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System Designer jobs are open across aerospace, defense, enterprise software, telecommunications, and manufacturing, from entry-level to staff and principal, with specializations in systems architecture, embedded systems, and hardware-software integration. Scan the live roles below and apply to whichever ones fit.
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Minimum qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
- 6 years of interaction design experience in product design or UX design.
- Include a portfolio, website, or any other relevant link to your work in your resume (providing a viewable link or access instructions).
Preferred qualifications:
- Master's degree in Design, Human-Computer Interaction, Computer Science, a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
- 3 years of experience working in a complex, cross-functional organization.
- 2 years of experience leading design projects.
- Experience implementing visual design systems across platforms in an iterative software development environment, applying design tools.
- Experience developing AI-native frameworks and design systems tailored for AI-integrated development environments.
About the job
At Google, we "Focus on the user and all else will follow." Our Interaction Designers transform complex tasks into intuitive, easy-to-use experiences for billions of people. From creating user flows and wireframes to building mockups and prototypes, you will envision and bring product experiences to life with an inspired, refined, and magical feel. You will join our multi-disciplinary UX team, collaborating with Engineering and Product Management, leveraging user insights to create industry-leading products.
As an Interaction Designer, you'll apply user-centered design methods to craft industry-leading user experiences from concept to execution, working with design partners to evolve the Google design language to build beautiful, innovative products.
At Google, we "Focus on the user and all else will follow." Our Interaction Designers transform complex tasks into intuitive, easy-to-use experiences for billions of people. From creating user flows and wireframes to building mockups and prototypes, you will envision and bring product experiences to life with an inspired, refined, and magical feel. You will join our multi-disciplinary UX team, collaborating with Engineering and Product Management, leveraging user insights to create industry-leading products.
In this role, you will apply user-centered design methods to craft industry-leading user experiences from concept to execution, working with design partners to evolve the Google design language to build beautiful, innovative products.
Whether it is paying online with Autofill, using tap and pay in stores, or using the Google Pay app, the Payments team at Google is focused on making payments simple, seamless, and secure. In addition to consumer payment technologies, the Payments team also powers the money movement between Google and its consumers and businesses.
Individual pay is determined by factors including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.US: $159000 - $230000 (USD) + 15% bonus target + equity + benefits
Learn more about benefits at Google.
Responsibilities
- Advocate and guide the evolution of the Payments Platform design system, delivering cohesive payment experiences across Google product surfaces.
- Build and maintain scalable, reusable design frameworks and principles that simplify standardization, implementation, and cross-product delivery.
- Leverage AI to evolve the Platform design system, driving rapid optimization and system variation for seamless user experiences.
- Craft, structure, and deliver executive level narratives and direction for design systems and creative initiatives.
- Apply AI expertise to introduce emerging technologies, build new tools, and modernize workflows, expanding creative range, boosting execution speed, and enhancing output quality.
Minimum qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
- 6 years of interaction design experience in product design or UX design.
- Include a portfolio, website, or any other relevant link to your work in your resume (providing a viewable link or access instructions).
Preferred qualifications:
- Master's degree in Design, Human-Computer Interaction, Computer Science, a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
- 3 years of experience working in a complex, cross-functional organization.
- 2 years of experience leading design projects.
- Experience implementing visual design systems across platforms in an iterative software development environment, applying design tools.
- Experience developing AI-native frameworks and design systems tailored for AI-integrated development environments.
About the job
At Google, we "Focus on the user and all else will follow." Our Interaction Designers transform complex tasks into intuitive, easy-to-use experiences for billions of people. From creating user flows and wireframes to building mockups and prototypes, you will envision and bring product experiences to life with an inspired, refined, and magical feel. You will join our multi-disciplinary UX team, collaborating with Engineering and Product Management, leveraging user insights to create industry-leading products.
As an Interaction Designer, you'll apply user-centered design methods to craft industry-leading user experiences from concept to execution, working with design partners to evolve the Google design language to build beautiful, innovative products.
At Google, we "Focus on the user and all else will follow." Our Interaction Designers transform complex tasks into intuitive, easy-to-use experiences for billions of people. From creating user flows and wireframes to building mockups and prototypes, you will envision and bring product experiences to life with an inspired, refined, and magical feel. You will join our multi-disciplinary UX team, collaborating with Engineering and Product Management, leveraging user insights to create industry-leading products.
In this role, you will apply user-centered design methods to craft industry-leading user experiences from concept to execution, working with design partners to evolve the Google design language to build beautiful, innovative products.
Whether it is paying online with Autofill, using tap and pay in stores, or using the Google Pay app, the Payments team at Google is focused on making payments simple, seamless, and secure. In addition to consumer payment technologies, the Payments team also powers the money movement between Google and its consumers and businesses.
Individual pay is determined by factors including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.US: $159000 - $230000 (USD) + 15% bonus target + equity + benefits
Learn more about benefits at Google.
Responsibilities
- Advocate and guide the evolution of the Payments Platform design system, delivering cohesive payment experiences across Google product surfaces.
- Build and maintain scalable, reusable design frameworks and principles that simplify standardization, implementation, and cross-product delivery.
- Leverage AI to evolve the Platform design system, driving rapid optimization and system variation for seamless user experiences.
- Craft, structure, and deliver executive level narratives and direction for design systems and creative initiatives.
- Apply AI expertise to introduce emerging technologies, build new tools, and modernize workflows, expanding creative range, boosting execution speed, and enhancing output quality.
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Top Industries Hiring
- Technology & Software
- Aerospace & Defense
What Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in system designer jobs.
- Bachelor's degree in systems engineering, electrical engineering, or computer science
- Experience with model-based systems engineering tools such as SysML or MBSE platforms
- Proficiency in requirements management tools like IBM DOORS or equivalent platforms
- Demonstrated ability to define system architectures and produce interface control documents
- Familiarity with hardware-software integration, verification, and validation processes
- Active security clearance or eligibility to obtain one for defense and government roles
Tips for Your System Designer Job Search
Tailor your resume to system context
System designer roles split between hardware-heavy and software-heavy environments. Specify on your resume whether your experience is embedded, cyber-physical, enterprise, or telecommunications so hiring managers can place you accurately without guessing.
Quantify integration complexity you owned
Hiring teams look for evidence of end-to-end ownership. Replace vague phrases like 'contributed to system design' with the number of subsystems integrated, the latency or throughput targets hit, or the scale of the deployment you led.
Apply early to roles that fit
Migrate Mate lists system designer openings from across the United States in one place, so you can find roles that match your specialization and apply directly to each listing without having to piece together results from multiple sources.
Filter postings by domain acronyms
Job titles vary wildly: systems engineer, systems architect, and system designer often describe the same role. Search by domain-specific terms in the description, such as MBSE, SysML, DOORS, or CAN bus, to surface openings that match your actual toolset.
Prepare a system trade-off narrative
Interviewers for these roles commonly ask you to walk through a design decision where you chose one approach over another. Prepare two or three real examples where you can explain the constraints, your options, and why you chose the architecture you did.
Negotiate scope alongside compensation
System designer offers often carry ambiguity about ownership boundaries. Before accepting, clarify in writing which subsystems fall under your authority, whether you hold final sign-off on interface definitions, and how cross-functional escalations are handled.
System Designer Jobs: Frequently Asked Questions
Which companies are hiring the most system designers?
AECOM, Audio Advice, and Framatome North America are hiring the most system designers right now, with openings concentrated in California, Pennsylvania, and Kansas, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of November 2026. Defense contractors, aerospace manufacturers, and enterprise software companies consistently post the highest volume of these roles.
How many system designer jobs are remote?
About 69% of system designer openings are fully remote or hybrid as of November 2026, though the share varies significantly by specialization. Software-focused system design roles, particularly in enterprise architecture and cloud-integrated systems, are more likely to offer remote arrangements than embedded or hardware-adjacent positions, which typically require lab or facility access.
How do you become a system designer?
Start with a foundation in engineering or computer science, then build experience with requirements decomposition, interface definition, and system-level trade studies on real projects. Learning a modeling language like SysML and working through the full design lifecycle, from concept through verification, is more valuable to employers than any single certification. Contributing to cross-functional programs where you own an end-to-end subsystem accelerates your path to a dedicated system designer role.
Can you get hired as a system designer without direct experience?
You can enter the field from adjacent roles in systems engineering, embedded development, or hardware design if you can demonstrate that you have worked across disciplinary boundaries and contributed to architecture decisions. Building a portfolio that includes a documented design problem, the trade-offs you evaluated, and the rationale behind your chosen architecture makes your application concrete. Many employers also hire system designers out of graduate programs with strong capstone or thesis projects in complex systems.
What does the system designer interview process look like?
Most processes include an initial screening focused on your engineering background, followed by one or two technical rounds where you are asked to walk through a past design, analyze a system problem on the spot, or critique an existing architecture. A final round typically involves a cross-functional panel from engineering, program management, and sometimes procurement. Clearance-sensitive roles may add a background review stage before an offer is extended.
Where can I find and apply to system designer jobs?
You can find and apply to system designer jobs on Migrate Mate, which lists current openings from across the United States in one place. Search for roles that match your specialization, whether that is embedded systems, enterprise architecture, or defense programs, and apply directly to each listing that fits your background and experience level.
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