New · posted Oct 14
Dexcom · Medical Devices
Sr. Manager, Design Quality Engineering - Product Compliance
- San Diego, CA
- Hybrid
- Full-time
- Manager
Open until filled
The 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 Design Quality Engineering (DQE) team at Dexcom is made up of incredibly passionate, collaborative, motivated, and competent people that think big, serve with integrity, and follow through on their commitments without fail. This team takes ownership in driving Design for Excellence (DfX) methodologies across the product lifecycle of Dexcom's on market products and future innovations, as well as leading strategies and supporting outcomes across our Design Control, Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC), Design Transfer, and Risk Management quality system processes.
What you need
Travel Required
- 15-25%
Experience and Education Requirements
- Typically requires a Bachelor’s degree with 13+ years of industry experience
- Requires a degree in a technical discipline
- 5-8 years of previous people management experience
Flex Workplace: Your primary location will be a home office. You will not have an assigned workstation and will work with your manager to determine office visit needs. You must live within commuting distance of your assigned Dexcom site (typically 75 miles/120km)
Meritain, an Aetna Company, creates and publishes the Machine-Readable Files on behalf of Dexcom. To link to the Machine-Readable Files, please click on the URL provided: https://health1.meritain.com/app/public/#/one/insurerCode=MERITAIN_I&brandCode=MERITAINOVER/machine-readable-transparency-in-coverage?reportingEntityType=TPA_19874&lock=true
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Salary:
$141,800.00 - $236,400.00
What makes you successful
- You have demonstrated leadership experience in working with NRTL’s on certification strategies for medical devices as well as local regulatory authorities globally regarding earning radio certifications.
- You demonstrate an ability to adapt to shifting priorities and manage multiple initiatives.
- You possess exceptional interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills.
- You are self-motivated with a collaborative, proactive, and accountable approach.
- Bachelors degree in Engineering preferred.
Skills named in this posting
What you'll do
Where you come in
- You will be the accountable Quality leader for Dexcom's Electrical Safety/Electromagnetic Compliance (EMC) and radio certifications across the entire product lifecycle. This includes:
- Own global compliance strategy for IEC 60601 Electrical Safety and EMC standards across the CGM product portfolio, ensuring requirements are effectively integrated throughout the product lifecycle.
- Direct engagement with Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratories (NRTL) on strategies and providing on-site testing support.
- Lead worldwide radio certification and market access activities for wireless medical devices, driving successful approvals and compliance maintenance across global markets.
- Establish and govern external standards surveillance and impact assessment processes, translating evolving regulatory and industry requirements into actionable product and quality system plans.
- Provide quality engineering leadership for lifecycle compliance activities spanning development, commercialization, sustaining engineering, post-market monitoring, and product change management.
- Drive cross-functional alignment with Regulatory Affairs, R&D, Clinical, Manufacturing, and external certification agencies to proactively manage compliance risks and support business objectives.
- Resolving escalations, navigating teams to solutions, and acting as the Quality function decision maker for your respective platforms.
- Fostering strong, positive, supportive, and collaborative partnerships with your cross-functional peers and leaders.
- You will be responsible for leading, organizing, developing, and growing an organization of Compliance Engineers while ensuring required levels of quality engineering support are provided to project teams.
- You will represent the organization during regulatory audits and inquiries.
Pay and benefits
$141,800 – $236,400 a year
Employer providedWhat 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.
Where you'll work
San Diego, CAHybridOpen in Maps (opens in a new tab)
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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 [email protected].
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 [email protected].
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Job intelligence
The context around this role
Live data · October 14, 2026
Salary intelligence
How the pay compares
This role's midpoint is 16% above the US median for Compliance roles at this level.
This roleEmployer provided
Manager roles in the US7 roles publishing pay
| Annual base pay | Low | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|
| This role | $141,800 | — | $236,400 |
| All US (middle half) | $149,250 | $162,500 | $191,500 |
This role: Dexcom's own published range. Comparisons: the base pay employers published on open Compliance roles at the same level on Regulatory Jobs, October 14, 2026. Nothing is estimated.
Career trajectory
Where this role sits in Compliance
The general path across 33 open Compliance roles on Regulatory Jobs, with the titles they carry most. Not Dexcom's own promotion track.
Career resources on Compliance
Skills DNA
What this role leans on
How many of the posting's 28 duty, requirement and summary lines touch each area. The posting's emphasis, not a proficiency score.
- Collaboration and leadership12
- GMP and compliance7
- Lab testing and methods2
- Quality systems and risk2
- Data and digital systems1
Regulatory intelligence
The rules behind this role
Frameworks and standards this posting's work falls under, matched from its own words, each linked to the official source.
Company hiring pulse
Dexcom on Regulatory Jobs
- 16
- Open roles
- 13
- Distinct roles
- 5
- Locations
By discipline
- Quality14 88%
- Regulatory1 6%
- Compliance & Safety1 6%
By level
- Senior & Principal12 75%
- Manager3 19%
- Associate & Specialist1 6%
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Sr. Manager, Design Quality Engineering - Product Compliance at Dexcom
Open until filled. $142K–$236K a year, employer provided.