Head of Production Engineering

Dyson; Johor Bahru; On-site; MYR 180,000 - 220,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology company in Johor Bahru is seeking a Head of Production Engineering to oversee their global production function. The ideal candidate will have over 10 years of experience in manufacturing and production engineering leadership, and possess strong communication skills. This role offers competitive salary and benefits, along with a vibrant team environment focused on innovation and growth.

Benefits

Transport allowance

Comprehensive medical care and insurance

Professional growth opportunities

Qualifications

• 10+ years in manufacturing engineering, 2+ years at Director level.
• Proven experience with high-volume consumer products.
• Strong DFX expertise.

Responsibilities

• Lead the production engineering team and strategy execution.
• Oversee NPI from EVT to MP, ensuring DFM, DFT, DFC principles.
• Drive capital equipment strategy and factory readiness.

Skills

Leadership

Manufacturing Engineering

Problem Solving

Communication

Collaboration

Education

Engineering degree (Bachelor’s/Master’s)

Tools

Six Sigma

LEAN practices

Job description

About Us

The Global Manufacturing and Beauty Operations team delivers manufacturing technology and solutions for the mass production of Dyson’s innovative product technology through partnership with our design, quality and commercial organisations, as well as with our suppliers and contract manufacturers. Our operations team continuously drives reductions in our supply costs, and improvements in our quality and delivery performance ensuring our products are delivered on time to our customers with the highest standards.

About The Role

We are seeking a dynamic and experienced Head of Production Engineering to lead our global production engineering function. This role is critical in driving the industrialisation and scale-up of high-tech consumer products through a network of internal factories, Contract Manufacturers (CMs), and Joint Development Manufacturers (JDMs). The successful candidate will be responsible for ensuring robust, efficient, and scalable manufacturing processes that meet quality, cost, and delivery targets across multiple sites.

• Oversee production engineering, and industrialization across contract manufacturers and JDMs in China, Malaysia, and the Philippines.
• A key member of Dyson's Global Supply Chain leadership team; considered a succession candidate for the Global Manufacturing Director role, EXCO -1.
• Dyson has scaled production from 4 million to 25 million units in the past five years, with increasing manufacturing complexity due to proprietary IP, emerging technologies, and evolving supplier partnership models.
• Devise and implement leadership optimal strategies, leading the production engineering team, engaging people, providing clear strategies that ensure future readiness, including automation, AI, and other innovation.
• Dyson’s Singapore facility is a world-class R&D and manufacturing hub, predominantly staffed by engineers.
• Singapore is the global HQ of Dyson, and Southeast Asia is a strategic region for expansion into new categories and markets.
• Dyson’s manufacturing footprint has expanded significantly in recent years, especially in The Philippines and China, to support rapid growth.

About you

• Minimum 10 years of manufacturing engineering, and production engineering leadership experience, with a minimum of 2 years’ operating at department head of Director level.
• Lead mechanical, electrical, and industrial engineering teams globally.
• Develop and execute production strategies aligned with product roadmaps.
• Oversee NPI from EVT to MP, ensuring DFM, DFT, DFC principles are applied.
• Manage FAT, SAT, EVT, DVT, and PVT across all sites.
• Build strong technical relationships with CMs and JDMs.
• Drive capital equipment strategy and factory readiness across geographies.
• Implement Six Sigma and lean practices to improve yield, OEE, and cost.
• Ensure compliance with safety and regulatory standards.

Qualifications

• Engineering degree (Bachelor’s/Master’s).
• 10+ years in manufacturing engineering, 2+ years at Director level.
• Proven experience with high-volume consumer products and global manufacturing networks.
• Six Sigma Black Belt; strong DFX expertise.
• Critical leadership competencies
• Excellent communicator, with high energy levels, and result-driven orientation.
• Multi-national corporations work experiences with strong ability to work across culture.
• A natural collaborator, with authentic and coaching leadership style. Demonstrated track record in collaborating with RDD in a highly consumer centric and high technology innovation environment.
• Strong ability to lead team and influence for results across organisation.

Benefits

Dyson monitors the market to ensure competitive salaries and bonuses. Beyond that, you’ll enjoy a transport allowance and comprehensive medical care and insurance. But financial benefits are just the start of a Dyson career. Professional growth, leadership development and new opportunities abound, driven by regular reviews and dynamic workshops. And with a vibrant culture, the latest devices and a relaxed dress code reflecting our engineering spirit, it’s an exciting team environment geared to fuelling and realising ambition.

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.