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Find your next Design Engineering role at companies that value creative talent

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Design Engineering Supervisor

🇺🇸 United States of America

The Engineering Supervisor leads the design and development of hydraulic cylinder solutions, ensuring they meet customer requirements and company standards. This role also involves managing the engineering team and providing technical leadership throughout the product development process.

$100,000 - $125,000Full-timeSenior
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Memory Interface PHY IP, Design Engineering Architect

🇺🇸 San Jose, California, United States of America

The Design Engineering Architect will contribute to PHY architecture development and drive architecture decisions aligned with standards and compliance requirements. They will also act as a customer-facing technical architect and collaborate with various teams to ensure architectural intent is implemented correctly.

$136,500 - $253,500Full-timeSenior
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Senior Software Engineer - Design Systems

🇺🇸 United States of America

You will work on a portfolio of productivity tools and automations designed to accelerate the product design lifecycle at Netflix. This includes leading projects, collaborating with designers and engineers, and maintaining the integrity of the Design System portfolio.

$388,000 - $558,000Full-time
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Design Manager (industrial water/wastewater)

🇺🇸 United States of America

The Design Manager will lead the planning and execution of design projects for industrial water and wastewater clients. They will collaborate with project managers and cross-functional teams to ensure project milestones are met and risks are addressed.

$129,000 - $212,000Full-timeSenior
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IS Design Manager

🇺🇸 Darby Township, Pennsylvania, United States of America

The IS Design Manager oversees design production throughout the project life cycle from development handoff to construction closeout. They are responsible for managing production staff, ensuring adherence to design standards, and delivering projects according to schedule and energy outcomes.

$118,625 - $152,660Full-timeManager
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IS Design Manager

🇺🇸 Charlotte, North Carolina, United States of America

The IS Design Manager oversees design production throughout the project life cycle from development to construction closeout. They are responsible for managing production staff, ensuring schedule adherence, and meeting energy outcomes for clients.

$118,625 - $152,660Full-timeManager
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IS Design Manager

🇺🇸 Little Rock, Arkansas, United States of America

The IS Design Manager oversees design production throughout the project lifecycle from development handoff to construction closeout. This includes managing design tasks, guiding junior staff, and ensuring projects meet schedules and energy outcomes.

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Computer Aided Design Manager

🇺🇸 Pembroke Pines, Broward County, Florida, United States of America

The CAD Manager will lead and oversee CAD operations, ensuring high-quality drafting standards and efficient workflows across projects. This role involves managing CAD systems, mentoring team members, and collaborating closely with engineering and project management teams.

$75,000 - $90,000Full-timeManager
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Manager, Mechanical Design Engineering

🇺🇸 Berkeley, California, United States of America

The Mechanical Engineering Manager will lead design efforts for the structure and enclosure of energy storage systems, transitioning designs from prototype to mass production. The role involves mentoring team members and collaborating cross-functionally to meet design requirements.

$191,530 - $223,455Full-timeManager
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Design Manager, MEP Infrastructure

🇺🇸 Palo Alto, California, United States of America

The Design Manager will own the full design and engineering lifecycle for R&D infrastructure, from concept through construction. They will deconstruct complex infrastructure challenges and drive infrastructure projects while ensuring design quality and accountability.

$108,000 - $210,000Full-time
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Design Manager (industrial water/wastewater)

🇺🇸 United States of America

Lead the planning and execution of design projects for industrial water and wastewater clients, coordinating with project managers to develop scope and timelines. Manage design resources and delivery teams to ensure high-quality outputs and adherence to project milestones.

$129,000 - $212,000Full-time
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Senior Engineer, Digital Design Engineering

🇺🇸 Dallas, Texas, United States of America

Develop state-of-the-art solutions involving analog, mixed-signal, power, RF, and digital signal processing integrated circuits. Participate in the entire product development lifecycle from definition to product release, applying formal design and verification techniques.

$123,600 - $175,440Full-timeSenior
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Design Engineering Architect

🇺🇸 Austin, Texas, United States of America

The role involves leading Front End Design projects and providing technical leadership to a team of RTL design engineers. Responsibilities include defining microarchitectural features, overseeing RTL development, and collaborating with cross-functional teams.

Full-timeSenior
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Fire Alarm Design Manager

🇺🇸 Chicago, Illinois, United States of America

You will provide leadership and direction for the Fire Alarm Design team, ensuring effective scaling and high-quality results. This includes overseeing project design progression and establishing a vision for the design group.

$106,000 - $142,000Full-timeManager
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Staff Engineer, Digital Design Engineering (AI/ML)

🇺🇸 Chandler, Arizona, United States of America

As a Staff Digital Design Engineer, you will develop complex digital subsystems within mixed-signal and power management ICs. You will apply AI/ML techniques to improve design automation and productivity across the digital design flow.

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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.