Design Engineering Jobs in Austin, United States of America
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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.
Principal, Design Engineering (Thermal)
🇺🇸 Austin, Texas, United States of America
Celestica 🇺🇸 Austin, Texas, United States of America
Complete ownership of thermal design for various electronic products, including thermal modeling, design, testing, and revisions until transfer to manufacturing. Conduct thermal simulations and analyses to verify thermal feasibility and inform designs.
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.
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Mechanical Design Engineer, Data Center Design Engineering
🇺🇸 Austin, Texas, United States of America
Amazon Web Services (aws) 🇺🇸 Austin, Texas, United States of America
The Mechanical Design Engineer will work with internal teams to create mechanical designs for data centers and ensure compliance with local regulations. They will also support construction phases and validate the performance of mechanical systems.
Sr. Physical Security Engineer, Data Center Design Engineering
🇺🇸 Austin, Texas, United States of America
Amazon Web Services (aws) 🇺🇸 Austin, Texas, United States of America
Own the end-to-end security design process for physical security systems across multiple data center projects. Lead cross-functional design reviews and coordinate with various disciplines to deliver integrated security designs.
BIM Designer - MEP, DC Design Engineering
🇺🇸 Austin, Texas, United States of America
Amazon Web Services (aws) 🇺🇸 Austin, Texas, United States of America
As a BIM Designer, you will design electrical, telecom, and security systems for data centers while utilizing Revit to create and maintain BIM models. You will collaborate with internal and external teams to ensure designs meet high standards of efficiency and quality.
Principal, Design Engineering
🇺🇸 Austin, Texas, United States of America
Celestica 🇺🇸 Austin, Texas, United States of America
The Principal, Design Engineering will lead the design, development, and implementation of technical solutions for complex projects. They will work with cross-functional teams to ensure robust and high-quality product development.
Principal, Design Engineering
🇺🇸 Austin, Texas, United States of America
Celestica International Lp 🇺🇸 Austin, Texas, United States of America
Lead the design, development, and implementation of complex mechanical systems and modules. Provide technical leadership to global engineering teams and manage project elements including financials and customer specifications.
Principal, Design Engineering
🇺🇸 Austin, Texas, United States of America
Celestica International Lp 🇺🇸 Austin, Texas, United States of America
Lead the design, development, and implementation of complex mechanical systems and modules. Provide technical leadership to global engineering teams while managing project planning, customer specifications, and manufacturing support.
Controls Design Engineer, Controls Design Engineering
🇺🇸 Austin, Texas, United States of America
Amazon Web Services (aws) 🇺🇸 Austin, Texas, United States of America
The Controls Design Engineer will focus on developing and maintaining design standards for Building Management Systems and Electrical Power Monitoring Systems across AWS's global data center portfolio. They will serve as a central point of contact for various stakeholders and drive cost reductions through effective project management.
Controls Design Engineer, Controls Design Engineering
🇺🇸 Austin, Texas, United States of America
Amazon Web Services (aws) 🇺🇸 Austin, Texas, United States of America
The Controls Design Engineer will focus on developing and maintaining design standards for Building Management Systems and Electrical Power Monitoring Systems across AWS's global data center portfolio. They will serve as a central point of contact for various stakeholders and drive cost reductions through standardization and clear documentation.
Data Center Structural Engineer, Data Center Design Engineering
🇺🇸 Austin, Texas, United States of America
Amazon Web Services (aws) 🇺🇸 Austin, Texas, United States of America
As a Data Center Structural Engineer, you will design resilient and cost-effective data center facilities while ensuring world-class uptime for customers. You will also provide technical guidance, review milestone drawings, and solve large-scale implementation issues.
Controls Design Engineer, Controls Design Engineering
🇺🇸 Austin, Texas, United States of America
Amazon Web Services (aws) 🇺🇸 Austin, Texas, United States of America
The Controls Design Engineer will develop and maintain design standards for Building Management Systems and Electrical Power Monitoring Systems across AWS's global data center portfolio. They will serve as a central point of contact for various stakeholders and drive cost reductions through standardization and clear documentation.
Sr. ICT Design Engineer, Data Center Design Engineering
🇺🇸 Austin, Texas, United States of America
Amazon Web Services (aws) 🇺🇸 Austin, Texas, United States of America
As a Senior ICT Design Engineer, you will lead the design and delivery of ICT systems across multiple data center builds. You will also mentor junior engineers and drive the adoption of best practices and emerging technologies.
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.