Design Engineering Jobs
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Controls Design Engineer, Controls Design Engineering
🇦🇺 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Amazon Web Services (aws) 🇦🇺 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Develop and maintain global design standards for Building Management Systems (BMS) and Electrical Power Monitoring Systems (EPMS) across AWS data centers. Serve as a technical subject matter expert to coordinate with stakeholders, manage vendor selection, and ensure consistent deployment of control systems.
Controls Design Engineer, Controls Design Engineering
🇦🇺 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Amazon 🇦🇺 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Develop and maintain global design standards for Building Management Systems (BMS) and Electrical Power Monitoring Systems (EPMS) across AWS data centers. Coordinate with internal stakeholders and external vendors to ensure consistent deployment and commissioning of critical infrastructure controls.
Design Manager (D&C Retention)
🇦🇺 Gold Coast City, Queensland, Australia
Am Project Partners 🇦🇺 Gold Coast City, Queensland, Australia
Lead and coordinate the engineering function for Design & Construct projects, managing both permanent and temporary works from tender to completion. The role focuses on building best-practice engineering systems, mentoring project engineers, and managing external consultants to ensure design supports construction timelines.
Store Planning & Design Manager
🇦🇺 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
David Jones 🇦🇺 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Lead the Store Design & Planning team to deliver commercially focused design outcomes and high-quality documentation for store refurbishments and major works. Coordinate with internal departments and external consultants to ensure design integrity and brand consistency across the store network.
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Facade Design Manager
🇦🇺 River Of Life City Church, Slacks Creek, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Mcnab 🇦🇺 River Of Life City Church, Slacks Creek, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Lead and mentor the design team while managing workload forecasting, resource allocation, and the delivery of high-quality shop drawing packages. Coordinate with external engineering consultants and internal stakeholders to ensure technical excellence and project momentum.
Design Manager - Workplace Interiors
🇦🇺 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Design & Build Recruitment 🇦🇺 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Lead the full project lifecycle from client briefing and concept design through to documentation and delivery. Manage a small team while overseeing multiple workplace projects to ensure they meet design standards, budgets, and timelines.
Principal AI Design Technologist
🇦🇺 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
The Onset 🇦🇺 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Build and scale an AI-native design practice by designing production work and developing tooling to improve team workflows. Shape the design-technology strategy across the organization through hands-on leadership and system-level thinking.
Technical Design Manager
🇦🇺 Australia
Catl 🇦🇺 Australia
Lead all aspects of power system network design, including feasibility studies, technical specifications, and optimization for renewable energy projects. Manage relationships with consultants and contractors while overseeing the design, commissioning, and technical standards for HV/MV substations and electrical equipment.
Design Manager – Wind
🇦🇺 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Arcadis 🇦🇺 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Lead the design management of onshore wind farm projects, focusing on Balance of Plant scopes across civil, electrical, and environmental disciplines. Act as a technical lead during tender and ECI phases while coordinating between local teams and global excellence centers.
Head of Design Technology
🇦🇺 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Build Px 🇦🇺 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Lead the design technology strategy by integrating front-end design tools with project delivery platforms and emerging technologies like AI and automation. Drive capability across the practice by building frameworks, standards, and workflows that support both creativity and technical excellence.
Electrical BIM Designer, DC Design Engineering
🇦🇺 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Amazon Web Services (aws) 🇦🇺 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Design electrical and telecommunication systems for data centers using Revit to create and maintain detailed BIM models and construction documents. Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to perform clash detection, manage information exchange, and support construction phases through technical coordination.
Senior Frontend Engineer, Design Systems
🇦🇺 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Deputy 🇦🇺 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
The Senior Frontend Engineer will shape and build the design system with a focus on AI-native workflows, translating design into code. Responsibilities include building production-ready UI components, validating AI-generated outputs, and collaborating with the design team.
Senior Frontend Engineer, Design Systems
🇦🇺 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Deputy 🇦🇺 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
The Senior Frontend Engineer will help shape and build the design system with a focus on AI-native workflows, translating design into code. Responsibilities include building production-ready UI components, validating AI-generated outputs, and collaborating with the design team.
Senior Frontend Engineer, Design Systems
🇦🇺 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Deputy 🇦🇺 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Build and maintain production-ready UI components while shaping a design system optimized for AI-native workflows. Collaborate with designers to create low-friction prototyping templates and ensure high-fidelity translation from design to code.
Design Engineering Manager
🇦🇺 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Cononbrig Partners 🇦🇺 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Lead multidisciplinary design delivery on major projects in critical power, including hyperscale data centers. Act as the key technical interface with clients and stakeholders throughout the design integration process.
About Design Engineering careers
Design Engineering is the ultimate role for the builders who live in the code. These professionals bridge the gap between vision and reality by shipping production-ready design systems and interactive components.
Specialized in React, Tailwind, and Framer Motion, design engineers ensure that the intended vibe translates perfectly into the final product.
Companies like Vercel, Linear, and Framer value this hybrid skill set for its ability to bypass traditional handovers and move straight from design concept to live code.
Design engineers bridge design and development, building design systems, component libraries, and interactive prototypes. Roles are particularly hot at AI companies like OpenAI, Anthropic, and Perplexity where rich interfaces matter, as well as tool companies like Vercel, Framer, Linear, and Supabase. These positions often require skills in React, TypeScript, and web design.
Absolutely. Remote design engineering roles are increasingly common, especially at modern companies like Vercel, Linear, Notion, and AI startups like Midjourney. Many positions offer flexible hybrid arrangements in tech hubs like San Francisco and Seattle.
Companies like Meta, Google, Airbnb, Netflix, Vercel, and AI leaders like OpenAI value candidates who combine design fundamentals with coding proficiency in HTML, CSS, JavaScript/TypeScript, and modern frameworks (React, Next.js, Svelte). Experience with design tools (Figma, Framer) and animation libraries (Framer Motion, GSAP) is highly valued. View top design engineering portfolios for examples.
Design engineers typically earn more than traditional designers due to technical skills. Entry-level positions start at $85k–$110k, mid-level roles range $120k–$160k, and senior positions command $170k–$230k+ at major tech companies. AI companies like Anthropic and OpenAI often pay at the top of market. Check our salary guide for comprehensive data.
Most top-tier companies, including Vercel, Linear, and Stripe, expect fluency in React, TypeScript, and Tailwind CSS. However, the "plus" factor in 2026 is mastery of AI-assisted development tools like Cursor and GitHub Copilot. Being able to build and maintain Design Systems that scale across different frameworks is the most valuable skill in this category.
Design Engineering prioritizes the user experience and polish (the "vibe") over purely architectural backend concerns. A Design Engineer is responsible for the kinetic feel of a product, ensuring that Framer Motion transitions and accessibility standards are baked into the component library from day one. Browse Design Engineering roles to see this focus in action.