Mechanical Research Engineer

Overview

As a Mechanical Research Engineer in Dyson’s Home Research team, you will help discover and develop disruptive technologies for Floorcare and adjacent Home categories. You’ll work with a global, cross-functional team to translate ideas into proofs of concept and prototypes that inform product decisions. This role blends hands-on prototyping, rigorous design delivery and data-informed decisions to shape game-changing home technologies. You will contribute to a high-performance, collaborative culture and help Dyson push boundaries in consumer engineering.

Pay / Benefits

• financial, lifestyle and health benefits package

Responsibilities

• Develop new Floorcare and adjacent Home technologies
• Integrate innovative tech through collaboration with product teams
• Use theory, data and intuition to inform design judgments and proposals
• Design and build functional prototypes for testing and stakeholder review
• Identify and manage risk to deliver solutions on time, cost and spec
• Mentor and support growth of junior team members
• Ideate and drive step-change concepts across Floorcare and adjacent Home products
• Understand consumer problems and market tech trends to drive solutions
• Create technical documentation including specs, test plans and research reports
• Analyze performance tests and implement improvements
• Take hands-on role to resolve engineering challenges thoroughly

Key requirements

• Degree in engineering or science or equivalent
• Creative problem-solving with clear design processes and IP engagement
• Broad engineering knowledge with product-development experience
• Practical knowledge of 3D CAD, PLM systems and analysis packages
• Ability to develop electro-mechanical prototypes with microcontrollers, sensors and actuators
• Experience collaborating in a team and influencing timely delivery
• Requirements and specifications management throughout design and tech development
• Strong planning, prioritisation and method selection skills
• Ability to analyse/test results and communicate findings effectively
• Commitment to continual self-improvement

• collaboration
• clear communication
• mentoring and leadership
• 3D CAD
• PLM systems
• analysis packages

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