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Design Engineer

New York, NY ยท On-site

$70K - $150K/yr

Chris (Chief Executive Officer and co-founder): Chris did his undergrad at Imperial College ... design engineer you will have extensive experience designing UI/UX, branding, motion graphics ...

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Design Engineer

New York, NY ยท On-site

$120K - $250K/yr

Design engineering is core to how we build at Profound. Our founder, Dylan Babbs, started his ... Dylan Babbs, Co-founder & CTO Location This is an on-site role based in our NYC or Buenos Aires ...

Work Environment The Design Engineer will report to the Chief Engineer and indirectly to the Director of Advanced Programs. You will work closely with Program Managers, R&D, and NPD teams to drive ...

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Design Engineer

New York, NY ยท On-site

$200K - $300K/yr

We're looking for a design engineer to take ideas from rough sketches to production. You'll play a ... Talk with our CTO Shreyas in more detail about the role * Product engineering exercise: You will ...

Design Engineer, Americas

Austin, TX ยท Remote

$122K - $220K/yr

Design Engineer at Ashby isn't just a Frontend Engineer with new branding, nor is it a Designer ... First, this role has always had the commitment of both Benji (CEO & Co-Founder) and me: I've held ...

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Design Engineer, Americas

Seattle, WA ยท Remote

$122K - $220K/yr

Design Engineer at Ashby isn't just a Frontend Engineer with new branding, nor is it a Designer ... First, this role has always had the commitment of both Benji (CEO & Co-Founder) and me: I've held ...

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Design Engineer, Americas

Portland, OR ยท Remote

$122K - $220K/yr

Design Engineer at Ashby isn't just a Frontend Engineer with new branding, nor is it a Designer ... First, this role has always had the commitment of both Benji (CEO & Co-Founder) and me: I've held ...

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Design Engineer, Americas

San Francisco, CA ยท Remote

$122K - $220K/yr

Design Engineer at Ashby isn't just a Frontend Engineer with new branding, nor is it a Designer ... First, this role has always had the commitment of both Benji (CEO & Co-Founder) and me: I've held ...

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Design Engineer, Americas

Boston, MA ยท Remote

$122K - $220K/yr

Design Engineer at Ashby isn't just a Frontend Engineer with new branding, nor is it a Designer ... First, this role has always had the commitment of both Benji (CEO & Co-Founder) and me: I've held ...

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Design Engineer

Roanoke, TX ยท On-site

$65K - $85K/yr

A Design Engineer at Cummins will be responsible for the design, release, and testing of Compressed ... Engineer or Chief Engineer. * Update existing systems to reduce component costs, reduce ...

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Design Engineer, Americas

Los Angeles, CA ยท Remote

$122K - $220K/yr

Design Engineer at Ashby isn't just a Frontend Engineer with new branding, nor is it a Designer ... First, this role has always had the commitment of both Benji (CEO & Co-Founder) and me: I've held ...

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Design Engineer, Americas

New York, NY ยท Remote

$122K - $220K/yr

Design Engineer at Ashby isn't just a Frontend Engineer with new branding, nor is it a Designer ... First, this role has always had the commitment of both Benji (CEO & Co-Founder) and me: I've held ...

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Design Engineer, Americas

Chicago, IL ยท Remote

$122K - $220K/yr

Design Engineer at Ashby isn't just a Frontend Engineer with new branding, nor is it a Designer ... First, this role has always had the commitment of both Benji (CEO & Co-Founder) and me: I've held ...

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Design Engineer, Americas

Denver, CO ยท Remote

$122K - $220K/yr

Design Engineer at Ashby isn't just a Frontend Engineer with new branding, nor is it a Designer ... First, this role has always had the commitment of both Benji (CEO & Co-Founder) and me: I've held ...

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... CEO of Vercel. If you thrive when the stakes are high and the path isn't paved, you'll love it ... As a Design Engineer, you'll be crafting the visual systems and interactions that make ...

Design Engineer

New York, NY ยท On-site

$200K - $300K/yr

Our CEO designed avatars for Apple Vision Pro, and our CTO built consumer AI at DeepMind. We've ... At Doji, we treat engineering as a craft. The best native experiences come from people who obsess ...

$122K - $220K/yr

Design Engineer at Ashby isn't just a Frontend Engineer with new branding, nor is it a Designer ... First, this role has always had the commitment of both Benji (CEO & Co-Founder) and me: I've held ...

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How much do chief design engineer jobs pay per year?

As of Jul 4, 2026, the average yearly pay for chief design engineer in the United States is $166,542.00, according to ZipRecruiter salary data. Most workers in this role earn between $140,000.00 and $190,000.00 per year, depending on experience, location, and employer.

What are the main challenges a Chief Design Engineer faces when leading multidisciplinary design teams?

A Chief Design Engineer often manages teams with diverse expertise, such as mechanical, electrical, and software engineers, which can present challenges in aligning differing technical perspectives and priorities. Ensuring effective communication and collaboration across these specialties is essential to deliver cohesive design solutions on schedule. Additionally, balancing innovative design concepts with practical constraints like budget, manufacturability, and regulatory compliance requires strong leadership and problem-solving skills. Building trust and clarity within the team helps facilitate smooth project execution and fosters a culture of continuous improvement.

What are Chief Design Engineers?

Chief Design Engineers are senior professionals responsible for overseeing the design and development of products, systems, or components within an organization. They lead design teams, set technical standards, and ensure that projects meet quality, safety, and performance requirements. Their role often involves coordinating with other departments, managing budgets, and providing technical guidance throughout the product development lifecycle. Chief Design Engineers play a critical role in innovation and ensuring that engineering solutions align with company goals.

What are the key skills and qualifications needed to thrive as a Chief Design Engineer, and why are they important?

To thrive as a Chief Design Engineer, you need advanced engineering knowledge, leadership abilities, and a relevant degree (often in mechanical, electrical, or civil engineering), plus extensive design experience. Proficiency with CAD software, PLM systems, and familiarity with relevant industry standards and certifications (such as PE or chartered status) is typically required. Exceptional problem-solving, communication, and project management skills help you lead teams and collaborate across departments. These skills ensure innovative, technically sound solutions that meet project goals and drive organizational success.
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Infographic showing various Chief Design Engineer job openings in the United States as of June 2026, with employment types broken down into 1% Internship, 66% Full Time, 5% Part Time, 3% Temporary, and 25% Contract. Highlights an 86% Physical, 4% Hybrid, and 10% Remote job distribution, with an average salary of $166,542 per year, or $80.1 per hour.

Design Engineer

Solve Intelligence

New York, NY โ€ข On-site

$70K - $150K/yr

Full-time

Posted 27 days ago

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Job description

Design Engineer

Are you passionate about design, and do you have great product taste? Are you looking to work on groundbreaking AI UI/UX projects? Do you want to be a major part of a rock-star team in a rapidly growing startup, collaborate with industry leaders, and make a real impact in the legal landscape? Do you want to have ownership in a startup building something people want with real paying users and significant traction? This is your chance to join a rocket ship!

๐Ÿ—๏ธ About the role

The recent step-change in the performance of AI has unlocked products that you fundamentally could not build 18 months ago.

The UX needed to build many of these products is yet to be determined. Chat is a good catch-all, but it is not optimal. There are so many open-ended questions.

That is why now is the most exciting moment in the last 20 years to be building UX.

Weโ€™re growing ~25% month-on-month. Weโ€™re moving extremely fast, and itโ€™s incredibly exciting.

We need a super talented designer with amazing taste for building clean, intuitive products.

You will work directly with our founders, engineers, AI researchers, and attorneys to build beautiful products and invent new interfaces for humans to interact with AI. You will lead the design of interfaces, components, and UX flows across every part of our product suite.

Additionally, you will lead much of our brand design and motion graphics for promoting our new products and features on social media and at conferences.

Youโ€™ll be a Founding Member of a team building something people want.

๐Ÿ‘‹ Who youโ€™ll work with

Sanj (Chief Research Officer and co-founder): Sanj did his MSci in Physics at the University of Cambridge and his PhD in AI at the Gatsby Unit, UCL. He won awards at top AI conferences, worked on the R&D team at Huawei, and received widespread attention for his contributions to open-source LLM GitHub projects. He joined Magic Carpet AI as employee #4, where he developed AI strategies for trading which deployed millions of capital before being acquired by Blockchain.com.

Chris (Chief Executive Officer and co-founder): Chris did his undergrad at Imperial College, masters at the University of Cambridge, and PhD at UCL, during which he published 10+ publications and won awards in top AI conferences and journals. He has worked in leading tech organisations, including Dyson, The Alan Turing Institute, and InstaDeep before its acquisition by BioNTech.

Angus (Chief Technology Officer and co-founder): Angus did an MEng in Computer Science at the University of Bristol where he won a cyber security scholarship at GCHQ before working at Qualcomm. He then joined a London-based hedge fund, Coremont (Brevan Howard). There, he led a small team to build a greenfield trade processing platform which scaled to millions of trades per day.

Youโ€™ll also work with the rest of our super talented team of AI researchers, software engineers, patent attorneys, and go-to-market experts.

๐Ÿ› ๏ธ What you bring

As our founding designer/design engineer you will have extensive experience designing UI/UX, branding, motion graphics promotional videos, and more.

Must haves:

  • Expert in Figma.

  • Experience with Motion Graphics. We want to launch videos on social media promoting new features and products. An example of a great video of the kind weโ€™d like to routinely publish is the ElevenLabs Series C announcement video: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/elevenlabsio_weve-raised-a-180m-series-c-to-give-every-activity-7290776708985593857-5ENg?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop

  • Experience building clean, intuitive UI/UX for software products.

  • Ability to get familiar with a technical product and autonomously innovate new UI/UX in an ambiguous setting.

Nice to haves:

  • Experience with other design suites (e.g. Adobe) and animation (e.g. Lottie).

  • Experience with AI.

๐ŸŽ What we offer
  • Competitive base salary depending on skill and experience.

  • Significant equity; we want you to take ownership in Solve Intelligence and share in the success that lies ahead.

  • Full visa sponsorship.

  • Opportunity to work with a super smart and ambitious group of people building something people want.

  • Private medical insurance.

  • Free meals.

Compensation Range: $70K - $150K