Design Engineering Jobs in United Kingdom
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Design Engineering Manager
🇬🇧 Leeds, England, United Kingdom
Universal Business Team 🇬🇧 Leeds, England, United Kingdom
The Design Engineering Manager will lead the in-house design team to ensure high-quality, coordinated design outputs across a diverse portfolio of projects. They are responsible for establishing robust design governance, managing resource planning, and acting as a technical authority for clients and project delivery teams.
Design Manager (13600)
🇬🇧 Exeter, Devon, England, United Kingdom
Tilbury Douglas 🇬🇧 Exeter, Devon, England, United Kingdom
Manage and coordinate project design from tender through construction, ensuring proposals meet client requirements, technical standards, budget, safety, quality, and programme objectives. Lead design teams and suppliers, manage deliverables and BIM information, resolve design interfaces, support value engineering and buildability, and maintain effective client and project-team relationships.
Design & Engineering Lead (Electrical - Data Centres) - London
🇬🇧 Slough, England, United Kingdom
Eaton 🇬🇧 Slough, England, United Kingdom
Lead electrical design for data centre projects from concept through detailed design, construction support, and closeout, while providing hands-on technical leadership and reviewing design deliverables. Coordinate engineers and multidisciplinary teams, manage project resources and quality, advise customers and stakeholders, and support value engineering, site visits, installation, and commissioning.
Design & Engineering Lead (Electrical - Data Centres) - London
🇬🇧 United Kingdom
Eaton 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
Lead electrical design for data centre projects from concept through detailed design, construction support, and closeout, while providing hands-on technical leadership and reviewing design deliverables. Coordinate engineers and multidisciplinary teams, guide customer-facing technical decisions, and support site visits, value engineering, quality standards, and successful project delivery.
Design & Engineering Lead (Electrical - Data Centres) - London
🇬🇧 Slough, England, United Kingdom
Eaton Corporation 🇬🇧 Slough, England, United Kingdom
Lead the electrical design, development, and implementation of innovative solutions for data centre projects from concept to construction. Provide technical leadership, mentor engineering teams, and act as a primary client-facing lead for complex technical projects.
Mechanical Design Manager
🇬🇧 Coatbridge, ML5 3EH, United Kingdom
Emtec Group 🇬🇧 Coatbridge, ML5 3EH, United Kingdom
The Mechanical Design Manager will lead and coordinate internal and external design teams to ensure technical compliance and practical delivery of major MEP projects. They will also manage design activity, support bids, and provide technical support throughout the construction and post-handover phases.
Senior Electrical Design Manager
🇬🇧 City of London, London, United Kingdom
Stack Infrastructure Emea 🇬🇧 City of London, London, United Kingdom
The Senior Electrical Design Manager will define and govern electrical engineering standards for STACK's European data centre portfolio. They will oversee electrical architecture, resilience models, and grid interface strategies while providing technical oversight for complex infrastructure projects.
Senior Mechanical Design Manager
🇬🇧 City of London, London, United Kingdom
Stack Infrastructure Emea 🇬🇧 City of London, London, United Kingdom
The Senior Mechanical Design Manager will act as the primary technical authority for mechanical standards across STACK's EMEA data centre platform. They will oversee cooling strategies, thermal performance, and energy efficiency while providing technical guidance for complex mission-critical projects.
Supplier Relationship Manager (Design Engineering Consultancy)
🇬🇧 City of London, London, United Kingdom
Foster + Partners 🇬🇧 City of London, London, United Kingdom
The role involves developing and embedding a supplier relationship management framework to drive performance and reduce risk across a global portfolio of design and engineering consultancies. You will collaborate with senior stakeholders and external partners to unlock innovation and champion sustainability within the supply chain.
Senior Mechanical Design Manager
🇬🇧 City of London, London, United Kingdom
Stack Infrastructure 🇬🇧 City of London, London, United Kingdom
Act as the senior mechanical technical authority for EMEA, defining and governing mechanical engineering standards and cooling strategies for data centre platforms. Provide technical oversight and review of consultant designs to ensure scalability, energy efficiency, and compliance with reference 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.