Lead Engineer, Technology Systems

1.  Overview

At Dyson we are encouraged to think differently, challenge convention and be unafraid to make mistakes. We’re creative, collaborative, practical and enthusiastic. But most of all we’re hugely passionate about what we do. Dyson offers a unique opportunity for talented individuals to invent, 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 fulfil our ambition of being truly different and better than our competitors.

We are looking for an enthusiastic Lead Systems Engineers to join our Product Technical Systems team in China. As a key player in our New Product Development organisation based at our Shenzhen office in China, you will be the primary contact between Dyson internal teams and ODM/JDM partners when it comes to topics concerning Systems Engineering.  This role will support the increasing demand for JDM/ODM in China and ensure seamless coordination with teams in Malaysia and Singapore. The Systems Engineer will report to the local Systems Team Lead in SG/MY.

2. Detailed Job Scope (Roles & Responsibilities)

• They shall be the primary contact between Dyson internal teams and ODM/JDM partners when it comes to topics concerning Systems Engineering and all assets generated/maintained by the Systems Engineering team.

• They shall work at the core of our product development process and use established systems engineering tools and methods to bring clarity from ambiguity.

• They shall be responsible for translating our product vision into clear and concise user, business, and product requirements. They are accountable for the correctness and completeness of the requirements specification at product level and their cascade to the sub-system layer.

• Using MBSE methods to develop product architectures, decomposing the problem into digestible functional, physical, logical, and behavioural chunks.

• Creating unambiguous, useable requirements for engineering teams to design to, both internally within Dyson as well as at external development partners.

• Build and coordinate system-wide simulations where necessary to help us balance requirements early.

• Work collaboratively with all our engineering teams to clarify work packages, manage trade-off studies, and resolve engineering issues. Ensure correctness and completeness of verification and validation activities.

• Lead and coach a growing core team of Systems Engineers of all levels of expertise. Coaching & Mentoring shall exist at all levels and in all directions within the team as it grows.

• Driving the Systems Engineering process and ethos into the wider company as required, educating other RDD employees in Systems Engineering to resolve technical challenges

• Follow a Leader-Leader mind-set, they shall work autonomously in a cross-functional team setup.

3. Qualifications

• A first Degree in Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical/Mechatronics/Electrical/Electronics/Software Engineering

• Minimum 3 years’ experience in Systems Engineering processes and applications in a product development environment.

• Demonstrable experience in performing systems breakdown, architecture definition and using functional analysis techniques resulting in well written, unambiguous requirements.

• Capable of working in an agile and autonomous manner.

• Experience managing requirements and product architectures when working with external development partners in an ODM/JDM setup.

• A good grasp of MBSE including experience building SysML models using Systems Engineering Modelling Software is desirable but, not essential.

• Experience with Requirements Management Tools and Product Lifecycle Management tools is also desirable but not essential.

• A clear, logical thinker with attention to detail and an appreciation for engineering fundamentals and critical analysis.

• Great collaboration and communication skills.

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.