The Role:
The Lead Embedded Software Engineer will be based at the Dyson Shenzhen office and/or JDM supplier sites and will serve as a key member of the embedded software development team, supporting the delivery of high-quality embedded software solutions for Dyson products.
This role combines software development, technical collaboration, software integration, troubleshooting, and manufacturing support responsibilities. The engineer will work closely with Dyson Embedded Software Engineers, Electronics Hardware Engineers, System Engineers, Quality and Manufacturing teams, as well as JDM software and hardware development teams throughout the product lifecycle, from concept development through product launch and mass production.
The successful candidate will be responsible for developing and maintaining embedded software features and components owned by Dyson, supporting hardware-software integration activities, driving technical issue resolution, and ensuring effective collaboration between Dyson and JDM engineering teams. The engineer will play a critical role in delivering software that meets product requirements, quality standards, project schedules, and manufacturing readiness objectives.
The role requires strong hands-on embedded software development experience, excellent debugging and problem-solving skills, and the ability to collaborate across multiple organizations and cross-functional teams in a fast-paced Agile development environment.
Key Responsibilities
Software Development
- Develop, maintain, and enhance embedded software features and modules assigned to Dyson in accordance with project requirements and software ownership responsibilities.
- Participate in software requirements analysis, design, implementation, testing, and technical reviews.
- Deliver high-quality embedded software following Dyson architecture, coding standards, and development processes.
Technical Collaboration
- Act as the primary technical interface between Dyson and JDM software teams, facilitating effective communication and collaboration.
- Work closely with Dyson Embedded Software, Electronics Hardware, and System Engineering teams to ensure successful feature implementation and integration.
- Support alignment of software requirements, interface definitions, technical decisions, and project deliverables across Dyson and JDM organizations.
- Communicate project progress, risks, and issues to stakeholders.
Software Integration & System Development
- Support integration of Dyson-developed software into JDM product platforms and participate in system-level validation and release activities.
- Collaborate with Dyson and JDM hardware teams on board bring-up, hardware-software integration, and subsystem validation.
- Support integration of sensors, actuators, communication interfaces, and wireless connectivity modules within Dyson products.
- Participate in software build, release, configuration management, and continuous integration activities.
Troubleshooting & Issue Resolution
- Investigate and resolve software, integration, and system-level issues identified during development, testing, manufacturing, or field operation.
- Perform root cause analysis and work with Dyson and JDM teams to implement effective corrective actions.
- Proactively identify technical risks and drive timely issue resolution to support project delivery.
Manufacturing & Production Support
- Provide onsite software support during EVT, DVT, PVT, and mass-production phases.
- Support production software deployment, manufacturing issue investigation, and yield improvement activities.
- Work with Dyson Manufacturing, Quality, and JDM teams to ensure successful product launch and production stability.
Key Skills / Experience
- Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, Electronics Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related discipline.
- Minimum 5 years of experience in embedded software development, including software design, implementation, integration, debugging, and testing.
- Strong proficiency in C/C++ programming for embedded systems.
- Experience developing production-quality software on MCU-based platforms.
- Good understanding of embedded software architecture, design principles, and software development best practices.
- Hands-on experience with Real-Time Operating Systems (RTOS), such as FreeRTOS or equivalent.
- Strong knowledge of MCU/MPU architectures and embedded system fundamentals.
- Experience with common embedded interfaces and peripherals, including I2C, SPI, UART, GPIO, ADC, PWM, and DMA.
- Experience with hardware-software integration, board bring-up, and system-level debugging.
- Familiarity with Linux-based development environments and software build systems.
- Proficiency with embedded debugging tools, including JTAG/SWD debuggers, oscilloscopes, and logic analyzers.
- Experience with source code management tools and collaborative development workflows (e.g., Git).
- Good understanding of Agile/Scrum software development methodologies.
- Ability to analyze complex technical issues, perform root-cause analysis, and drive issue resolution across multiple teams.
- Experience working closely with electronics hardware engineers and understanding hardware-software interfaces.
- Ability to read and understand hardware schematics, interface specifications, and technical documentation.
- Strong communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to work effectively across Dyson and JDM organizations.
- Self-motivated, proactive, and able to work independently in a fast-paced development environment.
- Fluent in spoken and written English and Mandarin Chinese.
- Willingness to work at Dyson Shenzhen office and JDM supplier sites as required.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience working with ODM, OEM, EMS, or JDM product development organizations.
- Experience in consumer electronics, home appliances, IoT products, or other high-volume embedded systems.
- Familiarity with Atlassian tools, including Jira, Confluence, and Bitbucket.
- Experience with CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, and software quality assurance practices.
- Knowledge of wireless technologies such as Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE), Wi-Fi, Zigbee, Matter, NFC, or MQTT.
- Experience with manufacturing test systems, production programming, or factory diagnostics tools.
- Familiarity with software security practices, static code analysis, and secure coding principles.
- Experience working in global cross-functional teams and managing technical collaboration across multiple organizations.
- Knowledge of MCU performance optimization, memory analysis, and resource utilization profiling.
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
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical, Electronics, Telecommunication, or Computer Engineering (or equivalent).
- 6+ years of experience in embedded systems software development, including requirements analysis, design, coding, and testing.
- Proficient with C/C++, UML, and Python.
- Extensive background in real-time embedded software engineering (e.g., FreeRTOS).
- Experience with Linux-based environment for firmware build and testing.
- Strong understanding of MCU/MPU architectures and common peripherals.
- Proficient in configuring and integrating sensor devices over interfaces such as I2C, SPI, and UART with DMA.
- Experience with on- and off-target test harnesses (e.g., Ceedling, Behave).
- Solid grasp of Agile software development life cycles, Code Branching Strategy (Git) and basic electronics hardware-software integration.
- Skilled with embedded development tools (emulators, debuggers, analyzers, oscilloscopes) and configuration management principles.
- Demonstrated technical leadership and effective communication/collaboration within Agile Scrum teams and stakeholders.
- Fluent in spoken and written English.
- MCU Resource Usage Profiling Tools and analysis.
- Software security by design or Security Scan Tools.
- Experience with Atlassian suite (JIRA, Confluence, Bitbucket).
- Bluetooth Low Energy protocols (including BLE 5.0, TWS).
- Exposure to WiFi (802.11), NFC, ZigBee, 802.15.4, 3GPP, MQTT, Apple HomeKit, Matter Protocol.
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
