Design Engineering Jobs

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Senior Manager Industrial Design Engineering

🇺🇸 Village of Greene, Chenango County, NY 13778, United States of America

This leader will define and execute the product design vision, aligning cross-functional initiatives with corporate strategic objectives while overseeing styling, ergonomics, human machine interaction, and concept development. Key duties include leading and managing a team of designers and engineers, driving industrial design strategy, and serving as the technical lead for major new product development programs.

Onsite$149,600 - $191,800Full-timeSenior
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Sr Director, Mechanical Design Engineering, Tooling

🇺🇸 Long Beach, California, United States of America

This role involves leading and developing a high-performing team of tooling engineers to deliver solutions for safe, efficient, and repeatable production, while defining and executing the long-term tooling strategy across design, manufacturing, and operations. The director will also oversee the design, fabrication, and commissioning of complex tooling systems and manage the project portfolio to ensure readiness for production and development programs.

Onsite$251,000 - $307,000Full-timeSenior
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Senior Product Designer

🇺🇸 Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States of America

The main function involves working on the Design System by developing, creating, and modifying design components based on end-user needs. This includes participating in the entire design process from initial research through testing and validation.

Full-timeSenior
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Senior Product Designer

🇺🇸 Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States of America

The main function involves working on the Design System, developing, creating, and modifying design components based on end-user needs throughout the entire design process from research to validation. Responsibilities include planning and conducting research, synthesizing insights, and creating Design System deliverables like components, prototypes, documentation, and presentations.

Onsite$80,000 - $120,000Full-timeSenior
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Principal Mechanical Design Engineering Lead (Onsite)

🇺🇸 Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States of America

Lead a team of engineers to develop and qualify aircraft ejection seats while ensuring technical scope integrity and budget/schedule accuracy. Support all phases of the ejection seat product development lifecycle including design, verification, and production implementation.

Onsite$107,500 - $204,500Full-timeSenior
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Design Engineering Associate - ECAD

🇺🇸 Waterbury, Connecticut, United States of America

The Design Engineering Associate will lead PCB layout activities for flight control electronics and create detailed multi-layer board layouts. They will also develop and maintain ECAD libraries and support EMC/EMI mitigation through layout best practices.

Hybrid$85,000 - $105,000Full-timeMid-level
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Manager Industrial Engineering, Last Mile Design Engineering

🇺🇸 Nashville, Tennessee, United States of America

The role involves inventing, designing, and implementing engineering solutions for complex material flow and efficiency problems in Amazon's global supply chain. The manager will lead design efforts and collaborate with teams to develop optimal solutions for fulfillment and transportation networks.

Onsite$138,100 - $196,600Full-timeSenior
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2026 Intern - Mechanical Design Engineering - Onsite

🇺🇸 Goleta, California, United States of America

The intern will provide mechanical design and drafting support to the Mechanical Engineering department, working under general direction. Responsibilities include performing mechanical design, assisting in construction, and collaborating with senior engineers and manufacturing engineers.

Onsite$42,000 - $88,000Full-timeEntry Level
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Design Engineering Intern

🇺🇸 Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States of America

The intern will provide engineering support during product design, development, and commercialization for internal and consulting projects, working across markets like medical devices and consumer appliances. Day-to-day activities include creating 2D engineering drawings, developing conceptual designs using 3D CAD software, and applying fundamental engineering principles.

OnsiteContractEntry Level
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Product Design Engineering Program Manager

🇺🇸 Cupertino, California, United States of America

The Product Design Engineering Program Manager will manage the development and implementation process for mechanical components, focusing on engineering, development planning, and validation cycles. This role involves engaging with collaborative engineering teams to balance competing objectives and meet aggressive timelines.

Full-timeMid-level
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Systems Design Engineering Director

🇺🇸 Austin, Texas, United States of America

The Systems Design Engineering Director will set the technical vision and define system requirements for market segments. They will lead a team of senior architects and coordinate with various business and product managers.

OnsiteFull-timeSenior
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Web Designer - Project Lead

🇺🇸 West Columbia, South Carolina, United States of America

The role involves redesigning the organization's existing websites using modern .NET technologies and performing necessary technical tasks to migrate current sites from legacy frameworks. Additionally, the position includes providing comprehensive training to staff across all phases of the project.

Onsite$80,000 - $120,000ContractSenior
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Senior Design Engineer - HDS Design Engineering

🇺🇸 City of Schenectady, New York, United States of America

The Senior Design Engineer will execute the design, analysis, and evaluation of projects related to heavy-duty gas turbines. Responsibilities include collaborating with teams to improve product quality and drive cost productivity.

Onsite$113,200 - $188,800Full-timeSenior
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Design Engineering Manager (Airplane Systems)

🇺🇸 North Charleston, South Carolina, United States of America

The Design Engineering Manager will manage employees performing engineering and technical activities, focusing on Electronic and Electrical Engineering within the 787 Systems Organization. Responsibilities include developing and executing project plans, acquiring resources, providing technical management of suppliers, and overseeing technical approaches for airplane systems.

Onsite$141,100 - $190,900Full-timeSenior
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Design Engineering Manager (Airplane Systems)

🇺🇸 North Charleston, South Carolina, United States of America

This role involves managing the design engineering team focused on airplane systems. The manager will be responsible for technical oversight and execution of design engineering tasks related to these critical aircraft components.

Onsite$141,100 - $190,900Full-timeSenior
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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.