Design Engineering Jobs
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Solutions Design Manager
🇬🇧 England, United Kingdom
Ceva Logistics 🇬🇧 England, United Kingdom
You will design innovative and commercially viable warehouse solutions and operational models to support business growth. Additionally, you will manage multiple solution design projects and collaborate with business development teams to support customer negotiations and implementations.
Senior Design Manager - MEP
🇬🇧 City of London, London, United Kingdom
Egis Group 🇬🇧 City of London, London, United Kingdom
Lead and manage a multi-disciplinary MEPHFC design production team to deliver RIBA 4iii designs for the HS2 gateway station. Responsible for technical assurance, resource management, and coordinating deliverables in a 3D BIM environment.
Technical Program Manager, Fiber Design Engineering
🇬🇧 City of London, London, United Kingdom
Google 🇬🇧 City of London, London, United Kingdom
Lead and execute global data center fiber designs and capacity planning to drive infrastructure scalability. Manage complex technical programs involving fiber design engineering, inventory management, and cross-functional coordination with vendors and engineering teams.
Technical Program Manager, Fiber Design Engineering
🇬🇧 City of London, London, United Kingdom
Google 🇬🇧 City of London, London, United Kingdom
Lead global data center fiber designs and capacity planning to improve infrastructure efficiency and scalability. Manage complex technical programs involving ISP/OSP inventory and coordinate with cross-functional partners and external vendors.
Design Manager (Production Machinery / Pneumatics)
🇬🇧 East Riding of Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Ernest Gordon Recruitment 🇬🇧 East Riding of Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Lead and mentor a team of design engineers while overseeing bespoke machinery projects from concept through to manufacture. Drive continuous improvement and ensure designs are optimized for manufacture and quality standards.
Design Manager - Solar & BESS
🇬🇧 England, United Kingdom
Mde Uk 🇬🇧 England, United Kingdom
Lead and mentor a team of design engineers while maintaining hands-on involvement in the technical design of commercial solar PV and BESS projects. Oversee technical sign-offs, coordinate DNO applications, and collaborate with sales and project management teams to ensure buildable designs.
Principal Designer / Design Manager (Energy)
🇬🇧 Newcastle upon Tyne, England, United Kingdom
Wsp 🇬🇧 Newcastle upon Tyne, England, United Kingdom
Act as the statutory CDM Principal Designer for HV and EHV substation projects, ensuring safety and regulatory compliance from concept to construction. Lead multidisciplinary teams to deliver technically robust and buildable design solutions for electricity transmission and distribution infrastructure.
Network Design Manager
🇬🇧 Rugby, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom
Evri 🇬🇧 Rugby, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom
Lead the development of long-term hub and depot capacity plans and drive network design initiatives to enhance efficiency and cost-effectiveness. Conduct financial modelling and data-driven analysis to support strategic investment decisions and operational improvements.
Senior Design Manager - MEP
🇬🇧 City of London, London, United Kingdom
Egis 🇬🇧 City of London, London, United Kingdom
Lead and manage a multi-disciplinary design production team to deliver MEPHFC systems for the HS2 gateway station. Oversee design compliance, resource management, and technical assurance while ensuring all deliverables meet rail industry standards and project programmes.
Senior Design Manager
🇬🇧 Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom
Costain Group 🇬🇧 Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom
The Senior Design Manager will manage design delivery partners for the Severn Trent Water AMP8 Framework. They are responsible for driving quality design and delivery while reporting to the Head of Engineering.
Sr. Assoc, Design Engineering
🇬🇧 Glasgow, Glasgow City, Scotland, United Kingdom
Marioff Inc 🇬🇧 Glasgow, Glasgow City, Scotland, United Kingdom
Design and coordinate HI-FOG fire suppression systems within client building models using Revit and AutoCAD. Produce detailed operational designs, technical submissions, and hydraulic calculations while managing assigned projects.
Senior Design Manager
🇬🇧 Manchester, England, United Kingdom
Jacobs 🇬🇧 Manchester, England, United Kingdom
Lead multidisciplinary detailed design for major water and wastewater infrastructure programmes, ensuring technical soundness and commercial deliverability. Manage design scope, technical interfaces, and assurance while coordinating between engineering, construction, and client stakeholders.
Senior Design Manager
🇬🇧 Belfast City District, Antrim, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
Jacobs 🇬🇧 Belfast City District, Antrim, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
Lead multidisciplinary detailed design for major water and wastewater infrastructure programmes, ensuring technical soundness and commercial deliverability. Manage design scope, technical interfaces, and assurance while coordinating between engineering, construction, and client stakeholders.
Design Manager - Aviation / Building Services
🇬🇧 Essex, Uttlesford, England, United Kingdom
Galliford Try 🇬🇧 Essex, Uttlesford, England, United Kingdom
Lead and coordinate electrical and building services design activities for aviation infrastructure and intelligent building systems. Manage the design team and ensure all deliverables are safe, compliant, and aligned with client and regulatory requirements.
Solutions Design Manager
🇬🇧 Rugby, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom
Dhl Supply Chain 🇬🇧 Rugby, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom
Lead the design and delivery of end-to-end operational warehouse solutions, focusing on automation, layout design, and costing for new and existing facilities. Manage multiple design workstreams, conduct risk assessments, and collaborate with stakeholders to ensure commercially viable and scalable supply chain designs.
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.