Dyson solves the problems others choose to ignore, developing disruptive technologies requiring even more complex electronics to deliver an increasing product portfolio.
In this role, you will act as a technical leader and domain expert, shaping the direction of electronic system design and ensuring robust, scalable, and future-ready solutions. You will work across multidisciplinary teams to translate product requirements into optimized architectures, supported by predictive modeling and cutting-edge technology evaluation.
The role will require a highly motivated, creative, methodical, and flexible person, ready to take on challenges with a pragmatic approach. You will act as role model and provide guidance and mentoring to Graduates and Junior Engineers and provide technical direction across multiple projects in Haircare Category.
Accountabilities
- Define and lead the end-to-end electronics system architecture across multiple product platforms
- Decompose product requirements into hardware and system-level design specifications
- Perform design validation through simulation, reducing development risk and iteration cycles
- Identify, scout, and evaluate emerging electronics technologies relevant to future products
- Conduct feasibility studies, proof-of-concept (PoC) development, and benchmarking
- Collaborate with suppliers and research partners on new components and technologies
- Provide technical recommendations on technology adoption and roadmaps
- Act as subject matter expert in electronics hardware design and integration, disseminating knowledge, guiding and mentor engineers in methodology, best practice and standards.
- Proactively identify technical risks within projects and influence engineering teams in their resolution, often taking the lead in the design and testing of the engineering solution.
- Ensure design solutions meet product specifications and functional requirements (performance, reliability, DFM, cost and compliance with international regulatory standards e.g. IEC, UL and EMC)
- Challenge and develop best practice and process improvements within team and across the wider RDD function
- Accountable for schematics and PCB layout review and sign-off of drawings
Skills
As an Associate Principal Engineer, you must be an experienced electronics design engineer and capable of working unsupervised to deliver high quality design solutions.
- Degree qualified in a relevant electronics engineering discipline.
· At least minimum 8 years’ experience, in-depth knowledge and experienced in electronics hardware design and integration (e.g. Power Electronics, Motor Drive, Battery Management, Analogue, Digital and Sensing technology)
- Experience in electronics system architecture design
- Experience in Microcontrollers and embedded systems
- Experience in sensor system, communication interface (I2C, SPI, UART, CAN, etc.)
- Experience using simulation tools (Simetrix, LTSpice, Flotherm, Ansys, Hyperlynx, Matlab etc.) to support design calculations, tolerance analysis, and documentation.
- Experience of electronics development through multiple product development cycles.
- Knowledge of electronics safety requirements and regulatory certification at PCBA and product levels, including EMC compliance.
· Excellent analytical and problem-solving ability
· Highly motivated and self-driven with excellent communication skills (written and verbal)
- Passion for innovation, research, and technology advancement
- Ability to lead without authority and influence decision-making
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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
- 3–5+ years of people leadership experience managing software engineering teams
- 8–10+ years of embedded software development experience using C/C++
- Experience developing software in bare-metal environments
- Experience developing software in RTOS environments
- Experience delivering production-quality embedded software products
- Understanding of SDLC practices, Agile methodologies, CI/CD, automated testing, version control, and code reviews
- Experience managing software development activities within Agile frameworks using tools such as Jira
- Strong leadership, coaching, and team development capabilities
- Stakeholder management and cross-functional collaboration skills
- Strong written and verbal English communication skills
- Ability to manage competing priorities across multiple projects and schedules
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electronics Engineering, a related field, or equivalent experience
- Experience in consumer electronics, IoT, or connected device development
- Expertise in IoT, motor control, and sensor control software
- Knowledge of software build systems, release management, and configuration management tools
- Experience working within globally distributed engineering teams
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.
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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
