About Us
Dyson solves the problems others choose to ignore, developing disruptive technologies requiring even more complex manufacturing processes to deliver an increasing product portfolio. We are growing fast, and our ambition is boundless – more products, more locations, and more people.
About The Role
You will be responsible for identifying and addressing risk in early-stage projects ensuring excellence in design for assembly, specification of equipment and enabling the design for new and pioneering Dyson products.
As a member of the RDD Global Manufacturing Engineering team based in Malmesbury UK, you will work in multi-disciplinary global project teams to define, specify, and deliver processes to produce Dyson products. You will be working with Dyson’s New Product Innovation teams to investigate and develop novel processes to support and realise new product ideas.
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 a role model providing guidance and technical direction including a hands-on approach in our on-site manufacturing development facility working across multiple projects in all Dyson product categories.
You will:
Lead one or more projects in different product categories.
Manufacturing Engineering is responsible for bringing a product from design to reality through DFM/A developing processes.
Work closely with Research, Design, Development, Procurement, Quality and Operations teams to enable design and reduce risk in key technologies and assemblies.
Required to understand the intricacies of the design and influence project teams to develop solutions that meet key KPIs, including Cost, Technical Solution, and People Development.
Ability to work in a fast pace ever changing environment to deliver optimal solutions in the prescribed time frame.
Work closely with Operations Team to highlight risk and find mitigations.
At Dyson we believe that everyone is a key component in the team, and we continue to develop people even as we deliver programs.
Team player that has no lines drawn and willingness to go above and beyond your scope of work.
There will be some travel required to work with downstream teams to support industrialisation of products.
In addition to this, you will:
- Lead upstream development of projects.
- Has technical responsibility for products manufacturability.
- There could be at any one-time multiple projects running concurrently.
- Track development of projects to prioritise business needs, whilst managing stakeholders.
- Review project activities and maturity with project manager and design engineers to get consensus on risk and progress for milestone reviews.
- Take an active role to ensure that all engineering problems are resolved thoroughly and validated through appropriate test methods, Proof of Principals and Design of Experiments.
- You will be required to develop the processes as well as the equipment specs needed to assemble and test our products.
- Establish a working rapport with teams outside the Engineering Team that is essential to New Product Innovation (NPI) and new product development (NPD).
- Use established Dyson methodology, good engineering practice and discipline to deliver robust solutions in agreed time-frame.
- Maintain supporting documentation to ensure accurate handover and to ensure up-to-date information for current production.
- Own and contribute to team and department level initiatives and change projects.
- Challenge and develop Dyson engineering practices to continuously improve technologies, design, and product quality.
About You
Bachelor’s degree in either Manufacturing, Mechanical or Mechatronic Engineering, or equivalent experience in industry
Must have strong willingness to learn new things and challenge the existing production test/assembly method
Good technical background
Shown to have a good “Engineering Sense” that could be applied in areas outside core expertise
Ability to work independently
Consistently shows dedication to own responsibilities and has built a reputation within their business as someone with integrity and dependability
Able to multitask while keeping an eye on critical deliverables
Good communicator; able to present update and challengers in a clear and concise manner in a spoken, written, and presentation setting
Excellent problem-solving skills that could be applied is various settings
Has operated in an outsourced environment, understanding the challenges and pit falls
Familiar with DFX, PFMEA and other manufacturing and product development processes
Benefits
Financial:
- Performance related bonus
- Company paid Life Assurance
- Discounts on Dyson machines
- Competitive pension scheme
- Purchase additional holidays
Lifestyle:
- 27 days holiday plus statutory bank holidays
- Free bus travel to and from Malmesbury campus from Bristol, Chippenham and Swindon
- On-site parking
- Endless free coffee and tea, and a free lunch
- Free on-site hair salon
- On-site lifestyle Assist
- Electric vehicle scheme
Health:
- Private Medical insurance for all employees
- Employee Assistance Program for employee and dependents
- Digital GP and prescription service
- Fertility treatment support
- On-site gym and sports centre
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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.
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