Design Engineer, NPI Robotics

About us

At Dyson we are encouraged to think differently, challenge convention and be unafraid to make mistakes. We’re creative, collaborative, practical and enthusiastic.

Dyson offers a unique opportunity for skilled individuals to invent, design and develop market leading products for the global market. By working in our world class research, design and development (RDD) department, these professionals have the opportunity to work alongside leading technical specialists and highly motivated creative people to create products which fulfil our vision of being truly different and better than our competitors.

About the role

As a Design Engineer, you will be working within a fast paced and exciting field with a dedicated inspiring workspace focused on developing products depending on advanced robotics and artificial intelligence technologies. Within Upstream Robotics you will be a crucial member of a dynamic team to help meet and exceed the requirements of our products and embedded technologies. You will be working closely with other engineers, designers, scientists, specialists, downstream teams and other cross functional teams to create and develop new technology, product formats and business cases for projects in our portfolio.

In summary:

1. Designers will be expected to develop new product concepts and ideas from a blank sheet of paper.
2. Produce working concepts for reviews with the use of handmade or prototype parts.
3. Produce mechanical designs across a range of device types and technologies to deliver our product performance specifications while considering cost, manufacturing and time delivery.
4. Be responsible for 3D CAD and design requirements of mechanical systems from concept, through evaluation to downstream delivery. Take an active role in defining design specifications for a given concept.
5. Analyse test results, summarise and communicate these with both technical and non-technical colleagues.
6. Define plans, monitor progress and report to management on technical risks.
7. Take an active, hands-on role to ensure that all engineering problems are resolved thoroughly.

About you

We are on the lookout for a dynamic and skilled Design Engineer to join our team. You will be enthusiastic about engineering and product design, bringing a robust technical foundation and a passion for developing innovative solutions. You take pride in your craft and thrive in a fast-paced, collaborative environment. Key skills and attributes you will bring to the role include:

1. A degree in a relevant engineering, product design, or science discipline or equivalent.
2. At least 1-2 years’ relevant experience.
3. Sound understanding of basic mechanical/product design principles and the development of products and technologies through prototyping and testing.
4. Proven ability to communicate through a variety of media.
5. Ability to plan, prioritise and co-ordinate with work of others.
6. Technical and personal credibility to work effectively in cross-functional design teams throughout the project development cycle.
7. Basic knowledge and understanding of multiple tooling and manufacturing techniques.
8. Proven experience of delivering creative design solutions that improve upon existing product designs.
9. A creative and considered approach to problem solving, following clear design processes.
10. Practical and methodical design development through hands on rig building, prototyping and testing.
11. Ability to plan & prioritise tasks.
12. Good commercial awareness with pragmatic approach to balance cost and value.
13. A self-starter who thrives in a fast-paced, collaborative environment.
14. A passion for user focused design.

Dyson is an equal opportunity employer. We know that great minds don’t think alike, and it takes all kinds of minds to make our technology so unique. We welcome applications from all backgrounds and employment decisions are made without regard to race, colour, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, protected veteran status or other any other dimension of diversity.