About Us
Research, Design, and Development (RDD) is Dyson’s engine room. It’s where our engineers challenge convention, build, test, fail, refine, and fail again—all to invent technology that solves the problems others ignore.
Based in our RDD Centre at the heart of Shenzhen, you will join a global team delivering groundbreaking, trailblazing technologies to the world. Our team focuses heavily on collaborative innovation, working closely with external strategic partners to develop the core technologies—the very "organs"—that power our next generation of products.
About the Role
As a Lead Technology Engineer, you will hit the ground running on live, high-impact projects. You will take complete ownership of your deliverables within a larger global team while working directly alongside external strategic partners. In this role, you will explore, evaluate, and optimize pioneering engineering solutions while supporting, mentoring, and coaching junior team members and working with your peers in Singapore, Malaysia, Philippines and China.
Key Responsibilities
· Solution Engineering: Generate, explore, and recommend advanced solutions at a technology level using a mix of analytical, numerical, and experimental methods.
· Partner & Technology Management: Collaborate closely with external partners to co-develop and pave the way for immediate and future pipeline technologies across our product portfolio.
· Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner with internal stakeholders and external suppliers to develop cutting-edge capabilities that seamlessly integrate into product-level features.
· Prototyping & Testing: Lead hands-on prototyping activities and design/execute rigorous test methods to validate and verify your engineering solutions.
· Requirements & Documentation: Capture and document precise technical requirements, including Bills of Specifications (BoS), design documents, CAD models, and engineering drawings.
· Lifecycle Support: Provide crucial engineering support for ongoing production, troubleshoot complex issues, introduce new variants, and drive reliability and cost-saving improvements.
About You
You are a proactive, hands-on engineer who thrives in a fast-paced environment and isn't afraid to challenge conventional thinking. You possess razor-sharp analytical problem-solving skills, a collaborative mindset, and the leadership traits necessary to drive technical packages forward. You are proficient in both English and Mandarin.
Qualifications & Experience
· Education: A Bachelor’s, Master’s, or PhD in Mechanical Engineering, Mechatronics Engineering, or a closely related discipline.
· Domain Expertise: 9+ years of relevant experience developing mechanical or electromechanical technologies, with specific, deep knowledge in designing Electric machines, heating systems and thermal technologies.
· Partner Management: Proven experience working with or managing external partners, suppliers, or research institutes to co-develop technical solutions.
· Project Management: Demonstrated ability to lead yourself and others in managing project deliverables and complex work packages at a system or product level.
· Technical Toolkit: Proficiency in CAD tools for design, CAE software for simulation (e.g., ANSYS, COMSOL), and numerical modeling/scripting tools (e.g., MATLAB, Python).
· Testing & Analysis: Strong background in characterizing mechanical and electromechanical performance, alongside a structured approach to performing deep-dive failure analysis on complex systems.
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, master’s, or PhD in Mechanical Engineering, Mechatronics Engineering, or a closely related discipline
- 9 or more years of relevant experience developing mechanical or electromechanical technologies
- Deep expertise designing electric machines, heating systems, and thermal technologies
- Experience working with or managing external partners, suppliers, or research institutes to co-develop technical solutions
- Ability to manage project deliverables and complex work packages at system or product level
- Proficiency with CAD tools
- Proficiency with CAE simulation software such as ANSYS or COMSOL
- Proficiency with numerical modeling or scripting tools such as MATLAB or Python
- Experience characterizing mechanical and electromechanical performance
- Experience conducting structured failure analysis on complex systems
- Fluency in English and Mandarin
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
