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

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Design Engineering Manager

🇺🇸 Galesburg, Illinois, United States of America

The Design Engineering Manager leads the engineering design team to ensure high performance and productivity while developing and implementing design strategies. They monitor project timelines, budgets, and resources, and resolve technical issues related to complex design challenges.

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Procurement Engineering Design Manager

🇺🇸 McLean, VA 22101, United States of America

The Procurement Engineering Design Manager serves as the primary U.S. based project point of contact, coordinating with the project site team, client, and Architectural/Engineering contractors. Responsibilities include managing relationships, tracking engineering deliverables, and facilitating the procurement process for materials.

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Design Systems Engineer Transmissions – FWD AT, CVT & Hybrid

🇺🇸 Auburn Hills, Michigan, United States of America

The Design Systems Engineer is responsible for managing the system interfaces and interactions between components of the transmission and driveline system. This includes overseeing hardware system design reviews, managing DFMEA/DRBFM reviews, and coordinating with various teams to ensure project milestones are met.

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SRT/Direct Connection – Design Systems Engineer - Propulsion Engineering

🇺🇸 Auburn Hills, Michigan, United States of America

The position is responsible for developing, validating, and releasing performance parts for the Direct Connection catalog. This includes ensuring that assemblies and components meet program objectives for cost, weight, performance, quality, and timing.

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Senior Engineer, Digital Design Engineering

🇺🇸 Colorado Springs, Colorado, 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.

$112,020 - $166,668Full-timeSenior
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System Design Manager

🇺🇸 Tariffville, Simsbury, CT 06081, United States of America

Drive innovation in surface and underground blasting for electronic initiating systems and collaborate with stakeholders to ensure product requirements are met. Generate system specifications and develop cost estimates for mechanical design projects.

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Staff Engineer, Design Engineering

🇺🇸 San Jose, California, United States of America

The Signal Integrity Engineer will lead the design and development of complex technical solutions, ensuring robust and high-quality product development. They will also provide technical leadership and collaborate with cross-functional teams to address signal integrity issues and enhance designs.

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Regional Design Engineering Manager

🇺🇸 Phoenix, Arizona, United States of America

The Regional Design Engineering Manager oversees design engineering resources to meet project needs and business goals across the West Region. They serve as the primary interface between engineering and internal partners in sales, project development, and construction management.

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Senior Principal, Design Engineering

🇺🇸 San Jose, California, United States of America

The Senior Principal AI Engineer will architect and oversee the development of an enterprise hardware intelligence platform, transforming complex engineering data into predictive design intelligence. This role involves building data pipelines and architecting frameworks for a multi-agent AI system to enhance the hardware design process.

$210,868 - $329,857Full-timeSenior
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Senior Director, Design Engineering 1

🇺🇸 San Jose, California, United States of America

The Senior Director will lead technical engagement with a key customer, ensuring alignment with their business needs and technical challenges. They will also drive engineering excellence by mentoring teams and overseeing the software development lifecycle.

$208,000 - $367,000Full-timeSenior
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Staff Engineer, Design Engineering

🇺🇸 San Jose, California, United States of America

Lead the design and development of complex electrical systems, focusing on signal integrity and high-speed digital PCB designs. Coordinate cross-functional teams and manage project execution from architecture and simulation to lab verification and manufacturing support.

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Senior Director, Design Engineering 1

🇺🇸 San Jose, California, United States of America

Serve as the principal technical advisor for a key customer, designing innovative solutions using emerging technologies like AI/ML. Lead and mentor a high-performing engineering team while overseeing the full software development lifecycle and ensuring quality outcomes.

$208,000 - $367,000Full-timeDirector
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Procurement Engineering Design Manager

🇺🇸 McLean, VA 22101, United States of America

Manage the relationship with the Designer of Record and coordinate engineering deliverables between the client, on-site teams, and contractors. Oversee the procurement process for materials and manage the execution of classified spaces for U.S. Embassy projects.

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Senior Principal, Design Engineering

🇺🇸 San Jose, California, United States of America

Architect and oversee a next-generation enterprise hardware intelligence platform by bridging Generative AI with complex hardware engineering. Lead the development of a domain-specific LLM and multi-agent AI system to automate design intelligence and reduce board spins.

$210,868 - $329,857Full-timeSenior Principal
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Senior Engineer, Digital Design Engineering

🇺🇸 Somerset County, New Jersey, 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.

$127,171 - $175,440Full-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.