timely, budget-conscious, and high-quality product delivery. As a leader of the function, you will be working collaboratively across internal and external stakeholders to enhance product development outcomes.

Where you come in:

• Lead and maintain a top-tier hardware engineering function (Firmware, Hardware, Electrical, Mechanical), Hardware Design Validation and NPI test process to be transferred to manufacturing Hardware and R&D development support teams specializing in developing CGM/sensor technology.
• Develop both short- and long-term hardware engineering objectives that align with Dexcom’s mission and objectives and ensuring delivery of technology, data and product development cycles are on-time, on budget and with high quality results.
• Work collaboratively with key stakeholders both within and externally to support overall quality of product development and delivery.
• Drive a culture of trust and empowerment, fostering technical excellence across Hardware disciplines, transparent communication and personal accountability within the function.
• Represents hardware engineering leadership in R&D senior leadership meetings, senior cross-functional leadership meetings and executive meetings, offering valuable technical insights, necessary support/buy-in and progress/KPI updates.
• Develop and manage the Hardware Function’s budget, resource allocation and capital expenditures.

• 50 to 75%

Experience and Education Requirements:

• Typically requires a Bachelor’s degree , with
• 20+ years of industry experience
• 15+ years of successful management experience in relevant industry

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:

$325,100.00 - $541,900.00