Senior Technical Program Manager

Dyson Institute; Johor Bahru; Hybrid; MYR 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Transport allowance

Medical care

Professional growth

Job summary

The Dyson Institute is seeking an experienced NPI Project Management Director to lead a global team of NPI project managers across multiple categories. You will drive enterprise level cost-saving initiatives spanning manufacturing, engineering, tooling, paint, and test functions, acting as the primary contact for major cost-saving projects at the enterprise level.

You will strategize and resource global manufacturing NPD delivery, provide technical guidance and coaching for the TPM team, and

Qualifications

• Proven experience leading NPI projects across multiple product categories.
• Strong cost-saving and design-for-cost mindset.
• Exceptional cross-functional collaboration and leadership skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead a global team of NPI project managers from project initiation through early mass production.
• Drive enterprise level cost-saving initiatives across manufacturing, engineering, tooling, paint and test functions.
• Provide technical guidance and coaching for the TPM team and ensure alignment with senior leadership.

Skills

Team leadership

NPI project management

Cost optimization

Cross-functional collaboration

People management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Electronics, Electrical, Mechanical, or Mechatronic Engineering

Job description

About us

The Technical Program Management (TPM) team oversees end to end delivery of New Product Introduction (NPI) projects. The TPM assesses project complexity, allocates resources, and drives cross‑functional engineering alignment through structured checkpoints, weekly reviews, and close collaboration with Operations. They manage CAPEX, ensure functional milestones are met, and navigate a fast‑paced environment to deliver optimal, timely solutions. TPMs are proactive team players who steer coordination, make tough decisions, and support DF(X) and design‑to‑cost initiatives to achieve project goals.

About the role

Lead a team of NPI project managers across multiple categories globally. Drive enterprise level cost saving initiatives spanning manufacturing, engineering, tooling, paint, and test functions. Act as primary contacts for major cost‑saving projects at the enterprise level. Strategize and resource global manufacturing NPD (New Product Development) delivery, ensuring TPMs support each project. Provide technical guidance and coaching for the TPM team. Success requires a collaborative, proactive mindset—no strict boundaries, always ready to exceed expectations.

NPI Project Management Responsibilities

• Lead a team of NPI project managers from project initiation through installation and the first three months of mass production.
• Oversee all key aspects of NPI projects, including: Technical delivery milestones End to end project planning CAPEX management DF(X) and cost-focused design reviews Assess project complexity and develop department resource plans, securing approval and collaboration from all Engineering functions.
• Set project checkpoints and actively engage stakeholders to achieve buy in at each stage.
• Drive alignment across engineering functions, ensuring clear deliverables and timely contributions including input from design teams.
• Guarantee that all teams integrate the required protocols (e.g., IQ/OQ/PQ, DFM, Mold flow analysis) into their plans.
• Align regularly with Operations Management regarding project deliverables and expectations.
• Conduct periodic NPI reviews with the TPMs, summarizing progress and challenges for senior leadership.
• Build strong relationships with non-engineering teams critical to NPI success, such as RDD, Operations and outsourced procurement.
• Develop and maintain a comprehensive project tracker, monitoring health, timelines, capital spend, and potential risks.
• Foster a positive, collaborative cross functional environment.
• Provide manufacturing and operations insights to the project team, acting as an escalation point and resolving challenges as needed.

About you

• Bachelor’s degree in Electronics, Electrical, Mechanical, or Mechatronic Engineering.
• Shows a strong willingness to learn and challenge current production test and assembly methods.
• Demonstrates solid engineering judgment applied beyond their main area of expertise.
• Has managed a team of at least 5 people, directly or indirectly.
• Works well independently with minimal supervision.
• Able to travel frequently to Malaysia.
• Has at least eight years of relevant experience in NPI environments.
• Experienced in regulated settings, following or establishing protocols like IQ, OQ, and PQ.
• Understands the challenges of outsourced operations.
• PMP certification is an advantage.

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.

Equal Opportunity Statement

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.

Company Statement

At Dyson we are focused on solving the problems that others have ignored; solving them first using our technology and ingenuity. In order to achieve this we need to pioneer technologies that are different and authentic. This is the core of what we do and who we are. We must strive to create the future, every single day by developing new things, different things, things that go against the grain with a diverse and global team of ingenious minds. Dyson employs 14,000 people and is present in more than 80 countries. And while we are growing fast we want Dyson to remain a start‑up in spirit with the freedom of experimentation and learning, constantly reinventing our products as well as reinventing how we work, how we sell and how we support our owners. At the same time we are working through the James Dyson Foundation, James Dyson Award and Dyson Institute to inspire future engineers and pioneering a new approach to engineering education. Underlining everything we do in this diverse environment is the need to always show respect, supporting each other as one team to overcome whatever challenges we encounter. We drive empowerment, development and equality in an inclusive environment for our people around the world. The future doesn’t just happen, we look to make it happen, to achieve leaps through pioneering new ideas.