Lead Engineer, Product Performance

Dyson GmbH; Johor Bahru; On-site; MYR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Dyson is seeking a Mechanical/Mechatronics Engineer to join the Technology Development department and contribute to the Product Performance group. You will quantify and optimize how Dyson hair appliances dry and style hair, using modelling tools, data analysis and predictive models.

You will design experiments, write analysis scripts, and work with project teams to deliver performance that aligns with the product vision, applying engineering fundamentals and strong communication in English.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical/Mechatronics Engineering or equivalent.
• 3+ years’ experience in product design and development.
• Strong working knowledge of engineering fundamentals, measurement analysis and statistical analysis.
• Competency in Minitab, MATLAB or Excel or other data acquisition/processing tool.
• Some competencies in CAD/CAE tools are preferred.
• Demonstrate strong written and verbal communication skills in English.

Responsibilities

• Identify the fundamental factors that contribute to the desired performance metric.
• Utilize modelling tools to optimize and/or predict performance.
• Analyse and make recommendations from experimental tests and analytical data with rigorous technical standards.
• Design tests and test plans to efficiently identify and optimize performance while aligning with customer experience.
• Write scripts/Excel/Minitab analyses to create predictive models for performance.
• Propose design mitigations and recommendations to achieve performance targets.
• Collaborate with a project team to deliver optimized product performance in line with product vision.

Skills

Mechanical engineering

Mechatronics

Statistical analysis

Data analysis

MATLAB

Minitab

Excel

CAD/CAE tools

Communication in English

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical/Mechatronics Engineering or equivalent

Tools

MATLAB

Minitab

CAD/CAE software

Excel

Job description

About us

At Dyson we are encouraged to think differently, challenge convention and be unafraid to make mistakes. We’re creative, collaborative, practical and enthusiastic.

Dyson offers a unique opportunity for skilled individuals to invent, design and develop market leading products for the global market. By working in our world class research, design and development (RDD) department, these professionals have the opportunity to work alongside leading technical specialists and highly motivated creative people to create products which fulfil our vision of being truly different and better than our competitors.

About the role

The Technology Development department comprises of diverse groups of curious, world class engineering specialists. We are experts in our fields, and we ensure Dyson products are on the edge of what’s possible. The department encompasses specialist groups across different disciplines – Product Performance, Acoustics, Fluid Dynamics, Structural Dynamics, Materials. This role resides within the Product Performance group, which provides the technical analysis of hair appliance product performance. Such quantifying and optimising how well the product dries and styles hair.

Main Duties/Responsibilities:

• Identify the fundamental factors that contribute to the desired performance metric.
• Utilize appropriate modelling tools to make optimization / or predictions.
• Analyse and make recommendation from experimental tests / analytical assessments of data, analysis should hold up to a high standard of technical rigor.
• Design tests and corresponding test plans that efficiently seek to identify and optimize performance and stays authentic to the customers experience of performance.
• Write scripts / Excel / Minitab analysis to create predictive models for performance, have the technical know how to assess the suitability of your …
• Propose design mitigations, recommendations to achieve performance targets.
• Collaborate with a project team to deliver optimized hair style and drying performance in line with product vision.

About you

• At least a Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical/Mechatronics Engineering or equivalent.
• Ideally 3+ years’ experience in product design and development.
• Strong working knowledge of engineering fundamentals, measurement analysis and statistical analysis. Competency in Minitab, MATLAB or Excel or other data acquisition/processing tool.
• Some competencies in the use and application of CAD/CAE tools in general is preferred.
• Reasonable experience in statistical modelling such as multiple regression modeling is preferred.
• Demonstrate strong written and verbal communication skills in English.
• Proficiently communicate ideas and concepts, frequently tailoring communication to suit different levels. Ability to persuade and influence others as needed, typically within a project team.

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.