# Is AI going to steal my job as a design engineer?

DevFeed: [Is AI going to steal my job as a design engineer?](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/is-ai-going-to-steal-my-job-as-a-design-engineer-33297.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://freek.dev/3183-is-ai-going-to-steal-my-job-as-a-design-engineer>)

Author: Freek Van der Herten (freek@spatie.be)

Published: 2026-08-25T12:30:28Z

Content type: opinion

Language: en

Sources: [freek.dev - all blogposts](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/freek-dev-all-blogposts.md>)

Topics: [Artificial Intelligence](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ai.md>), [Job](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/job.md>)

Tags: [agents](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/agents.md>), [ai](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ai.md>), [automation](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/automation.md>), [career](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/career.md>), [craft](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/craft.md>), [design](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/design.md>), [job](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/job.md>)

## AI overview

Tom Wilson reflects on how AI is changing the work of design engineers. He argues that AI agents may take over more scaffolding work, while human judgment, product taste, restraint, and polished visual craft remain important.

## Source excerpt

Tom Wilson reflects on what AI is changing for design engineers, and where human judgment still matters. He argues that agents can take over more of the scaffolding work, while product taste, restraint, and polished visual craft remain the real edge. Read more