Lead Design Engineer

Dyson Institute; Philippines; On-site; PHP 900,000 - 1,300,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Transport allowance

Comprehensive medical care and insu r

Professional growth and leadership

Dynamic workshops and training

Job summary

Dyson Institute seeks a Lead Design Engineer to design and deliver market-leading products for the global market. The role requires independent contribution with deep discipline expertise, strong stakeholder communication, and a track record of delivering designs to time, cost and specification.

You will drive for results, plan risks, manage prototypes and collaborate across global teams to continuously improve product quality and manufacturing efficiency.

Qualifications

• Degree with a strong track record in designing plastic, rubber or metal components.
• Able to plan and prioritize tasks by risk, maturity and interdependencies.
• Lead a project team or contribute as an individual, delivering on time, cost and specs.
• Self-driven with ability to strategize and plan according to business needs.
• Proficient in 3D CAD and 2D drawings with GD&T and tolerance stacks.
• Knowledge of manufacturing techniques and measurement methods is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Deliver product designs and assemblies to production on time, cost, quality and specification.
• Plan and prioritize tasks based on risk, resolution, maturity and interdependencies.
• Review and approve CAD drawings, BOMs and technical specifications including tolerance analysis.
• Build functional prototype products suitable for testing, review and demonstration.
• Lead sustaining activities to improve quality and reduce costs.
• Collaborate with other leads and global teams to ensure timely inputs.

Skills

Mechanical design

DFM/DFX

3D CAD

GD&T

Prototyping & testing

Team leadership

Problem solving

Communication

Continuous improvement

Manufacturing knowledge

Education

Bachelor's in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

None

Job description

Lead Design Engineer Overview

Dyson offers a unique opportunity for talented individuals to design and develop market leading products for the global market. By working in our world class Research Design and Development department, these individuals have the opportunity to work alongside leading technical specialists and highly motivated creative people, to create products which fulfill our ambition of being truly different and better than our competitors. In order to do this, our Lead Design Engineers are challenged to develop products that meet or exceed the technical specification, cost and time requirements set. Lead Design Engineers are expected to drive for results using a flexible, challenging and diligent approach.

About the role

Lead Design Engineers (LDE) have been recognized as an independent contributor, possessing an in-depth expertise of a discipline and acting as a key source of knowledge to the rest of the team. It is essential for LDE to understand the needs of key stakeholders and communicate effectively in all directions.

LDE is also expected to build up the team knowledge and deliver on time through the team an assembly or a function of a project.

Specifically, a Lead Design Engineer must:

• Deliver product design & assemblies to production on time, on cost, on quality and on specification.
• Robustly plan and prioritize tasks based on risk level, resolution, maturity and interdependency of tasks.
• Have a clear understanding of the problem at hand and specify the design requirements with clear, specific and measurable objectives.
• Work on high-risk engineering problems, de-risking them with good design considerations and documentation.
• Provide clear guidance, set goals, and effectively delegate tasks.
• Fosters collaborative and productive work environment.
• Facilitate and influence technical discussion or reviews with Technical Leads, Engineering Managers & head of Department.
• Review and approved detailed design specifications such as 3D models, CAD drawings, Bill of Materials and Technical Specifications, including tolerance stack analysis and wide range of design for X considerations.
• Manage the building of functional prototype products suitable for testing, review, and demonstration.
• Plan and review analysis on test failures and develop efficient solutions.
• Lead Sustaining work to continuously improve product quality, reduce costs, increase production throughput, and evaluate potential alternative suppliers or contract manufactures.
• Collaborate and communicate with other functional Leads, System Owners and Global Operation Team to ensure effective and timely inputs.
• Lead a department or functional level change projects as needed, to enhance organizational efficiency and develop new capabilities.

About you

• A degree in Mechanical Engineering or Science discipline or equivalent 8+ years of experience in design (plastic, rubber or metal) and product development with good track record, working on complex and challenging technical problems with DFM, DFA, DFC considerations.
• Ability to analyze processes and information, identify problems and trends, and develop efficient process and strategies.
• Able to lead a project team or work as an excellent individual contributor, delivering product to production meeting time, cost and specification.
• Self-driven and independent with the ability to strategize, plan & prioritize tasks according to business need.
• Practical knowledge of 3D CAD and 2D drawings including GD&T and tolerance stack.
• Strong practical and methodical approach to design using an iterative development cycle of prototyping, testing, and analysing of data/result.
• Creative and considered approach to problem solving, following clear design processes.
• Skills to communicate your ideas to others within your team and across a business.
• Passion in engineering with desire to constantly improve.
• Demonstrate how you had made a difference.
• Knowledgeable and understanding of a broad range of engineering and technological disciplines such as flow, thermals, acoustic and electronics will be an advantage.
• Good understanding of a broad range of manufacturing techniques and standard industrial measurement methods.

Benefits

• 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.
• 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 fueling and realizing ambition.

#LI-KML

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.

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.