Design Engineering Jobs in Austin, United States of America
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Sr. Mechanical Design Engineer, Data Center Design Engineering
🇺🇸 Austin, Texas, United States of America
Amazon Web Services (aws) 🇺🇸 Austin, Texas, United States of America
Design and implement energy-efficient mechanical systems for next-generation data centers. Lead cross-functional teams through the project lifecycle from conception to implementation, focusing on facility-equipment integration and continuous improvement.
Sr. Mechanical Design Engineer, Data Center Design Engineering
🇺🇸 Austin, Texas, United States of America
Amazon Web Services (aws) 🇺🇸 Austin, Texas, United States of America
Design and implement energy-efficient mechanical systems for next-generation data centers. Lead cross-functional teams through the project lifecycle from conception to implementation, including budget management and performance monitoring.
Principal, Design Engineering - Technical Program Lead (TPL)
🇺🇸 Austin, Texas, United States of America
Celestica 🇺🇸 Austin, Texas, United States of America
Lead the design and implementation of next-generation hardware architectures for high-performance AI data center solutions. Act as the primary technical contact for customers, driving strategies and providing innovative solutions for complex hardware problems.
Sr. ICT Design Engineer, Data Center Design Engineering
🇺🇸 Austin, Texas, United States of America
Amazon Web Services (aws) 🇺🇸 Austin, Texas, United States of America
Lead the design and delivery of scalable fiber optic and copper plant systems across global data center programs. Drive ICT design strategy, establish engineering standards, and coordinate with cross-functional teams to ensure infrastructure resilience and scalability.
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BIM Designer - CSA, DC Design Engineering
🇺🇸 Austin, Texas, United States of America
Amazon 🇺🇸 Austin, Texas, United States of America
Design Civil, Structural, and Architectural systems for data centers using Revit to create and maintain BIM models. Collaborate with multi-disciplinary teams to produce construction documentation and resolve design clashes.
Group Director, Design Engineering - Front End
🇺🇸 Austin, Texas, United States of America
Cadence Design Systems 🇺🇸 Austin, Texas, United States of America
Lead and mentor a team of RTL design engineers to develop microarchitectural features for IPs and subsystems. Oversee the full design cycle from RTL development and optimization to pre-silicon verification and signoff.
Civil BIM Designer, DC Design Engineering
🇺🇸 Austin, Texas, United States of America
Amazon Web Services (aws) 🇺🇸 Austin, Texas, United States of America
Design civil infrastructure for data center sites by creating and maintaining detailed BIM models and site layouts using Civil 3D and Revit. Collaborate with multi-disciplinary teams to produce construction documentation, manage design coordination, and ensure alignment with building designs.
Architectural BIM Designer, DC Design Engineering
🇺🇸 Austin, Texas, United States of America
Amazon 🇺🇸 Austin, Texas, United States of America
Design architectural systems for data centers using Revit to create and maintain complex BIM models and construction documentation. Collaborate across multi-disciplinary teams to ensure efficiency, safety, and building code compliance for global infrastructure.
Design Engineering Architect
🇺🇸 Austin, Texas, United States of America
Cadence 🇺🇸 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.
Design Technologist / BIM Lead - Product Platform
🇺🇸 Austin, Texas, United States of America
The American Housing Corporation 🇺🇸 Austin, Texas, United States of America
The Design Technologist / BIM Lead will own the digital production flow and design automation on the Product team, implementing BIM-management best practices and maintaining source-of-truth models for building components. This role is central to creating a seamless workflow between product development and scalable project delivery.
Design Technologist / BIM Lead - Product Platform
🇺🇸 Austin, Texas, United States of America
The American Housing Corporation 🇺🇸 Austin, Texas, United States of America
The role involves owning the digital production flow and design automation for a prefabricated residential product platform. Key duties include maintaining BIM libraries, automating BOM generation, and coordinating between architecture, engineering, and manufacturing teams.
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.