Design Engineer jobs in Bristol

Live design engineer roles in Bristol, with South West salary benchmarks.

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114 live roles in Bristol

NX Design Engineer

Bristol

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We are a global total workforce solutions firm; we enable organisations to thrive in an age of constant change by building, re-shaping, and…

Hybrid Engineering
6 hours ago Apply on WhatJobs

FPGA Design Engineers

Avon Bristol

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Would you like to deliver the complex Firmware that forms part of our self-protection systems installed on fast jet, UAV, land and naval platforms?

Hybrid Engineering Permanent
4 days ago Apply on WhatJobs

RF Design Engineer

Bristol

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We have a fantastic opportunity for an RF Design engineer to work on the research, design and testing of cutting-edge radio-frequency technology for…

Hybrid Engineering
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System Design Engineer

Bristol

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Our Sparkworks Radio Frequency (RF) and Low Observability (LO) Systems Team champion early lifecycle system definition of revolutionary new and…

Hybrid Engineering
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Network Design Engineer - Aruba

Bristol

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Prestigious opportunity for a Network Solutions Design Engineer (Aruba) with a global leader in the provision of cutting-edge connectivity and…

Hybrid IT & Technology Permanent
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Design Engineer hiring in Bristol: the numbers

  • 114 live design engineer roles in Bristol right now.
  • Median advertised salary for design engineer roles in Bristol: £69,000; the middle half of adverts pay £62,000 to £77,500 (from 24 current adverts that state an annual salary).
  • Advertisers with the most recent openings: AECOM (7), MBDA (5), Alten (4), Arcadis (4), Assystem (4).
  • Newest advert posted 5 November 2026.

Counted from the adverts on this board, refreshed hourly. Advertised pay is what employers state, not a market survey.

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Design Engineer salary in South West

£34,000 – £75,000 (indicative · midpoint £40,000)

How this figure was built. Based on 5 live advertised salaries for this role and region. That is below the 20 we require before publishing 25th/75th percentiles, so this cell shows a median only.

Methodology: medians reconcile live advertised UK salaries for this role and region; 25th–75th percentiles are shown only where at least 5 live salaried listings back them. They are measured or omitted, never interpolated. Rows marked indicative are anchored to our curated 2026 baseline ranges until enough live data accrues. Listings advertising an implausible annual figure (a mislabelled hourly or daily rate) are excluded rather than converted, because converting one means guessing the hours behind it.

Market view. Sector and toolchain drive pay: special-purpose machinery, defence and energy design roles pay above general fabrication drawing-office work. Chartership (CEng via IMechE or IET) and ownership of designs from concept through validation are the strongest levers.
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