Design Engineer applicants have rated the interview process at Dyson with 3.7 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 58% positive. To compare, the company-average is 56.3% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Design Engineer roles take an average of 21 days to get hired, when considering 12 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Dyson overall takes an average of 32 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Dyson as a Design Engineer according to 12 Glassdoor interviews include:
Skills test: 17%
Group panel interview: 15%
IQ intelligence test: 13%
Personality test: 13%
Background check: 11%
Phone interview: 11%
Presentation: 11%
One on one interview: 6%
Drug test: 2%
Other: 2%
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I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Dyson (Singapore) in Aug 2022
Interview
Online interview from Dyson, interview conducted on Hirevue. Ask standard questions on why you would like to join the team, technical questions include how will you redesign a specific part of a mechanism
Teams interview with 30mins discussing applicant background and suitability for the position.
Followed by 15mins of technical questions, including theoretical situations that the applicant has to describe what they would do and how they would achieve that.
The final 15minutes is set aside for over-run and Q&A from the applicant to the interviewers regarding the role and the company.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
In a situation where the company is looking to design a new product to fit a particular market, you are given a blank specification and asked to go start idea generation and development. How would you approach the idea generation and development in this situation?
I applied online. I interviewed at Dyson (Malmesbury, England) in Dec 2025
Interview
Initial stage, design challenge on the spot - with a new concept. A cross section Q and A, and a portfolio review. Very friendly though, was on teams and lasted 60mins
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Why this role is suited for you? What have you applied
2 stage interview, a bit hard, technical question. Study, study, study, learn learn learn as much as you, dont lazy ya. Keep hardworking, keep study, learn, and learn, get tips from google and youtube.