Associate Design Manager

About us

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 fulfil our ambition of being truly different and better than our competitors.

About the role

Reporting into the Head of Category, you will support the delivery of Robot's 5-year Product Portfolio Plan through strategic external partnerships. This role combines portfolio oversight, partner engagement, and design management for outsourced projects.

• Maintain visibility of the 5-year Product Portfolio Plan and align with evolving business priorities.

• Collaborate with Procurement and Supply Chain to identify and develop outsource partners for products, sub-assemblies, and technologies.

• Define processes for partner engagement (RFI/RFP) and establish models for OPEX, CAPEX, and resource planning.

• Manage central tracking of all external partner activities within Beauty.

• Recommend delivery models for new products and leverage partnerships for cost, size, and performance improvements.

About you

• Degree in Engineering or Science (or equivalent experience).

• 5+ years’ experience managing technical or manufactured products end-to-end.

• Strong understanding of tooling, manufacturing techniques, and product development frameworks.

• Experience in mechanical and electrical engineering; exposure to operations, procurement, and supply chain.

• Proven ability to deliver projects on time, within spec and budget.

• Excellent communication, collaboration, and leadership skills.

• Commercial awareness and data-driven decision-making.

• Proficiency in Mandarin (spoken and written).

Benefits

Dyson monitors the market to ensure competitive salaries and bonuses. Beyond that, you’ll enjoy 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.

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.