Design Engineering Jobs in Sydney, Australia
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ICT Design Engineer, DC Design Engineering
🇦🇺 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Amazon Web Services (aws) 🇦🇺 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Develop scalable ICT pathway, space, fiber optic, and copper cabling designs, specifications, and construction documentation for AWS data centers. Review design submittals, address project risks, evaluate emerging technologies, and coordinate with suppliers, contractors, and onsite teams.
ICT Design Engineer, DC Design Engineering
🇦🇺 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Amazon 🇦🇺 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
You will develop physical layer solutions, including pathway, space, and cabling designs for data center infrastructure. Additionally, you will collaborate with suppliers and onsite teams to ensure timely delivery and compliance with construction standards.
Controls Design Manager
🇦🇺 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Smc Corporation Australia And New Zealand 🇦🇺 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Lead, develop, and manage the controls design team, including setting objectives, allocating work, monitoring performance, and providing technical support. Oversee the design and development of compliant, cost-effective products and systems, ensuring they meet quality, manufacturing, documentation, and customer requirements.
Engineering Design Manager, Global Building Design Risk and Recovery (GBDR)
🇦🇺 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Amazon 🇦🇺 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Lead full-lifecycle MEP design and engineering for industrial and logistics projects, ensuring compliance with Australian standards and the NCC/BCA. Manage cross-functional teams and technical documentation from concept through construction to deliver high-quality infrastructure.
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Head of Design Engineering
🇦🇺 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Cimic 🇦🇺 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Lead the Design Engineering team to provide specialist in-house engineering capability and drive innovation across CIMIC Group projects. Collaborate with senior leaders to optimize engineering delivery, manage external partnerships, and ensure profitable, safe, and constructable project outcomes.
Design Manager - Power
🇦🇺 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Beca 🇦🇺 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Lead and coordinate multi-disciplinary design teams across all stages of power infrastructure projects from concept to construction. Manage design programs, budgets, and risks while ensuring technical robustness and alignment with client objectives.
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.