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Find your next Design Engineering role at companies that value creative talent

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Technical Design Manager (Data Centre / CLS)

🇲🇾 Shah Alam, Petaling, Malaysia

Lead the end-to-end technical design of Cable Landing Stations supporting submarine cable and terrestrial backhaul systems. Manage engineering consultants and design teams across concept, detailed design, and execution phases.

Full-timeSenior
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Senior Digital Design Manager – Paid Media (All Genders)

🇪🇸 National Library of Spain, Paseo de Recoletos, 20-22, 28071 Madrid, Spain

Lead the conceptual development and execution of high-performance creative assets for paid media channels like Meta and Google Ads. Manage creative automation via Smartly.io and optimize campaign performance through data-driven iterations and scalable frameworks.

Hybrid$40,800 - $61,200Full-timeSenior
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Assistant Construction Design Manager (Project-based)

🇵🇭 Mabalacat, Pampanga, Philippines

The Assistant Construction Design Manager is responsible for overseeing the design implementation and ensuring compliance with architectural plans during construction. This role involves coordinating with various stakeholders and resolving design-related issues on-site.

Onsite$60,000 - $80,000ContractMid-level
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Design Manager

🇬🇧 City of London, London, United Kingdom

The Design Manager will manage and coordinate the design process for drylining, partition, and ceiling packages from pre-construction to project completion. This includes ensuring design information is compliant, buildable, and delivered on schedule.

Hybrid$50,000 - $70,000Full-timeSenior
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Senior Product Designer, AI

🇺🇸 San Francisco, California, United States of America

You will use AI to clarify scope, draft specs, and build working interfaces while partnering with engineering to bring designs to production. Additionally, you will design new AI interaction paradigms and shape model behavior to improve AI performance.

Onsite$210,000 - $250,000Full-timeSenior
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Hardware Design Engineering, Director - Active Electric Cable / Smart Cable Module Business - China

🇨🇳 Shanghai, China

The Director will establish and lead the Shanghai hardware design center, focusing on Active Electrical Cable and Smart Cable Module product design and customer engineering support. This role involves building a multidisciplinary team and ensuring alignment with global engineering standards and customer priorities.

Onsite$150,000 - $200,000Full-timeDirector
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Hardware Design Engineering, Director - Active Electric Cable / Smart Cable Module Business - Taiwan

🇹🇼 Taiwan

The Director of Hardware Design Engineering will establish and lead Astera Labs' Taiwan hardware engineering center, focusing on OEM customer engagement and the design of Silicon Validation Platforms and rack-scale products. This role includes building a multidisciplinary team and ensuring alignment with the Santa Clara-based engineering organization.

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Senior Product Designer, AI

🇺🇸 San Francisco, California, United States of America

Design and implement novel AI-native interaction paradigms and conversational interfaces for data contexts. Build evaluation frameworks and use AI coding tools to prototype and ship production-ready features.

Onsite$210,000 - $250,000Full-timeSenior
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Principal, Design Engineering - TPL

🇺🇸 San Jose, California, United States of America

The Principal, Design Engineering will lead the hardware design and implementation of compute systems, driving compute strategies and recommending best practices. They will engage with customers and collaborate with product teams to bridge technology roadmaps into hardware products.

Full-timeSenior
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Design Manager - High Voltage Substations

🇦🇺 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

The Design Manager will play a pivotal role in delivering high-voltage infrastructure and renewable energy projects, ensuring designs are well-integrated and compliant. They will collaborate with various engineering disciplines and external stakeholders to resolve challenges and maintain consistency across projects.

Onsite$120,000 - $150,000Full-timeSenior
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Senior Design Manager

🇨🇦 Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Lead all phases of design coordination and project management for new projects and renovations. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure operational requirements are met and maintain brand standards.

Hybrid$125,000 - $135,000Full-timeSenior
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RF/mmWave IC & SiP Design Manager (m/f/d)

🇩🇪 Böblingen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

Lead and develop a high-performing team of MMIC and SiP engineers while driving the design and development of advanced RF/mmWave products. Collaborate with various stakeholders to ensure successful product development and transition to production.

Full-timeSenior
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Hardware Design Engineering, Director - Active Electric Cable / Smart Cable Module Business - China

🇨🇳 Shanghai, China

Establish and lead the Shanghai hardware design center, overseeing the end-to-end design and production of Active Electrical Cables (AEC) and Smart Cable Modules (SCM). Serve as the primary technical partner for China-based hyperscale customers and OEMs to enable the integration of Astera Labs silicon into their infrastructure.

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Hardware Design Engineering, Director - Active Electric Cable / Smart Cable Module Business - Taiwan

🇹🇼 Taipei, Taiwan

Establish and lead the Taiwan hardware engineering center, serving as the primary hub for OEM engagement and silicon platform design in Asia. Lead the development of Silicon Validation Boards (SVB/EVB) and rack-scale AI infrastructure products including chassis and switch trays.

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Instrumentation & Controls Design Engineering Manager

🇺🇸 San Luis Obispo County, California, United States of America

The role involves overseeing an engineering unit, directing projects, and ensuring quality standards. Responsibilities include business development, staff development, and organizational support.

Hybrid$136,000 - $204,000Full-timeSenior
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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.