Employers hiring for Dfm on this page include Arista Networks, Panthalassa, and Graphcore. Dfm roles appear most frequently in engineering, data, and platform teams at companies that have adopted a reduced-hours schedule. Each listing indicates the seniority level and whether Dfm is a primary requirement or one of several preferred skills — expand any role above to see the full stack and responsibilities.

Dfm roles span the full seniority range — we list 35 open roles requiring Dfm across entry-level, mid-level, senior, lead, and staff/principal positions. Senior and above tend to dominate because employers offering reduced-hours schedules often lean toward experienced individual contributors who can deliver consistently in fewer hours. Filter by level in the sidebar to narrow the list above.

Lead with measurable outcomes over time spent — Dfm hiring managers at reduced-hours companies care about delivered value, not hours worked. Highlight projects where you shipped at a steady cadence, collaborated asynchronously, or reduced engineering toil through automation or tooling. Include concrete metrics (latency improvements, adoption numbers, cost reductions) rather than vague duty descriptions. Expand listings above to see the exact framing each employer uses in their job descriptions.

For the full-pay schedules here — 4-day weeks and 9-day fortnights — yes: you keep a full-time salary for a shorter week. Part-time and pro-rata roles instead scale pay to hours, and each listing makes the arrangement clear. Dfm roles in tech and data typically command premium rates at both reduced-hours and traditional employers; specific ranges depend on seniority, location, and sub-specialty (e.g. backend vs frontend, infra vs ML). Individual listings above show exact bands where the employer publishes them.

Depends on the role, but Dfm candidates who also demonstrate async communication, clean documentation, and cross-functional collaboration are typically strong fits for reduced-hours employers — those companies rely on written-first communication and high-context handoffs to operate on a compressed schedule. Technical-adjacent skills vary by stack. Browse the top skills shown in the sidebar to see which tags co-occur most often with Dfm on current listings.

Mechanical Engineer

AssetWatch

RemoteUSA or Canada

61 · Good5 day weekUnlimited PTO$117k – $140k

Senior PCB Design Engineer

Cobham Ultra

HybridMaidenhead, UK

69 · Good9 day fortnight

Senior Mechanical Engineer

Arista Networks

OnsiteSanta Clara, USA

57 · Good5 day weekBest Place to Work$180k – $275k

Sr. Propulsion Engineer

Venus Aerospace

OnsiteHouston, USA

54 · Decent5 day weekUnlimited PTO

Senior Director of Build

Helion

OnsiteEverett, USA

59 · Good5 day weekGenerous PTO$249k – $291k

Mechanical Design Engineer (Tooling Design Focus)

11d

Arista Networks

OnsiteSanta Clara, USA

57 · Good5 day weekBest Place to Work$110k – $175k

Advanced Manufacturing Program Manager

29d

Sesame

OnsiteTaipei, Taiwan

59 · Good5 day weekUnlimited PTO$4M – $5.5M

Staff Manufacturing Product Engineer

18d

Graphcore

HybridBristol, UK

57 · Good5 day weekUnlimited PTO

Senior Thermal Mechanical Engineer

18d

Graphcore

HybridBristol, UK

57 · Good5 day weekUnlimited PTO

Electrical Engineer

18d

Graphcore

HybridAustin, USA

57 · Good5 day weekUnlimited PTO

Senior Hardware Design Engineer, Ethernet Switching

24d

Arista Networks

OnsiteRoseville, USA

57 · Good5 day weekBest Place to Work$162k – $225k

Supply Chain Engineer

1mo

CHAOS Industries

OnsiteEl Segundo, USA

57 · Good5 day weekUnlimited PTO$130k – $170k

Senior PCB Systems Engineer

1mo

CHAOS Industries

OnsiteSan Diego, USA

57 · Good5 day weekUnlimited PTO$120k – $170k

Sr. Image Quality Hardware Engineer

2mo

Samsara

HybridTaipei, Taiwan

57 · Good5 day weekBest Place to Work

Senior Prototype Engineer

14d

Panthalassa

OnsitePortland, USA

54 · Decent5 day weekUnlimited PTO$125k – $165k

Sourcing Engineer, Fabrication

17d

Panthalassa

OnsitePortland, USA

54 · Decent5 day weekUnlimited PTO$110k – $160k

Sr. Propulsion Engineer

2mo

Venus Aerospace

OnsiteHouston, USA

54 · Decent5 day weekUnlimited PTO

Senior Prototype Engineer, Welding

2mo

Panthalassa

OnsitePortland, USA

54 · Decent5 day weekUnlimited PTO$100k – $175k

Senior Manufacturing Engineer

2mo

JetZero

OnsiteGreensboro, USA

54 · Decent5 day weekUnlimited PTO$135k – $150k

Senior Mechanical Engineer

24d

Arista Networks

OnsiteRoseville, USA

57 · Good5 day weekBest Place to Work$162k – $225k

Electrical New Product Engineering (ENPIE)

24d

Arista Networks

HybridBengaluru, India

57 · Good5 day weekBest Place to Work

Hardware Design Engineer, Ethernet Switching

1mo

Arista Networks

HybridBengaluru, India

57 · Good5 day weekBest Place to Work

Senior Manufacturing Engineer, Integrated Subsystems

2mo

Panthalassa

OnsitePortland, USA

54 · Decent5 day weekUnlimited PTO$160k – $200k

MCAD Application Engineer

1mo

Arista Networks

OnsiteSanta Clara, USA

57 · Good5 day weekBest Place to Work$119k – $180k

Senior Hardware Design Engineer, Ethernet Switching

1mo

Arista Networks

OnsiteSanta Clara, USA

57 · Good5 day weekBest Place to Work$180k – $275k

Hardware Engineer

1mo

Arista Networks

OnsiteSydney, Australia

57 · Good5 day weekBest Place to Work

Senior Mechanical Engineer

1mo

Arista Networks

OnsiteSydney, Australia

57 · Good5 day weekBest Place to Work

Senior Hardware Design Engineer

1mo

Arista Networks

HybridBengaluru, India

57 · Good5 day weekBest Place to Work

Senior Mechanical Engineer

1mo

Arista Networks

OnsiteNashua, USA

57 · Good5 day weekBest Place to Work

Senior Mechanical Engineer

1mo

Arista Networks

OnsiteSanta Clara, USA

57 · Good5 day weekBest Place to Work$180k – $275k

Mechanical NPI Liquid Cooling Engineer

2mo

Arista Networks

OnsiteSanta Clara, USA

57 · Good5 day weekBest Place to Work$175k – $200k

Senior Hardware Design Engineer, High Speed Networking

2mo

Arista Networks

OnsiteNashua, USA

57 · Good5 day weekBest Place to Work

Manager, Electrical New Product Engineering

2mo

Arista Networks

OnsiteSanta Clara, USA

57 · Good5 day weekBest Place to Work$180k – $200k

Senior Electrical Manufacturing NPI Engineer

2mo

Arista Networks

OnsiteSanta Clara, USA

57 · Good5 day weekBest Place to Work$140k – $175k

Mechanical NPI Engineer

2mo

Arista Networks

OnsiteSanta Clara, USA

57 · Good5 day weekBest Place to Work$110k – $175k

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