Design Engineering Jobs
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Principal Design Engineering Specialist Piping
🇺🇸 Houston, Texas, United States of America
Fluor Corporation 🇺🇸 Houston, Texas, United States of America
The role provides technical direction and oversight for piping engineering projects, ensuring accuracy in execution across all phases. Responsibilities include developing estimates, reviewing specifications, and mentoring less experienced engineers while managing project schedules and material quantities.
Design Manager - Structural
🇺🇸 Houston, Texas, United States of America
Walter P Moore 🇺🇸 Houston, Texas, United States of America
The Design Manager will lead the Structural Engineering team and manage design projects for large commercial structures. Responsibilities include serving clients on major projects throughout the United States and internationally.
Equipment Design Manager
🇺🇸 Houston, Texas, United States of America
Liquidpower Specialty Products Inc. (a Berkshire Hathaway Company) 🇺🇸 Houston, Texas, United States of America
The Equipment Design Manager leads the Equipment Design function to deliver safe and reliable DRA injection equipment while overseeing key programs for continuous improvement. This role includes managing the Equipment Design team, ensuring compliance with codes and standards, and collaborating with various stakeholders.
Equipment Design Manager
🇺🇸 Houston, Texas, United States of America
Liquidpower Specialty Products Inc. (a Berkshire Hathaway Company) 🇺🇸 Houston, Texas, United States of America
Leads the Equipment Design function to deliver safe and reliable DRA injection equipment while setting design standards and technical direction. Manages the Equipment Design team, oversees the MOC and skid IoT programs, and collaborates cross-functionally to ensure scalable and executable designs.
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V - Design Engineering Intern
🇺🇸 Houston, Texas, United States of America
Proenergy 🇺🇸 Houston, Texas, United States of America
The intern will assist the Design Engineering Team in creating innovative solutions for Aero Turbine Components through reverse engineering tools. Responsibilities include reverse engineering OEM hardware, creating drawings, conducting mechanical analyses, and collaborating with cross-functional teams.
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.