Sr Manager - Applicator Automation in Mesa, Arizona

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The Company Dexcom Corporation 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.

• Build, lead, and develop a high-performing, inclusive engineering team focused on automation and equipment excellence.
• Establish a strong team culture grounded in accountability, collaboration, innovation, and continuous improvement.
• Provide ongoing coaching, mentoring, and performance feedback to engineers, supporting career growth, skill development, and succession planning.
• Set clear expectations for technical rigor, documentation quality, and execution excellence, and reinforce them through regular engagement and recognition.
• Drive employee engagement by fostering open communication, psychological safety, and alignment to business goals.
• Identify capability gaps and proactively develop training and hiring plans to strengthen team expertise across automation disciplines.

• Plan and manage team capacity, resource allocation, and project priorities to ensure alignment with business objectives and timelines.
• Balance workload across internal teams and external partners, ensuring optimal utilization and delivery efficiency.

• Lead automation and equipment development and integration for assembly and inspection processes, delivering robust, reliable, and repeatable manufacturing solutions.
• Drive full equipment lifecycle execution-from concept and feasibility through design, build, validation, transfer, and sustained performance.
• Translate process requirements into detailed equipment specifications, including URS, validation protocols, test plans, and compliant technical documentation.
• Ensure disciplined project execution by managing timelines, risks, and deliverables, while providing clear, actionable updates to stakeholders.
• Champion data-driven decision-making to improve throughput, labor efficiency, process capability, and overall equipment effectiveness (OEE).

• Partner closely with Manufacturing, R&D, Process Development, and Quality to ensure equipment readiness and successful deployment across sites.
• Drive cross-site alignment on standards, best practices, and scalable automation strategies.
• Lead change management efforts to enable adoption of new equipment and processes with minimal disruption.
• Influence stakeholders at multiple levels, aligning technical direction with business strategy.

• Provide technical leadership in troubleshooting and problem-solving for automated systems using structured, data-driven methodologies.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives focused on reliability, yield, efficiency, and cost reduction.

• Proven success leading and developing engineering teams in a high-volume, regulated manufacturing environment.
• A track record leading end-to-end equipment lifecycle execution, including concept development, feasibility studies, URS development, design reviews, vendor selection, FAT/SAT, IQ/OQ/PQ, and transfer to manufacturing operations.
• Demonstrated ability to balance technical leadership with people leadership, building engaged, high-performing teams.
• Strong experience in resource planning, prioritization, and execution across multiple concurrent programs.
• Deep knowledge of automation system design, integration, and validation in manufacturing settings.
• Strong decision-making skills with a structured, data-driven approach to risk management and problem-solving.
• Ability to lead through ambiguity while maintaining focus on delivery, compliance, and operational stability.
• Hands-on leadership of cross-functional teams spanning Automation Engineering, Process Development, Manufacturing Engineering, Quality, Operations, and external equipment…