Great learning opportunities, but poor pay and instability - Mechanical Design Engineer Dyson Employee Review

3.0
Jun 20, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Great mix of CAD, reviews and mocking up rigs in the lab, using anything from cardboard, to modified competitor products, to highly detailed 3D prints, custom electronics, etc - Great for learning

Cons

Salaries and room for growth are not good IMO - The company is also performing poorly with competitors like Shark, Dreame, Xiaomi, etc taking more and more of there market share year over year - When you ask for a salary adjustment they commonly tell you that the company is not doing that well right now and effectively you should be grateful you still have a job here, as we are making people redundant in both mass layoffs (you will see from July 2024) or from "quiet" layoffs where they let go of 20-50 people at a time and say nothing about it/pretend it didn't happen - This repeatedly happens every month or 2 - Also a lot of job hugging - I am glad I worked there as I have definitely learned a lot + Dyson does catch eyes when you put it on your CV if you want to work at a company that values some prestige, but if your past the learning stage of your career I can't say I would recommend joining

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5.0
Apr 9, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Great people, great environment, fast paced

Cons

Too early to tell but nothing so far

2.0
Jul 14, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

- If your team/manager is great, that makes a huge difference - opportunity to take on huge responsibilities early in your career - camaraderie among coworkers - Some of the benefits are okay (health insurance, parental leave)

Cons

- Poor leadership with no real direction, at both the national and global level - Constant layoffs - Pay is not market rate (and they let you know that) - Everything is outsourced (designs, customer service, finance, etc.) - Dyson has become a market chaser rather than a market leader - Inflexible in-office policy (5 days, little exception) - Bonuses haven’t been paid in full in years Company is in a tail spin freefall. Jump ship while you can.

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