Design Engineering Jobs in Los Angeles, United States of America
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Electrical Design Engineering Manager 2 (AHT)
🇺🇸 Los Angeles, California, United States of America
Northrop Grumman 🇺🇸 Los Angeles, California, United States of America
Lead a multidisciplinary team of electrical engineers in the design, development, and integration of complex electrical subsystems for missile systems. Manage department budgets, resource allocation, and technical roadmaps while ensuring compliance with performance and security standards.
Senior Project Architect & Design Manager
🇺🇸 Los Angeles, California, United States of America
Jacobs 🇺🇸 Los Angeles, California, United States of America
Serve as a Senior Project Architect and Design Manager on complex architectural projects, ensuring compliance with building codes and leading multidisciplinary teams. Oversee project design schedules and deliverables while mentoring junior architects and managing design risks.
Construction Design Manager Talent Community
🇺🇸 Los Angeles, California, United States of America
Clmi Group 🇺🇸 Los Angeles, California, United States of America
The Design Manager will develop and coordinate design standards and guidelines, support leadership in prioritizing capital projects, and manage the design process to ensure compliance with budgetary and legal requirements. They will also coordinate with various stakeholders and provide direction to architectural firms.
Senior Design Manager
🇺🇸 Los Angeles, California, United States of America
O2epcm, Inc. Dba O2 Engineering, Projects & Construction Management 🇺🇸 Los Angeles, California, United States of America
Lead the design activities for the School Upgrade Program and critical repair projects, ensuring compliance with LAUSD standards and legal requirements. Manage the end-to-end design process by coordinating with architects, consultants, and district personnel from conception to project handoff.
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Semiconductor Design Manager, Data Center
🇺🇸 Los Angeles, California, United States of America
Aecom 🇺🇸 Los Angeles, California, United States of America
The Design Manager will lead a semiconductor manufacturing facility design team to deliver projects that meet client requirements on schedule and with high quality. Responsibilities include managing project resources, hosting meetings with clients, and overseeing quality checks.
Semiconductor Design Manager, Data Center
🇺🇸 Los Angeles, California, United States of America
Aecom 🇺🇸 Los Angeles, California, United States of America
Lead a multidisciplinary design team to deliver semiconductor manufacturing facilities and associated infrastructure on schedule and with high quality. Manage project resources, client relationships, and technical proposals while overseeing peer reviews and quality checks.
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.