In today's episode we sit down with two Dyson engineers, Shawn Lim and James Dsouza, to find out what it's like being an engineer at Dyson. We find out why there's so many hair samples in their office and how Dyson's motor are made right here in Singapore.

Timestamps:

0:00 - Intro

3:07 - Shawn as a chemical engineer

8:32 - Grab drivers asking do you work at Dyson?

10:06 - Different temperature settings

12:47 - Dyson motors are made in Singapore

27:16 - Thought and design behind Dyson products

28:18 - Engineering fails

32:01 - Importance of continuous learning

32:52 - How you got into engineering

35:01 - One product you could design without limitations?

39:29 - Creative ways to solve modern problems

40:01 - Final advice for aspiring engineers

42:58 - Outro

 

Credits:

Written by: Daryl Choo and Vivien Shiao

Hosted by: Daryl Choo and Lynette Koh

Edited by: Rasuna Azrayl

Produced by: Rasuna Azrayl

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