Lead Technical Designer
Dyson · Malmesbury
About The Role
Dyson is seeking a highly skilled and forward-thinking Technical Designer to play a pivotal role within the Global Retail Design & Experience team. This role sits at the intersection of design, engineering and manufacturing, ensuring that innovative retail concepts are translated into technically robust, commercially viable and scalable solutions.
Working in close partnership with retail designers from the earliest stages of concept creation, the Technical Designer provides technical guidance that helps shape design direction without constraining creativity. The role is critical in enabling rapid exploration of new ideas, materials and approaches while maintaining feasibility and performance.
Beyond concept phases, the role is responsible for the development of new fixtures and physical retail elements. This includes producing detailed technical drawings, specifications and supplier briefs, as well as reviewing supplier outputs to ensure design intent is maintained, solutions are right-sized, and cost and engineering complexity are appropriately controlled.
Working cross-functionally with Manufacturing, Supply Chain and external partners, the Technical Designer helps ensure consistent, high-quality delivery across Dyson’s global retail environments.
Key Responsibilities
Technical Design Delivery
- Act as a key technical contributor across Global Retail Design & Experience
- Provide technical expertise for retail fixtures, environments and physical touchpoints
- Apply established best practices, standards and methodologies for technical design delivery
- Balance creativity and technical feasibility, enabling innovation without compromising execution
Early-Stage Concept Support
- Partner closely with retail designers during concept development to provide proactive technical insight
- Guide design direction through material knowledge, structural understanding and manufacturing considerations
- Enable rapid iteration and exploration by identifying viable technical pathways early
- Support innovative approaches, new materials and emerging technologies
Detailed Design Development
- Develop concepts into fully resolved technical designs ready for manufacture
- Produce high-quality technical drawings, specifications and documentation
- Ensure all outputs are clear, accurate and aligned with design intent and brand standards
- Translate creative concepts into scalable and repeatable solutions for global rollout
Supplier Collaboration
- Communicate technical requirements to external suppliers with clarity and precision
- Review supplier proposals, drawings and samples to ensure alignment with design intent
- Challenge over-engineered solutions and identify opportunities to optimise cost and efficiency
- Support decision-making around quality, cost, lead time and complexity trade-offs
- Build and maintain effective working relationships with suppliers and manufacturing partners
Cross-Functional Integration
- Work closely with Manufacturing, Supply Chain and RDD teams to ensure feasibility and smooth delivery
- Align technical design decisions with production capabilities and logistical considerations
- Support problem-solving across design, engineering and production challenges
- Ensure designs are robust, compliant and suitable for global deployment
Quality, Cost & Performance
- Ensure all technical solutions meet Dyson’s standards for quality, durability and performance
- Maintain cost awareness while preserving design intent
- Identify risks early and support implementation of practical mitigation strategies
- Contribute to continuous improvement of technical processes and outputs to support speed and efficiency
Planning, Process & Collaboration
- Collaborate closely with Project Managers to understand project timelines and manage workload effectively
- Highlight risks and blockers to delivery
- Develop a strong understanding of the Dyson delivery model across both RDD and Marketing
About You
Experience
- Experience in technical design for retail environments, fixtures or physical product displays
- Proven track record of taking concepts through to manufactured solutions
- Experience working closely with suppliers, manufacturers and production teams
- Demonstrated ability to balance design ambition with technical and commercial realities
- Experience collaborating with multidisciplinary teams across design, engineering and manufacturing
- Proficient in the use of SolidWorks for 3D CAD modelling, including sheet metal parts, assembly creation and technical drawing production
Skills & Capabilities
- Technical knowledge of materials, manufacturing processes and construction methods
- Strong 3D thinking with the ability to translate ideas into buildable solutions
- Highly detail-oriented with exceptional standards for technical documentation
- Confident communicator, able to work effectively with both creative and technical stakeholders
- Strong problem-solving skills with a pragmatic, solution-led mindset
- Commercially aware, with the ability to challenge cost and complexity where appropriate
Working Style
- Collaborative and enabling, working as a partner to designers rather than a gatekeeper
- Curious and innovation-driven, actively exploring new approaches and technologies
- Clear and confident when providing technical guidance and recommendations
- Hands-on and proactive, with a strong sense of ownership and accountability
- Calm and adaptable in a fast-paced, evolving environment
Why This Role Matters
This role is fundamental to delivering Dyson's retail design ambition at scale. As the bridge between creative vision and physical execution, the Technical Designer ensures that innovative ideas are realised with precision, quality and commercial rigour.
With retail environments playing a critical role in how customers experience Dyson technology, the ability to translate bold concepts into exceptional physical outcomes is essential. This role enables that translation—ensuring every fixture, display and environment meets the highest standards while remaining efficient, scalable and true to design intent.
Working as a trusted technical partner to designers, engineers, suppliers and manufacturing teams, the Technical Designer helps make creativity possible through strong technical expertise, enabling the team to push boundaries while delivering with confidence.
By combining deep technical knowledge with a practical understanding of manufacturing, materials and production processes, this role plays a key part in transforming innovative retail concepts into impactful customer experiences across Dyson's global retail estate.
Benefits
Financial Benefits
- Pension
- Life assurance
- Income protection
- Bonus or commission depending on role
Lifestyle Benefits
- 27 days of holiday (Buy up to 5 additional days of annual leave)
- Free lunch, hot drinks and fruit on-site
- Free on-site gym (Malmesbury)
- Free on-site hair salon (Malmesbury)
- Dyson discount codes
- Cycle to work scheme
- Electric vehicle scheme
- Free Dyson bus from Bristol, Bath, Chippenham and Swindon
- GymFlex and My Active discounts
Health Benefits
- Private medical insurance for all employees
- Private dental insurance (level dependant)
- Optical plan
- Free on-site GP, physiotherapists and mental health professionals (Malmesbury)
- Digital GP and prescription service
- Assisted fertility support
- Peppy app: fertility, birth and menopause support
- Employee Assistance Programme
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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.