Hair Care Commercial Engineering Placement Year

About us

Dyson is a global technology enterprise.  We solve the problems others choose to ignore, with surprising new inventions that defy convention and simply work better.  We’re driven by progress and thrive on the challenge of relentless improvement.  We’re growing fast and our ambition is huge – more categories, more locations, and more people.

Our scale and rapid growth make Dyson rich in new opportunities.   We value new ideas and diverse perspectives, so our people are trusted with real work and responsibility from the outset.  You’ll develop fast and have the chance to move into different business areas and regions.  And you’ll be part of a global network of curious people – a community that supports and learns from each other.

At Dyson we do things differently.  We look for the brightest new interns with the right attitude to thrive in our unique culture.  We offer real jobs with real salaries and real prospects.  You will have the autonomy and freedom to excel and have real impact on our business.  We aim to inspire you to become our future leaders.  This is why we need creative thinkers, people who are motivated and drive themselves forward.

About the role

We push the boundaries of what others have defined as possible.  Our engineering approach starts with different thinking.  Then we continuously refine our ideas – unwilling to compromise and driven by an obsession for finding a better way.  Today we employ more than 5,800 people around the world in software engineering, mechanical engineering and science related roles.

As the Hair Care (HC) Commercial Engineering intern, you will support the development and delivery of product demonstration and educational projects within the HC Category Development team.  This will involve working closely with the relevant representatives from Events, Commercial, Communications, CSI, Legal and RDD teams.  The goal is to maximise the commercial success of future product launches and educational opportunities.  This will be achieved by promoting product and technology solutions better than ever before in an authentic and pioneering manner that underpins Dyson’s core values.

You will work in partnership with Category NPD, NPI, Commercial and the Events team to deliver engineering demos and technology stories to maximise the impact of HC product launches; scope and develop scalable education opportunities for the HC product range that reach beyond launch and retail touch points; challenge the norm, bringing new ways to improve the development and execution of demo and educational events. 

You will keep abreast of the HC product pipeline to help feed into the development of a demo and education roadmap that builds on evolving technology narratives, identifying opportunities to translate science/engineering solutions into accessible demonstrations and education assets.  You will also collaborate closely with the Communication and Commercial teams to identify all market activities (launches, campaigns, education events) that require RDD representatives to support and lead development of new systems to facilitate these opportunities.  You will also support the organisation and facilitation of RDD tours for media and key influencers.

Working with the team and interacting across business stakeholders, you’ll be comfortable learning from others but also sharing your own knowledge, ideas and opinions.

For the duration of your internship, you will have regular performance conversations as well as opportunities for development to enable you to build your reputation within the wider team and we’ll be looking to offer our high performing interns the opportunity to return on our graduate programme.

Please note

• We do not offer hybrid/remote working for this position

• This role is based in Malmesbury UK and the start date is August 2023

• We do not require a cover letter

About you

You will be contributing to the delivery of the next generation of Dyson technology, so you will need to be::

• Studying toward a degree in any engineering discipline, but motivation and attitude are important to us, and you will need to be able to demonstrate your interest in commercial engineering.

• Be in your penultimate year of your undergraduate or combined masters degree programme (exceptions allowed for 5 year programmes with a placement in the third year). 

• Able to evidence how you have applied your technical knowledge to solve problems, either through your university projects or as part of your extra-curricular activities

• Experience of concept development with CAD is beneficial.

• Experience of Arduino packages for creative product demos beneficial but not essential.

• Desirable but not essential - an interest in design/engineering and ‘how to sell’ whether from your own entrepreneurial business /projects, through online or in-person sales

• Happy to build your own networks to learn from the technical expertise around you.

• Creative problem solver with the ability to multitask in a rapidly changing environment.   

• Passionate about Dyson and our technology to help us meet our ambitious future plans.

• Above all, you will want to play a key part in bringing the next generation of Dyson technology to the world.

Benefits

Financial

• Performance related bonus scheme

• Competitive pension scheme

• Life assurance

• Discounts on Dyson machines

• Free bus travel to and from campus (from Bristol, Bath, Chippenham, and Swindon)

Lifestyle

• 27 days’ holiday (plus bank holidays)

• Free on-site lunches, fruit, and hot drinks

• Free on-site sports centre, gym, hair-salon, lifestyle assist (concierge)

• Ability to purchase additional holiday

• A relaxed dress code

Health

• Private medical insurance and dental insurance

• Employee assistance programme, digital GP, prescription service, fertility treatment support

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.