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Dyson is expanding with a new Technology Centre in Singapore

By Alvin Soon - on 7 Dec 2016, 4:31pm

Dyson is expanding with a new Technology Centre in Singapore

The new D9 R&D lab in Dyson HQ, UK.

Dyson — the company behind cyclone vacuum cleaners, bladeless fans and air purifiers, and the Supersonic super hairdryer — is ramping up its engineering capabilities in Singapore with a new Technology Centre.

Dyson hires over 3,000 engineers and scientists around the world. It has about 1,300 people in Singapore, of which nearly half are engineers. They’re spread across three sites, including Dyson Operations at Alexandra Technopark, where we had an opportunity to go behind the scenes earlier this year. There is also a West Park high-tech motors manufacturing facility, where the advanced V9 digital motor for the Supersonic hair dryer is made, and a commercial office at Fusionopolis.

Dyson plans to grow its engineering team in Singapore by 50% over the next few years, and it wants to hire young engineers fresh out of university. The expansion in Singapore follows a recent expansion of Dyson’s HQ in the UK, where 129 advanced R&D and collaborative spaces were added.

As for why the company has chosen Singapore for a new Technology Centre, Dyson cites “a similar mind-set” of gearing up for future growth, like the country’s nationwide Smart Nation initiative. The quality and availability of engineering talent in Singapore was also a key factor. 

The new Lightning Cafe in Dyson HQ, UK, where a 1960s English Electric Lightning Jet is hung.

“There are just so many great ideas waiting to be developed. Technology of course, does not develop itself. We depend on the many bright young minds from Singapore and wider Southeast Asia who are bold enough to push the boundaries and to challenge engineering norms,” said Scott Maguire, global engineering director for Dyson.

More details on the Technology Centre will be announced in 2017.

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