Dyson

Design Manager

China - Shanghai Office Full time

About us

Dyson offers a unique opportunity for talented individuals to design and develop market-leading products for the global market. Working within our world-class Research, Design and Development (RDD) team, you’ll collaborate with technical specialists and creative minds to create products that are truly different and better than our competitors.

About the role

Reporting to the Senior Design Manager – NPD Beauty, you will play a key role in delivering Dyson Beauty’s 5-year Product Portfolio Plan. This position focuses on design leadership for outsourced projects, ensuring alignment with Dyson’s standards for quality, performance, and innovation.

  • Lead communication with all stakeholders acting as a first technical point of contact for the project.

  • Communicate between teams within the research and development organisations to ensure effective and timely input; resolve conflicts and lead technical solutions.

  • Alongside the project manager, organise regular progress meetings with all stakeholders (Engineering, Category, Operations, and Service teams). Including chairing PLT sessions, technical reviews and representing engineering in RDD phase reviews and milestones.

  • Partner with the Project Manager to define level 0-2 plans and ensuring their delivery through prioritisation and escalation of unresolved conflicts.

  • Drive and follow-up the execution of the development plans in conjunction with the project manager, resolving or escalates problems timely.

  • Engage third parties for engineering and procurement activities, requiring excellent communication skills and regular travel.

  • Set project technical direction and define the project team setup in conjunction with the project manager and engineering/technical leads detailing the makeup of the team to achieve the project.

  • Break down major requirements in to smaller cross-functional features and prioritise with stakeholders.

About you

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

  • 8+ years’ experience in product design and development, with exposure to end-to-end delivery.

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

  • Experience in mechanical and electrical engineering; familiarity with operations and supply chain.

  • Proven ability to manage complex projects and deliver against time, cost, and quality targets.

  • Excellent communication, collaboration, and leadership skills.

  • Commercial awareness and data-driven decision-making.

Benefits

Dyson China offers competitive salaries, bonuses, transport allowance, and comprehensive medical coverage. Beyond financial rewards, you’ll enjoy professional growth opportunities, leadership development, and a vibrant culture that reflects our engineering spirit.


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.