Design Engineering Jobs in Sydney, Australia
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Ict Design Engineer, Dc Design Engineering
🇦🇺 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
New Economy Minerals Jobs 🇦🇺 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Develop and deliver scalable ICT pathway, space, and cabling designs for AWS global data center infrastructure. Collaborate with industry suppliers to define product requirements and explore emerging technologies to improve infrastructure quality.
Principal AI Design Technologist
🇦🇺 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
The Onset 🇦🇺 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Build and scale an AI-native design practice by designing production work and developing tooling to improve team workflows. Shape the design-technology strategy across the organization through hands-on leadership and system-level thinking.
Electrical BIM Designer, DC Design Engineering
🇦🇺 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Amazon Web Services (aws) 🇦🇺 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Design electrical and telecommunication systems for data centers using Revit to create and maintain detailed BIM models and construction documents. Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to perform clash detection, manage information exchange, and support construction phases through technical coordination.
Senior Frontend Engineer, Design Systems
🇦🇺 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Deputy 🇦🇺 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
The Senior Frontend Engineer will help shape and build the design system with a focus on AI-native workflows, translating design into code. Responsibilities include building production-ready UI components, validating AI-generated outputs, and collaborating with the design team.
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Senior Frontend Engineer, Design Systems
🇦🇺 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Deputy 🇦🇺 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Build and maintain production-ready UI components while shaping a design system optimized for AI-native workflows. Collaborate with designers to create low-friction prototyping templates and ensure high-fidelity translation from design to code.
Technical Design Manager - Bridges, Structures and Ports
🇦🇺 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Davidson 🇦🇺 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Lead the delivery of design packages across major bridge, marine, and heavy civil infrastructure projects. Coordinate multidisciplinary engineering inputs and act as the key interface between design teams, construction partners, and clients.
Senior Automation Design Manager
🇦🇺 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Jungheinrich Australia 🇦🇺 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
The Senior Automation Design Manager will support the growth of Jungheinrich's Warehouse Equipment and Automation capability across Australia and New Zealand. This includes providing technical design support, developing solutions, and assisting with project sales from early enquiry to project handover.
Data Centre Design Manager
🇦🇺 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Wsp 🇦🇺 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Lead design governance and multidisciplinary coordination for complex data centre programs from concept to handover. Establish design management frameworks and ensure alignment between technical, commercial, and sustainability objectives.
Technical Design Manager - Bridges, Structures + Ports
🇦🇺 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Aecom 🇦🇺 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Lead the delivery of design packages for major infrastructure projects including bridges, ports, and marine structures. Coordinate multidisciplinary inputs and serve as the primary interface between design, construction, and client teams.
Principal Design Manager - Rail
🇦🇺 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Aecom 🇦🇺 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Lead the design management of complex rail infrastructure projects from feasibility through to delivery. Manage high-performing design teams and maintain strong relationships with transport authorities and partners.
Senior Design Manager - Risk
🇦🇺 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Built Australia 🇦🇺 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Act as a senior advisor to identify and manage design risks across tenders, ECI, and live projects. Provide expert recommendations and challenge design thinking to improve project outcomes and mitigate risks early.
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.