Sr Chemical Process Engineer

Polymer Engineer

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.

As a key member of Dexcom's R&D Material Science Center, you will collaborate with engineers, scientists, and technicians to develop next-generation CGM sensor membrane material technologies. This role offers an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic polymer engineer to design, develop, and integrate innovative polymeric membrane materials for medical devices. You will lead efforts in material development, scale-up, qualification, and pilot-scale processing, while partnering cross-functionally with operations, supply chain, quality assurance, external vendors, and other stakeholders outside of the R&D organization.

Where you come in:

• You will develop and implement polymer synthesis unit operations in support of technical feasibility, development, and scaling of novel polymer processes.
• You will work in a pilot-scale polymer laboratory environment will lead the design and development of new polymer synthesis processes.
• You will lead and execute design control deliverables for the manufacturer of new polymer membrane materials – including documentation of laboratory reports, lot history records, manufacturing process instructions, SOPs, inventory and productivity reports, calibration schedules, and preventive maintenance schedules.
• You will plan and execute synthesis process DOEs and characterize material properties to generate processing-structure relationships to further optimize product design.
• You will identify and optimize critical polymer composition and process parameters to deliver robust, capable, and high yielding manufacturing processes.
• You will define process control limits of the chemical unit operations to ensure stable and capable performance within specification limits.
• You will lead qualification activities (IQ/OQ/PQ) of new equipment, facilities, and processes.
• You will develop and validate testing methodologies for process control and support with QC method transfer
• You will collaborate with raw material suppliers, equipment vendors, and other external partners to meet project deliverables and accelerate timelines.
• You will train and perform all work in accordance with Dexcom's quality management system.

What makes you successful:

• You must have hands-on knowledge and experience with pilot- or manufacturing-scale chemical process unit operations, with a strong preference for experience in polymer synthesis.
• You have expertise in life science, chemistry, polymer science or polymer engineering.
• You have a high level of hands-on mechanical aptitude and can effectively troubleshoot and repair equipment.
• You have a strong background in equipment, method, and process qualification and validation activities.
• You are organized, detail oriented, and skilled in problem-solving, with knowledge in DOE methodology, statistics, data analysis tools (JMP, Minitab, Python, or MATLAB preferred).
• You communicate clearly and effectively, both in…