Manager, Design-to-Cost

About the Company

Dyson’s Cost Management function works across the product lifecycle to reduce costs while preserving transparency and enabling sound, fact-based decisions. The team focuses on uncovering savings opportunities and turning them into real business outcomes for both current and future products.

About the Role

Dyson is looking for a driven Manager / Lead Design-to-Cost Engineer to join the Design-to-Cost team in Singapore. This role partners closely with Engineering, Manufacturing, Procurement, and Finance to strengthen cost competitiveness. As part of Group Finance, you will influence the profitability of Dyson’s inventions and innovations through your impact on product cost, product design, and manufacturing processes.

Key Responsibilities

• Plan and run competitor teardown activities to uncover opportunities for cost reduction and design improvement.
• Lead Design-to-Cost workshops and bring together cross-functional stakeholders to develop practical, high-impact ideas.
• Convert teardown and workshop findings into concise recommendations and help teams incorporate them into projects.
• Keep Design-to-Cost initiatives moving forward by monitoring progress and working with project teams to remove obstacles.
• Strengthen cost awareness across the organisation by sharing teardown insights and proven approaches.
• Coordinate with the Cost Management team and senior leadership on workshop results, project effects, and implementation roadblocks.
• Continuously improve teardown and workshop methods by exploring and adopting better ways of working.

Requirements

• Engineering degree with experience in process and component optimisation, ideally in electronics and/or mechanics.
• Proven ability to lead projects.
• Strong background and demonstrated success in cost engineering.
• Solid understanding of manufacturing technologies, including cost and margin structures for both purchased and internally manufactured parts.

Benefits

Dyson offers competitive pay and bonuses, along with a transport allowance and comprehensive medical coverage and insurance. The company also supports professional development through regular reviews, leadership growth opportunities, and workshops. Employees work in a vibrant, engineering-led culture with modern devices and a relaxed dress code.

Equal Opportunity

Dyson is committed to hiring fairly and welcomes candidates from all backgrounds. 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 any other protected characteristic.