Graduate Robotics Engineer Hullavington 2023

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 like-minded people – a community that supports and learns from each other.

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

About the role

At Dyson, our goal is to build a world-leading robotics team focused on developing advanced domestic robots to go into real homes and help real people. Our multidisciplinary team is already one of the largest home Robotics groups in the world and is growing fast. We offer applicants the opportunity to work on some of the field's most challenging problems alongside some of its best engineers and scientists with an eye to disrupt the current status-quo.

You will be in the Upstream Robotics team, which is focused on developing and maturing the field of robotics concepts. This requires both research and engineering across multiple fields and disciplines, so we have expertise across:

• Mechanics
• Electronics
• Product Design
• Software Development
• Computer Vision
• Machine Learning
• Control Systems
• Motion Planning

With such a breadth of disciplines, you can explore many facets of robotics which will help build a solid foundation of knowledge upon which to build your career. This will be achieved by rotations across: Product Design, Platform Engineering and Robotics Research.

Key responsibilities

• Understanding project requirements and taking ownership of work and direction.
• Work in cross-discipline teams to rapidly explore and prototype new robotic concepts from either a hardware or software perspective, depending on your core skills.
• Engage in practical and pragmatic engineering to solve real-world robotics problems.
• Document, report and present your work both verbally and in writing to your peers within the team and to others within the company.

Working alongside your team/engineers, scientists, and technical experts across a broad range of disciplines, you’ll be comfortable learning from others but also sharing your own knowledge, ideas, and opinions.

Our Graduate Programme

Our graduate programme is designed to help you drive your career at Dyson with a two-year journey to help you grow both personally and professionally. We’ll help you to improve your knowledge and support your future career progression with workshops to give you baseline soft skills in addition to technical training. Our unique experiential journey provides a framework so you can reach your full potential with leadership talks, lunch-and-learns and more. You may have the opportunity to rotate into a variety of teams to support your professional development.

Please note

• This role is based in Hullavington, UK and our main cohort start date is 11 September 2023 (if you are able to join us earlier, we also have start dates in March, May and July).
• We ask that you provide evidence of your work with your application if relevant (e.g., website or portfolio)
• A cover letter is not required.

About you

Our graduate roles are competitive and delivering the next generation of Dyson technology is tough, so you will need to be:

• Working towards or have achieved a degree (Bachelors or Masters level) in Design Engineering, Product Design, Mechanical Engineering, Robotics, Computer Science, Control Systems Engineering, or Electrical/Electronics Engineering (or a similar Engineering discipline)
• 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.
• Creative problem solver with the ability to multitask in a rapidly changing environment.
• Passionate about Dyson, Robotics, and our technology to help us meet our ambitious future plans.
• To be eligible you will need to have no more than two years of relevant work experience post-graduation (PhD graduates are not eligible for our graduate programmes).

Because robotics is such a diverse field, we are open to people with a broad range of backgrounds and interests. Candidates should be able to demonstrate at least two to three of the core technical competencies listed below:

• Hands on Making – show that you can quickly build prototypes from available materials to explore and demonstrate concepts. This can range from using cardboard models & mechanical mock-ups to producing refined visual mock-ups. You will ideally have experience with being in a workshop environment.
• Rapid Prototyping using CAD/CAM - understanding of parametric modelling and best practises with CAD and experience of rapid prototyping techniques (e.g., FDM, SLA, SLS printing).
• Design Thinking – understanding of design thinking practises and how they can be applied to Product Design & Engineering.
• Software Engineering – experience in writing code using Python or C++ applied to areas such as Computer Vision, Machine Learning, Motion Planning, Motion Control and Virtual Reality.
• Electronics – ability to prototype electronics systems that interface with sensors, motors, microcontrollers (e.g., Arduino, Teensy, ESP32) and embedded computers (e.g., Raspberry Pi).
• Mechatronics - experience designing building and/or programming robots / mechatronic systems to solve an interesting problem.
• Data Analysis - ability to analyse and visualise data using tools such as Excel, Matlab, SPSS, or Pandas

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 and retail discounts
• Electric vehicle salary sacrifice scheme
• 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
• Employee assistance programme, digital GP. On-site GP and physiotherapist (Malmesbury)
• Prescription service, fertility treatment support

We’re committed to our campus culture and want to have people collaborating together, developing and learning from each other, five days a week. By having everyone on campus together, we have been able to nurture a fantastic social and dynamic environment, keeping our workforce energised and engaged.

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.