Dyson has begun its search for hundreds of the brightest minds in science, health, software, electronics and engineering. The new expansion – focused in the UK and Singapore – is part of a £2.75 billion global investment plan, first announced in November 2020, and builds on the company’s commitment to deepen research into advanced robotics and artifical intelligence (AI) with investment into new specialisms.

Dyson plans to create 200 new science and research roles in Wiltshire at its UK Innovation Campus which spans its facilities in Malmesbury and Hullavington. The roles will be focused on fundamental scientific, mathematical and engineering breakthroughs across a range of fields including energy storage, artificial intelligence, machine learning, high-speed digital motors, sensing technology, and material science.

With the new research-focused roles, the Innovation Campus continues to grow as one of the largest R&D hubs in Britain. It is home to one of the largest and most advanced energy storage labs in the UK as well as suites of scanning electron microscopes, electromagnetic compatibility chambers, semi-anechoic chambers, microbiology labs, hair-science labs, air filtration chambers, and advanced rapid prototyping facilities.

James Dyson, founder and chief engineer, said: “We are growing our research and engineering teams to achieve radical leaps in the performance of our machines, underpinned by technologies such as solid-state batteries and robotics.

“The recruits will join a very broad team, from our Dyson Undergraduates at the Dyson Institute, to world-experts in their fields. Dyson is a very global business. R&D teams increasingly span the UK, Singapore, Philippines, Malaysia and the USA, we sell into 83 markets globally.”

Dyson also plans to hire a further 250 additional engineers at its headquarters in Singapore, doubling its existing software and electronics engineering teams. It will shortly move into its new building, St James Power Station, while maintaining its current centre at Science Park 1.

While Dyson’s Singapore Technology Centre is retained as a hub for digital, engineering and cybersecurity activities, the move to St James' Power Station will more than double the company’s existing Singapore footprint.