Top Design Engineer Jobs in Seattle, WA

Designs, tests, and verifies analog circuits and systems for high-performance accelerometers. Responsibilities include requirements analysis, simulations, data analysis, test procedure development, design reviews, supplier coordination, and support for new product development. The role collaborates with mechanical, systems, and manufacturing teams while managing technical work to schedule and budget and reporting status to leadership and customers.

Design and develop structural components and assemblies for autonomous UAVs from concept through production release. Perform CAD modeling, hand stress calculations, limited FEA, drawing release, and structural validation. Collaborate with aerodynamics, propulsion, avionics, payload, manufacturing, and flight-test teams. Support hardware integration, testing, failure analysis, design reviews, and resolution of build issues while ensuring aerospace standards, manufacturability, structural integrity, and system integration.

Designs, develops, tests, simulates, and verifies analog and digital circuits for precision accelerometer systems used in aerospace navigation and guidance. Responsibilities include executing hardware development tasks, analyzing data, defining test procedures, presenting design reviews, supporting product development schedules and budgets, and assisting with factory root-cause and corrective-action activities. The role collaborates with systems, mechanical, manufacturing, and senior engineering teams throughout the product lifecycle.

Designs and analyzes electromagnetic effects for Boeing aircraft programs, including EMI/EMC, lightning, HIRF, EMP, and precipitation static. Performs modeling, simulations, trade studies, testing, supplier reviews, and aircraft-level E3 validation. Develops requirements, mitigations, test automation, technical reports, and design documentation while collaborating with manufacturing, suppliers, engineering teams, program management, and customers. The role is fully onsite in Tukwila, Washington, with domestic travel up to 25%.

Design RTL for high-performance PCIe subsystems supporting Azure Cobalt. Build and integrate multiple IP blocks, collaborate with architecture and IP providers, optimize area, power, and performance, and perform synthesis, lint, CDC, RDC, low-power, and logic-equivalence checks. Analyze clocking, dataflow, timing-critical paths, and design closure challenges while automating workflows with scripts and delivering high-quality hardware on schedule.

Leads the design, integration, testing, validation, and lifecycle management of complex electronic and electrical sensor subsystems for P-8 military aircraft. Responsibilities include requirements development, system architecture, supplier oversight, hardware/software integration, production support, troubleshooting, aircraft and flight testing, certification support, technical documentation, and proposal development. The role requires active Secret clearance, U.S. citizenship, onsite work, and extensive electrical systems engineering experience.

Leads aerospace mechanical design and development from concept through qualification, including structures, mechanisms, calculations, tolerance analyses, CAD models, drawings, bills of materials, prototyping, testing, and customer presentations. Verifies engineering work, supports proposals, manages multiple design efforts, and mentors junior engineers. The role requires extensive aerospace or defense hardware design experience, SolidWorks and GD&T proficiency, and the ability to work independently across complex programs.

Design and deliver FPGA-based digital subsystems for Microsoft's fault-tolerant topological quantum computer. Responsibilities include RTL development, low-latency streaming pipelines, high-speed interconnects, clocking and CDC, hardware/software co-design, verification, lab bring-up, timing closure, and CI build automation. The role collaborates with quantum physicists, software, RF/EE, and manufacturing teams while supporting quantum readout, error decoding, control, and system-scale performance.

Leads physical implementation and layout of advanced-node D2D SerDes and analog/mixed-signal IP from floorplanning through tapeout and signoff. Owns matching-critical layout, parasitic control, integration, physical verification, reliability analysis, documentation, and production collateral. Collaborates with circuit, package, signal-integrity, ESD, CAD, foundry, and SoC teams while mentoring contributors and coordinating distributed partners. Develops analog layout automation and methodology improvements using scripting.

Lead development and delivery of physical design tool flows, methodologies, and sign-off for block, sub-chip, and full-chip levels of Microsoft Next‑Gen AI SoC. Responsibilities include PnR convergence, STA and timing ECOs, PV and FEV sign-off, global clocking, EM/IR analysis, IP collateral validation, design reviews, and mentoring junior engineers.

Leads mechanical design of aerospace structures, mechanisms, and flight-worthy systems from concept through qualification. Responsibilities include analyses, tolerance stack-ups, CAD modeling, drafting packages, bills of materials, prototyping, testing, proposal support, and mentoring junior engineers across multiple space and defense programs.

Designs and develops robotic mechanical systems, mechanisms, actuators, transmissions, end-effectors, and integrated electromechanical subsystems. Responsibilities include requirements translation, architecture, component selection, SolidWorks assemblies and drawings, tolerance analysis, prototyping, testing, troubleshooting, and design release. The engineer presents tradeoffs and technical risks while coordinating with electrical, firmware, software, and systems teams. This is a hands-on, on-site role requiring at least eight years of product-development experience.

Designs HVAC, plumbing, ducting, piping, controls, and mechanical systems from concept through construction completion. Performs engineering calculations, energy analysis, equipment selection, LEED compliance, and 2D/3D modeling. Conducts site surveys, coordinates with construction and project teams, resolves field issues, leads design meetings, delegates BIM tasks, and manages schedules. Requires an engineering or construction management degree, mechanical design experience, and familiarity with AutoCAD, Revit, and LEED requirements.

Leads mechanical design for aerospace and defense systems from concept through delivery. Develops 2D layouts, 3D models, calculations, drawings, bills of materials, and manufacturing specifications. Reviews junior engineers’ work, supports manufacturing, testing, quality assurance, and deployment, and evaluates designs for cost, manufacturability, and quality. Documents requirements and compliance evidence, provides technical customer support, contributes to business development, and mentors junior engineers.

Supports mechanical design for aerospace and defense structures, mechanisms, and systems. Creates 2D layouts, 3D models, engineering drawings, bills of materials, and manufacturing specifications. Performs basic analyses, evaluates components and suppliers, and supports procurement, testing, manufacturing, quality assurance, deployment, and customer engagement. Contributes to subsystem design, compliance documentation, proposals, and business development while ensuring performance, cost, manufacturability, and quality requirements are met.

Supports mechanical design of aerospace and defense structures, mechanisms, and systems from concept through delivery. Creates 2D layouts and 3D models, performs engineering analyses, develops drawings and bills of materials, and documents requirements and testing. Collaborates with manufacturing, quality, procurement, and cross-functional teams to ensure producible, compliant designs. Supports testing, deployment, proposals, and business development while mentoring junior engineers.

Supports the design, analysis, documentation, testing, and delivery of aerospace structures, mechanisms, and mechanical systems. Creates CAD models and drawings, performs engineering calculations, develops bills of materials and test documentation, evaluates manufacturability and quality, coordinates with vendors and manufacturing teams, and supports proposal development and field testing. Requires a mechanical or aerospace engineering degree, foundational engineering knowledge, CAD/CAE familiarity, SolidWorks and GD&T knowledge, and a current or obtainable DoD Secret clearance.

Lead the design and analysis of aerospace structures, mechanisms, and mechanical systems. Create 2D drawings, 3D models, specifications, bills of materials, and compliance documentation. Support manufacturing, assembly, testing, and deployment while evaluating manufacturability, cost, and quality. Review peer designs, contribute to proposals and business development, support field testing, and mentor junior engineers.

Leads mechanical design and engineering analysis for aerospace structures, mechanisms, and systems from concept through delivery. Develops 2D layouts, 3D models, drawings, bills of materials, and test documentation; verifies peer work; evaluates manufacturability, cost, and quality; supports manufacturing, assembly, testing, deployment, proposals, and business development. Mentors junior engineers and provides technical guidance across design activities.

Leads aerospace mechanical design from concept through qualification, including structures, mechanisms, analyses, tolerance stack-ups, CAD models, drawings, bills of materials, prototyping, testing, and delivery. Verifies engineering work, supports proposals and customer presentations, manages multiple programs, and mentors junior engineers. Requires aerospace or defense hardware design experience, SolidWorks and GD&T proficiency, and knowledge of engineering materials, specifications, and qualification testing.

Designs and optimizes aircraft aerodynamics through CFD simulations, performance modeling, wind tunnel testing, and flight test data analysis. Develops aerodynamic models and tools, supports aircraft sizing and conceptual design, validates designs across operational conditions, and collaborates with structural, propulsion, and control systems engineers.

Design and release propulsion hardware for the Ranger UAV across engine, fuel, oil, and bleed air systems. Develop CAD models, drawings, and assemblies; apply GD&T, engineering analysis, and design-for-manufacturing principles. Support production, machining, assembly, testing, flight operations, configuration management, root-cause investigations, and iterative hardware improvements. Collaborate closely with propulsion, controls, airframe, technicians, and flight-test teams.

Design and integrate photonic integrated circuits, high-speed modulators, optical I/O, RF interfaces, and rugged space-qualified packages. Lead PIC layout, simulation, tapeout, packaging, bias control, characterization, and radiation, thermal-vacuum, and vibration qualification. Collaborate with systems, RF, ASIC, manufacturing, test, automation, foundry, and packaging teams to develop photonic hardware for satellites and deep-space missions.

Own photonic integrated-circuit design automation, inverse-design and AI-guided optimization, parametric layouts, simulation, DRC/LVS verification, and fabrication-aware modeling. Design and characterize photonic device blocks through tapeout, maintain component libraries and compact models, and connect design tools with automated testing and calibration systems. Develop behavioral and physical models for photonic circuits, links, lasers, and gain media while supporting system co-design, documentation, reviews, and team mentoring.

Own complex multilayer PCB designs for radar products from schematic review through production release and sustaining. Translate electrical and mechanical requirements into manufacturable RF, analog, mixed-signal, and high-speed designs while applying signal integrity, power integrity, EMC, thermal, reliability, and DFM/DFA/DFT practices. Collaborate with engineering, manufacturing, suppliers, and contract manufacturers on NPI, production issues, libraries, documentation, and design standards. Provide technical guidance to junior PCB designers.