As a Graduate Design Engineer in NPI, you will be part of a large team responsible for imagining what Dyson should create next. Working at the front end of innovation, you will help uncover unmet consumer problems, challenge convention, explore emerging technologies and turn bold, brave ideas into breakthrough product concepts that could shape the future of Dyson.
This role is designed to develop the next generation of Dyson innovators through a structured rotational programme. Over two years, you will complete four 6-month rotations across different NPI teams and categories, gaining experience in invention, concept generation, rapid prototyping, experimentation and early-stage product development before progressing into a long-term career within the function.
As a Graduate Design Engineer in NPI, you will:
Generate and develop bold product concepts, features and technology ideas that challenge what consumers expect from Dyson categories.
Use consumer insight, market signals and technology opportunities to spot problems worth solving and inspire future invention.
Work alongside experienced engineers, designers and technical specialists to create novel solutions to difficult, ambiguous and high-value problems.
Identify unmet consumer needs and emerging opportunities that could unlock the next generation of Dyson products.
Build functional, physical and digital prototypes that make ideas tangible, testable and real.
Explore concepts through experimentation, testing, iteration and fast learning — proving, improving or killing ideas with pace.
Bring fresh thinking, curiosity and creative energy to ideation workshops, innovation sprints and concept reviews.
Build visual, physical and digital representations of ideas to communicate concepts effectively.
Present concepts, evidence and learnings to senior stakeholders, helping shape which opportunities Dyson should pursue next.
Develop the technical, creative and commercial judgement needed to turn brave ideas into credible future product opportunities.
Rotate across four different NPI teams over a 24-month programme, building a broad understanding of how Dyson creates, tests and develops breakthrough ideas across multiple product categories.
Have, or be on track to achieve, a degree in Engineering, Product Design, Innovation, Design Engineering, Science or a related discipline.
Be naturally curious about technology, consumers, behaviour and what products could become next.
Enjoy generating ideas, challenging assumptions and exploring multiple routes through complex problems.
Combine creativity with strong analytical thinking, engineering judgement and a bias for making ideas real.
Be comfortable prototyping, experimenting, failing fast and learning through iteration.
Have the confidence to share brave ideas, ask sharp questions and contribute actively to collaborative innovation activities.
Be adaptable, resilient and excited by the opportunity to work across different teams, categories and stages of invention.
Have a passion for invention, engineering and creating products that challenge convention and make everyday problems better.
Aspire to build a long-term career within Dyson's NPI function.
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.
Skills Required
- Have, or be on track to achieve, a degree in Engineering, Product Design, Innovation, Design Engineering, Science or related discipline
- Be naturally curious about technology, consumers, behaviour and future product possibilities
- Enjoy generating ideas, challenging assumptions and exploring multiple routes through complex problems
- Combine creativity with strong analytical thinking, engineering judgement and a bias for making ideas real
- Be comfortable prototyping, experimenting, failing fast and learning through iteration
- Have the confidence to share brave ideas, ask sharp questions and contribute actively to collaborative innovation activities
- Be adaptable, resilient and excited to rotate across different teams, categories and stages of invention
- Aspire to build a long-term career within Dyson's NPI function
Dyson Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Dyson and has not been reviewed or approved by Dyson.
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Healthcare Strength — Medical, dental, and vision offerings are broad, paired with company‑paid life and disability coverage, plus EAP, backup care, and wellness incentives. Employer‑funded healthcare dollars and premium‑discount or Lifestyle Spending Account options further enhance coverage value.
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Retirement Support — A 401(k) with a company match is consistently advertised on U.S. postings. This provides predictable retirement support across roles.
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Wellbeing & Lifestyle Benefits — Wellbeing programs, commuter benefits, and notable product discounts supplement core coverage. Wellness incentives and a Lifestyle Spending Account expand lifestyle support beyond medical plans.
Dyson Insights
What We Do
At Dyson we are focused on solving the problems that others have ignored; solving them first using our technology and ingenuity. In order to achieve this we need to pioneer technologies that are different and authentic. This is the core of what we do and who we are. We must strive to create the future, every single day by developing new things, different things, things that go against the grain with a diverse and global team of ingenious minds. Dyson employs over 14,000 people and is present in more than 80 countries. And while we are growing fast we want Dyson to remain a start-up in spirit with the freedom of experimentation and learning, constantly reinventing our products as well as reinventing how we work, how we sell and how we support our owners. At the same time we are working through the James Dyson Foundation, James Dyson Award and Dyson Institute to inspire future engineers and pioneering a new approach to engineering education. Underlining everything we do in this diverse environment is the need to always show respect, supporting each other as one team to overcome whatever challenges we encounter. We drive empowerment, development and equality in an inclusive environment for our people around the world. The future doesn’t just happen, we look to make it happen, to achieve leaps through pioneering new ideas
