Lead Design Engineer

Salary: Competitive

Team: Design and Development

Location: Singapore - Technology Centre

About Us

Dyson offers a unique opportunity for talented individuals to design and develop market-leading products for the global market. By working in our world-class Research Design and Development department, these individuals have the opportunity to work alongside leading technical specialists and highly motivated creative people to create products that fulfill our ambition of being truly different and better than our competitors.

About the Role

1. Deliver product design & assemblies to production on time, cost, and to specification (functionality, reliability, safety & performance) helping the business accomplish its goals.
2. Lead, challenge & develop Dyson engineering standards and involve in technical expertise initiatives.
3. Work on high-risk engineering problems, de-risking them with good design considerations and documentation.
4. Provide clear guidance, set goals, and effectively delegate tasks. Foster a collaborative and productive work environment. Facilitate and influence technical discussions or reviews with Technical Leads, Engineering Managers & head of Department.
5. Develop detailed specifications and design requirements for interdependent systems.
6. Identify and design test requirements to replicate anticipated usage and optimize products to be robust and high performing. Develop strategies to gather the required data for target setting.
7. Manage the building of functional prototype products suitable for testing, review, and demonstration.
8. Perform and review analysis on test failures and develop efficient solutions.
9. Collaborate and communicate with other functional Leads, System Owners, and Global Operation Team to ensure effective and timely inputs.

About You

1. A degree in Mechanical Engineering or Science discipline or equivalent.
2. 5+ years of experience in design (plastic, rubber, or metal) and product development with a good track record, working on complex and challenging technical problems with DFM, DFA, DFC considerations.
3. Ability to analyze processes and information, identify problems and trends, and develop efficient processes and strategies.
4. Able to lead a project team or work as an excellent individual contributor, delivering product to production meeting time, cost, and specification.
5. Self-driven and independent with the ability to strategize, plan & prioritize tasks according to business needs.
6. Practical knowledge of 3D CAD and 2D drawings including GD&T and tolerance stack.
7. Strong practical and methodical approach to design using an iterative development cycle of prototyping, testing, and analyzing data/results.
8. Creative and considered approach to problem-solving, following clear design processes.
9. Skills to communicate your ideas to others within your team and across a business.
10. Passion for engineering with a desire to constantly improve. Demonstrate how you have made a difference.
11. Knowledgeable and understanding of a broad range of engineering and technological disciplines such as flow, thermals, acoustics, and electronics will be an advantage.
12. Good understanding of a broad range of manufacturing techniques and standard industrial measurement methods.

Benefits

Dyson Singapore monitors the market to ensure competitive salaries and bonuses. Beyond that, you’ll enjoy a transport allowance and comprehensive medical care and insurance. But financial benefits are just the start of a Dyson career. Professional growth, leadership development, and new opportunities abound, driven by regular reviews and dynamic workshops. With a vibrant culture, the latest devices, and a relaxed dress code reflecting our engineering spirit, it’s an exciting team environment geared to fueling and realizing ambition.

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, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, protected veteran status, or any other dimension of diversity.