Product Engineering Manager

Dyson Operations Pte Ltd; Singapore; On-site; SGD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Dyson Operations Pte Ltd is seeking a Product Engineering Manager to lead a team of Product Engineers within a product category, driving execution excellence and alignment with business objectives.

You will oversee resource planning, development practices, and cross-functional collaboration with Engineering, Manufacturing and Procurement to ensure on-time delivery and high-quality outcomes across multiple projects.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering or equivalent.
• Proven experience in leading engineering teams.
• Strong knowledge of product development, lifecycle, and SKU management.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage a team of Product Engineers within a category.
• Allocate resources and prioritize tasks across multiple projects.
• Oversee delivery of engineering work to meet timelines and quality standards.
• Define and improve engineering processes, tools, and templates.

Skills

Leadership

Resource planning

Delivery management

Communication

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering

Tools

Teamcenter

Siemens NX

Ariba

Bartender Designer

Microsoft Office

Job description

About us

Dyson is a global technology enterprise. We solve the problems others choose to ignore, developing innovative products and technologies that are different, better and designed around real user needs. Our Research, Design and Development teams combine design, engineering and manufacturing expertise to take products from early concept through to production.

About the role

As a Product Engineering Manager, you will lead and manage a team of Product Engineers within a product category, ensuring effective delivery of product engineering activities across multiple projects. Working closely with category leadership and cross-functional stakeholders, you will drive execution excellence, resource optimization, and alignment with business objectives.

You will be responsible for building team capability, defining and standardizing engineering practices, and ensuring consistent delivery quality across projects. The role requires strong leadership, strategic thinking, and deep functional expertise to guide teams through complex product development activities.

Operating with a high degree of autonomy, you will drive continuous improvement, enhance team performance, and ensure alignment between engineering delivery and organizational priorities.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage a team of Product Engineers within a specific product category.

• Allocate resources, assign work, and prioritize tasks across multiple projects based on business needs and team capability.

• Oversee execution of product engineering deliverables across projects to ensure alignment with timelines, quality standards, and project strategy.

• Guide and support the team in resolving complex engineering and project challenges.

• Define, standardize, and continuously improve product engineering processes, tools, and templates within the category.

• Ensure consistent application of best practices and governance across all projects within the team.

• Act as key escalation points for risks, issues, and delivery challenges within the category.

• Collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders (Engineering, Manufacturing, Procurement, etc.) to ensure smooth project execution.

• Drive team engagement, performance, and alignment with organizational goals.

• Coach, mentor, and develop team members to build capability and support career progression.

• Lead continuous improvement initiatives, including process optimization and lean activities.

• Support stakeholder and management initiatives to improve ways of working, efficiency, and delivery performance.

Accountabilities

• Accountable for overall delivery performance of the product engineering team within the category across multiple projects.

• Accountable for effective resource planning, allocation, and utilization to support project priorities and team workload balance.

• Accountable for ensuring all product engineering deliverables meet required quality, compliance, and governance standards.

• Accountable for consistency and standardization of engineering practices, tools, and templates across the category.

• Accountable for acting as engineering approver in Teamcenter (e.g., BOM & SKU drawings, rating plate releases, requirement approvals, CR releases).

• Accountable for building team capability through coaching, training, and development planning.

• Accountable for recruitment, performance management, and engagement of team members aligned with business objectives.

• Accountable for embedding continuous improvement and best practices within the team to enhance efficiency and reduce risks.

• Accountable for stakeholder alignment and ensuring engineering delivery supports broader business and project goals.

• Accountable for driving improvements in processes, tools, and ways of working across the category.

About you

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering or equivalent qualification

Technical & Domain Knowledge

• In-depth knowledge of new product development, product lifecycle, product engineering, and SKU management.
• Strong expertise in engineering drawings, product specifications, business BOM, and manufacturing processes.
• Ability to guide and consult on complex technical and engineering challenges.

Leadership & People Management

• Proven experience in leading, managing, and developing engineering teams.
• Strong coaching, mentoring, and performance management capability.
• Ability to build high-performing teams and drive engagement and accountability.

Resource & Delivery Management

• Strong capability in resource planning, workload balancing, and project prioritization across multiple projects.
• Ability to oversee complex project delivery and ensure alignment with timelines and quality expectations.

Process & Operational Excellence

• Strong understanding of engineering processes, governance, and best practices.
• Ability to define, standardize, and improve tools, templates, and workflows.
• Knowledge of OPEX management, end-to-end product development processes, and business policies.

Tools & Systems

• Expert working knowledge of Teamcenter, Siemens NX, Ariba, Bartender Designer, and Microsoft Office tools.

Stakeholder & Communication

• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills to align team deliverables with business and project objectives.
• Ability to cascade information clearly and drive alignment across teams.

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.