Design Engineering Jobs in Brisbane, Australia
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Facade Design Manager
🇦🇺 River Of Life City Church, Slacks Creek, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Mcnab 🇦🇺 River Of Life City Church, Slacks Creek, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Lead and mentor the design team while managing workload forecasting, resource allocation, and the delivery of high-quality shop drawing packages. Coordinate with external engineering consultants and internal stakeholders to ensure technical excellence and project momentum.
Head of Design Technology
🇦🇺 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Build Px 🇦🇺 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Lead the design technology strategy by integrating front-end design tools with project delivery platforms and emerging technologies like AI and automation. Drive capability across the practice by building frameworks, standards, and workflows that support both creativity and technical excellence.
Design Manager / Senior Architectural Designer — Modular Construction Methid Pty Ltd · Brisbane QLD Design Management (Design & Architecture) · Full time
🇦🇺 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Methid 🇦🇺 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Lead architectural design and DfMA detailing across all Methid projects. Coordinate engineering consultants, partner architects, and production design teams while managing design programmes and ensuring buildability.
EOI - Design Manager - Rail Systems - Major QLD Rail Projects
🇦🇺 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Ugl 🇦🇺 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
As Design Manager, you will lead the coordination and delivery of rail systems design, focusing on signalling and integration across disciplines. You will work closely with engineering teams and delivery partners to ensure design outcomes are practical and ready for delivery.
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Senior Design Manager
🇦🇺 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Besix Watpac 🇦🇺 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
The Senior Design Manager will provide design leadership to the project team and ensure that all project, commercial, and time targets are met regarding design and documentation outputs. This includes collaborating with stakeholders, managing consultants, and overseeing compliance and documentation submissions.
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.