Design Engineering Jobs
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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.
Design Manager / Senior Architectural Designer — Modular Construction Methid Pty Ltd · Brisbane QLD Design Management (Design & Architecture) · Full time
🇦🇺 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Methid 🇦🇺 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Lead architectural design and DfMA detailing across all Methid projects. Coordinate engineering consultants, partner architects, and production design teams while managing design programmes and ensuring buildability.
Technical Design Manager - Bridges, Structures and Ports
🇦🇺 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Davidson 🇦🇺 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Lead the delivery of design packages across major bridge, marine, and heavy civil infrastructure projects. Coordinate multidisciplinary engineering inputs and act as the key interface between design teams, construction partners, and clients.
Senior Automation Design Manager
🇦🇺 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Jungheinrich Australia 🇦🇺 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
The Senior Automation Design Manager will support the growth of Jungheinrich's Warehouse Equipment and Automation capability across Australia and New Zealand. This includes providing technical design support, developing solutions, and assisting with project sales from early enquiry to project handover.
Design Manager / Project Manager , Energy Projects
🇦🇺 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Aurecon 🇦🇺 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Lead the design and delivery of high voltage transmission and renewable energy infrastructure projects while managing multi-disciplinary teams. Interface with clients and stakeholders to ensure project targets are met in terms of scope, time, cost, and quality.
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Design Manager / Project Manager , Energy Projects
🇦🇺 Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Aurecon 🇦🇺 Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Lead the design and delivery of high voltage transmission and renewable energy infrastructure projects. Manage multi-disciplinary teams and ensure project governance, quality assurance, and client engagement.
Senior Data Centre Design Manager (Building Services)
🇦🇺 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Wsp In Australia 🇦🇺 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Lead teams in the design of data centre critical infrastructure and facilitate design forums to resolve issues and mitigate risks. Set and manage capital design budgets while ensuring compliance with quality, safety, and environmental standards.
Data Centre Design Manager
🇦🇺 New South Wales, Australia
Wsp In Australia 🇦🇺 New South Wales, Australia
Lead design governance across complex data centre programs and establish design management frameworks. Act as the central point of accountability for design coordination and manage design change, risks, and opportunities.
Data Centre Design Manager
🇦🇺 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Wsp 🇦🇺 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Lead design governance and multidisciplinary coordination for complex data centre programs from concept to handover. Establish design management frameworks and ensure alignment between technical, commercial, and sustainability objectives.
Senior Data Centre Design Manager (Building Services)
🇦🇺 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Wsp 🇦🇺 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Lead the design of data centre critical infrastructure by coordinating MEP disciplines, architects, and external consultants from concept to handover. Manage capital design budgets, drive process improvements, and ensure strict adherence to quality, safety, and environmental compliance.
Highways Design Manager - Technical Director
🇦🇺 Fortitude Valley, Queensland, Australia
Aecom 🇦🇺 Fortitude Valley, Queensland, Australia
Provide strategic leadership and technical delivery for complex highways and transport infrastructure projects across South East Queensland. Act as a trusted advisor to government clients while driving business development and mentoring technical teams.
EOI - Design Manager - Rail Systems - Major QLD Rail Projects
🇦🇺 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Ugl 🇦🇺 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
As Design Manager, you will lead the coordination and delivery of rail systems design, focusing on signalling and integration across disciplines. You will work closely with engineering teams and delivery partners to ensure design outcomes are practical and ready for delivery.
Design Manager Transmission and Distribution (Substations)
🇦🇺 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Jacobs 🇦🇺 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Oversee the development of engineering deliverables for substations and manage multiple projects to ensure quality and timely execution. Mentor junior engineers and liaise with clients as a trusted technical advisor.
Design Manager - High Voltage Substations
🇦🇺 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Consolidated Power Projects 🇦🇺 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
The Design Manager will play a pivotal role in delivering high-voltage infrastructure and renewable energy projects, ensuring designs are well-integrated and compliant. They will collaborate with various engineering disciplines and external stakeholders to resolve challenges and maintain consistency across projects.
Senior Design Manager
🇦🇺 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Besix Watpac 🇦🇺 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
The Senior Design Manager will provide design leadership to the project team and ensure that all project, commercial, and time targets are met regarding design and documentation outputs. This includes collaborating with stakeholders, managing consultants, and overseeing compliance and documentation submissions.
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.