Technical Partner to the Design Manager
• Operating as the 'Technical Product Owner', the Technical Lead partners the Design Manager and is accountable for the ultimate delivery of the overall technical maturity of the project.
• They operate as the primary point of contact between engineering and category teams for technical discussions concerning the product level.
Technical Leadership
• They assume ownership of product level functional requirements and non-functional attributes and constraints such as safety, regulatory compliance and reliability.
• They work closely with the project DM/PM to ensure the technical deliverables at each milestone are appropriately set and the delivery timelines are realistically laid out.
• With their extensive breadth and depth of technical expertise, they lead complex, product level trade-off discussions to enable the correct engineering solutions for the product across multiple functional teams. These will often require nuanced understanding of complex subjects to enable teams to converge in the presence of conflicting information.
• Mentors and coaches junior engineers and technical leaders.
Technical Governance
• They collaborate directly with peers within the project team who would be engineering managers, project managers or subject matter experts at Associate Principal/Principal grades to set out the development strategy for the project.
• They are accountable for the appropriate and complete ownership of systems, sub-systems and no ambiguities at interfaces amongst engineering teams.
• They directly report technical readiness of the project to RDD Directors at the Phase Reviews against milestone deliverables prescribed in the Product Creation Framework.
• They chair and lead project Technical Reviews after each design iteration spanning all engineering functions.
Technical Status/Progress Reporting
• They periodically review and report technical readiness of the project from the perspective of correctness and completeness of requirements/specifications and closure of technical risk and issues.
Platforming
• Wherever practicable, they ensure that engineering systems are developed to offer platforming opportunities for future products. They would lead category wide initiatives (such as technology platforming) that would unlock efficiencies and opportunities affecting the product development road-map across the category.
1. Qualifications- A first degree in mechanical/mechatronics/electrical/electronics engineering depending on the product/category of products in the portfolio
- A minimum of 6 years of experience in a product development environment ideally from early stage development through till the start of mass production.
- A combination of deep subject matter expertise within their fundamental engineering disciplines along with a demonstrable, broader appreciation and knowledge of other disciplines allowing them to collaborate and lead cross-functional work-packages essential for the successful delivery of projects. A peer-respected engineer with a reputation for delivering and for resolving complex technical challenges.
- A sound knowledge and experience of best practices in technical specifications, risk and issue management.
- Demonstrable experience of working on engineering problems involving cross-functional interactions and deliverables
- Demonstrable experience of undertaking engineering trade-off analysis and leading related reviews/discussions with the cross-functional stakeholders.
- An appreciation of systems thinking, systems engineering and project management tools and practices is desirable but not essential.
- Leadership skills - a demonstrable ability to lead cross-functional project teams in the resolution of product level risks and issues.
- A demonstrable ability to manage stakeholders accountable for product quality, reliability, safety, performance claims and compliance & approvals.
- An ability to persuade and influence at all levels in pursuit of technical excellence and timely project delivery
- Experience using Siemens Teamcenter is desirable.
- Excellent communication and reporting skills. An ability to report and communicate appropriate information at all levels from engineers to C-level executives.
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
- First degree in mechanical, mechatronics, electrical, or electronics engineering
- Minimum of 6 years experience in a product development environment from early development to start of mass production
- Deep subject matter expertise in core engineering discipline plus broader cross-discipline appreciation
- Proven track record of delivering and resolving complex technical challenges
- Sound knowledge and experience of best practices in technical specifications, risk and issue management
- Experience solving engineering problems involving cross-functional interactions and deliverables
- Experience undertaking engineering trade-off analysis and leading related reviews with cross-functional stakeholders
- Appreciation of systems thinking, systems engineering and project management tools and practices
- Leadership ability to lead cross-functional project teams to resolve product-level risks and issues
- Ability to manage stakeholders accountable for product quality, reliability, safety, compliance and approvals
- Ability to persuade and influence at all organizational levels
- Experience using Siemens Teamcenter
- Excellent communication and reporting skills for audiences from engineers to C-level executives
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
