Design Engineering Jobs
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Engineering Design Manager - Construction
🇬🇧 Sheffield, England, United Kingdom
Turner & Townsend 🇬🇧 Sheffield, England, United Kingdom
The role involves leading multi-disciplinary engineering teams to deliver buildable and compliant design solutions for critical national infrastructure. Responsibilities include managing external design consultants, evaluating technical solutions, and collaborating with stakeholders to ensure project goals are met.
Systems Design Manager
🇬🇧 Bristol, England, United Kingdom
Edf Uk 🇬🇧 Bristol, England, United Kingdom
Lead a portfolio of systems engineering activities for the Hinkley Point C project, managing group leaders and multidisciplinary teams. Responsible for delivering key milestones, budgets, and technical commitments across systems, process, chemical, and I&C engineering disciplines.
Associate Director - Design Engineering - MEP
🇬🇧 Birmingham, England, United Kingdom
Mace 🇬🇧 Birmingham, England, United Kingdom
Provide technical leadership and oversight for the Electrical Design function to ensure safe, compliant, and high-quality solutions. Manage the MEP design team, oversee technical assurance, and contribute to net zero carbon objectives through sustainable design.
Associate Director - Design Engineering - MEP
🇬🇧 City of London, London, United Kingdom
Mace 🇬🇧 City of London, London, United Kingdom
Provide technical leadership and oversight for the Electrical Design function to ensure safe, compliant, and high-quality solutions. Manage the MEP design team, oversee technical assurance, and contribute to net zero carbon objectives through sustainable design.
Associate Director - Design Engineering - MEP
🇬🇧 Birmingham, England, United Kingdom
Mace 🇬🇧 Birmingham, England, United Kingdom
Provide technical leadership and oversight for the Electrical Design function to ensure safe and compliant high-quality solutions. Manage the MEP design team, oversee technical assurance, and contribute to net zero carbon objectives.
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Design Manager (MEP)
🇬🇧 City of London, London, United Kingdom
Vvb Engineering 🇬🇧 City of London, London, United Kingdom
Supervise and coordinate multi-disciplinary design and engineering activities, managing a team of engineers and specialists. Oversee design registers, facilitate formal communications, and ensure compliance with project standards and client requirements.
Systems Design Manager
🇬🇧 Bristol, England, United Kingdom
Edf (uk) 🇬🇧 Bristol, England, United Kingdom
Lead a portfolio of systems engineering activities for the Hinkley Point C project, managing group leaders and multidisciplinary teams. Responsible for delivering key milestones, budgets, and technical commitments across systems, process, chemical, and I&C engineering disciplines.
Design Manager - Water & Wastewater
🇬🇧 Bristol, England, United Kingdom
Aecom 🇬🇧 Bristol, England, United Kingdom
Lead the multi-disciplinary technical delivery of water and wastewater infrastructure projects from feasibility to asset management. Act as the primary technical interface for clients and contractors while mentoring team members and overseeing work packages.
Design Manager - Water Sector
🇬🇧 Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom
Stantec 🇬🇧 Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom
Lead multidisciplinary engineering teams to deliver impactful water projects from initial concept through to detailed design. Act as the technical lead to ensure service excellence and successful project delivery while collaborating closely with clients and project managers.
Design Manager - Water Sector
🇬🇧 Reading, England, United Kingdom
Stantec 🇬🇧 Reading, England, United Kingdom
Lead multidisciplinary engineering teams to deliver complex water projects from initial concept through to detailed design. Act as the technical lead to ensure service excellence and collaborate with clients and project managers to deliver best value.
Design Manager - Water Sector
🇬🇧 High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
Stantec 🇬🇧 High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
Lead multidisciplinary engineering teams to deliver complex water projects from initial concept through to detailed design. Act as the technical lead to ensure service excellence and best value while collaborating with clients and project managers.
Design Manager - Water Sector
🇬🇧 City of London, London, United Kingdom
Stantec 🇬🇧 City of London, London, United Kingdom
Lead multidisciplinary engineering teams to deliver complex water projects from initial concept through to detailed design. Act as the technical lead to ensure service excellence and best value while collaborating with clients and project managers.
Systems Design Manager
🇬🇧 Bristol, England, United Kingdom
Edf Uk 🇬🇧 Bristol, England, United Kingdom
Lead a portfolio of systems engineering activities for the Hinkley Point C project, managing group leaders and multidisciplinary teams. Responsible for delivering key milestones, budgets, and technical commitments across systems, process, chemical, and I&C engineering disciplines.
Architect - Design manager
🇬🇧 City of London, London, United Kingdom
Corecruitment Ltd 🇬🇧 City of London, London, United Kingdom
The Design Manager will act as a custodian of design intent, managing external architects and consultants to ensure high-end residential projects meet quality and budget standards. They will also oversee design delivery on-site and collaborate with internal teams to support feasibility studies and project briefs.
Store Design Manager (CAD)
🇬🇧 City of London, London, United Kingdom
New Look 🇬🇧 City of London, London, United Kingdom
Develop innovative and creative retail store designs, refits, and fixtures while ensuring technical robustness and brand alignment. Lead architectural coordination across consultants and stakeholders to deliver compliant, budget-friendly projects from feasibility to completion.
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.