Lead Engineer, Product Performance

About us Dyson is a global technology enterprise. We solve the problems others choose to ignore, with surprising new inventions that defy convention and simply work better. We push the boundaries of what others have defined as possible. We start with an engineering mindset and different thinking, then continuously refine our ideas, unwilling to compromise until we’ve found a better way. This position sits within the Product Performance team, part of Dyson’s world class Research, Design and Development (RDD) department. We are a multi-disciplinary team responsible for developing the cutting-edge technologies that enable our products to have market leading performance and win the hearts of our users. We own and deliver the user-facing, primary function systems of our products. This encompasses our floor cleaning systems, separation & filtration systems, and electro-mechanical intelligent systems in our Home product category. About the role As a member of the Product Performance team, your main responsibility will be to develop product performance systems from early concepts to mass production. You will own the system, and work with internal and external partners from various functions to design, integrate, verify, validate and deliver the system on spec, time, quality and cost. Your core day-to-day responsibilities will be to: • Perform fundamental studies to build subject matter expertise in product performance technologies and systems • Scope and translate product business targets into product performance system requirements • Break down, plan and execute the work packages to develop product performance systems throughout the product development lifecycle • Design solutions to optimise product performance using a mixture of simulation, prototyping and experimentation • Define design specifications and production control specifications to implement the product performance design solutions and ensure achievement of product performance requirements • Proactively identify and manage risks throughout the development of product performance systems, troubleshooting and resolving issues that occur • Develop test methods and support verification, validation and manufacturing test plans for product performance systems • Manage communications and relationships with stakeholders and partners As a Lead Engineer, you will also be expected to: • Lead a team of internal and/or external partners to deliver product performance systems • Mentor and/or manage junior members of the team • Champion and advance the technical knowledge, capabilities, processes and best practices of the team to drive technical excellence About you To be successful in this role, you should have: • A Bachelor’s Degree or higher qualification in Mechanical Engineering, Mechatronics Engineering or Physics (other engineering, science and technology disciplines can be considered) • Experience in developing mechanical or electro-mechanical systems in consumer products •…