Staff Hardware Systems Integration Lead

Dexcom • San Diego, CA

3d • Remote

About The Position

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: We are seeking a highly motivated hardware systems integration leader to join our Hardware R&D team. Hardware system integration leads are the single-threaded owners for the technical execution and success of Dexcom’s hardware products. You will lead and coordinate a cross-functional team of engineering SMEs (EE, ME, FW, Sensors, Materials/Process, Operations, and QA) to drive system-level technical alignment, integration readiness, and delivery of hardware design outputs within our PDP and QMS frameworks. This role is accountable for hardware technical deliverables and inter-domain integration across R&D functions, partnering closely with program leadership and (where applicable) HW TPM/PMO counterparts for schedule/RAID visibility, communications, and operating rhythm. Where you come in: You will serve as the single-threaded hardware technical lead for an assigned program, accountable for end-to-end delivery of system-level hardware technical outcomes across functions. You will drive system architecture and interface alignment across EE/ME/FW/Sensors and ensure technical decisions are made, documented, and owned (tradeoffs, rationale, and closure). You will lead a cross-functional team of SMEs (EE, ME, FW, Sensors, PM, Materials, Process, Operations, and QA), act as the stitching function between domain experts, own system-level hardware deliverables, and mediate technical discussions and decisions. You will lead technical execution through PDP/QMS expectations by ensuring design inputs/outputs are complete, reviewable, and ready for phase exits (technical readiness and evidence quality). You will spearhead technical risk identification and mitigation (integration risks, performance margins, test/evidence gaps) and ensure cross-functional owners are aligned on mitigation actions. You will provide “voice-of-function” for hardware in cross-functional decision making and represent the program at engineering and management forums to ensure alignment with business and organizational needs. You will partner with HW TPM/PMO counterparts (if assigned) on operating cadence, schedule/RAID tracking and visibility, and stakeholder communications, while retaining accountability for hardware technical deliverables. You will foster a culture of ownership, transparency, and proactive technical problem-solving across the cross-functional engineering team. 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.

Requirements

• Demonstrated systems-level technical leadership: ability to integrate across EE/ME/FW/Sensors and drive crisp technical decision making in a matrix environment.
• Proven track record executing through all stages of the product development lifecycle in a regulated environment, with strong discipline around PDP/QMS technical deliverables and readiness.
• Strong cross-disciplinary hardware background with the ability to operate at the system level, identify integration pitfalls early, and drive technical closure.
• Ability to lead technical risk identification and mitigation and ensure effective cross-functional ownership of mitigations and evidence generation.
• Ability to align goals and coordinate activities between product management, hardware engineering, systems engineering, quality, regulatory, operations, testing, and documentation.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to convey complex technical information clearly and effectively in small and large settings and at all levels in the organization, including senior management.
• Ability to deal with ambiguity—ready and able to effectively and efficiently navigate ambiguity to translate goals into clear technical milestones and actionable engineering deliverables.
• Emotional intelligence—proven ability to handle interpersonal relationships efficiently and empathetically to motivate, influence, and manage conflict within cross-functional teams.
• Typically requires a Bachelor’s degree in a technical discipline, and a minimum of 8-12 years related experience or Master’s degree and 5-7 years equivalent industry experience or a PhD and 2-4 years of experience.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the single-threaded hardware technical lead for an assigned program, accountable for end-to-end delivery of system-level hardware technical outcomes across functions.
• Drive system architecture and interface alignment across EE/ME/FW/Sensors and ensure technical decisions are made, documented, and owned (tradeoffs, rationale, and closure).
• Lead a cross-functional team of SMEs (EE, ME, FW, Sensors, PM, Materials, Process, Operations, and QA), act as the stitching function between domain experts, own system-level hardware deliverables, and mediate technical discussions and decisions.
• Lead technical execution through PDP/QMS expectations by ensuring design inputs/outputs are complete, reviewable, and ready for phase exits (technical readiness and evidence quality).
• Spearhead technical risk identification and mitigation (integration risks, performance margins, test/evidence gaps) and ensure cross-functional owners are aligned on mitigation actions.
• Provide “voice-of-function” for hardware in cross-functional decision making and represent the program at engineering and management forums to ensure alignment with business and organizational needs.
• Partner with HW TPM/PMO counterparts (if assigned) on operating cadence, schedule/RAID tracking and visibility, and stakeholder communications, while retaining accountability for hardware technical deliverables.
• Foster a culture of ownership, transparency, and proactive technical problem-solving across the cross-functional engineering team.

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.
• An exciting and innovative, industry-leading organization committed to our employees, customers, and the communities we serve.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level