Our client is looking for a Lighting Design Engineer to create lighting systems for various environments, optimizing visibility, energy efficiency, and ambiance, while ensuring compliance with safety standards and regulatory requirements.
Diverse projects. Drive to Innovate. Collaborative team. Employee Owned. Work-Life Balance.
Full-time positions also offer competitive salary and benefits, 401K with employer match, discretionary bonuses, vacation and sick time, and a hybrid work arrangement.
Responsibilities
- Designing energy efficient lighting and control systems
- Performing photometric and energy usage calculations including ComCheck reports
- Ensuring designs comply with local codes, national standards (NEC, NFPA, etc.), and client specifications
- Developing lighting plans with circuiting and controls, photometric plans, and fixture schedules
- Developing illuminance and control schedules complying with codes and user requirements
- Developing generic and project specific control wiring diagrams
- Developing lighting system studies and reports
- Assisting in gathering and evaluating information for engineering studies
- Collaborating with architects, mechanical engineers, and other technical disciplines to integrate lighting and control systems into building designs
- Incorporating sustainable design practices to support LEED, WELL, or other green building certifications
- Reviewing shop drawings, RFIs, and submittals to ensure construction accuracy
- Meeting with clients to understand their needs and propose lighting and control system solutions
- Presenting technical concepts in a clear and compelling manner to both technical and non-technical stakeholders
- Guiding junior engineers and reviewing their work to ensure accuracy and adherence to standards
- Staying up to date with industry trends, new codes, and emerging technologies to enhance firm capabilities
- Some travel may be required
Qualifications
- Minimum bachelor's degree in electrical engineering, lighting design, or related field
- 5-7 years of relevant lighting design experience in the A/E industry
- NCQLP LC Certification
- Working knowledge of ASRHRAE 90.1, Chapter 9 and IES Lighting Library Standards
- Proficiency in Revit and Microsoft Office programs
- Experience with lighting software, preferably Visual Lighting; proficiency with comparable software (i.e.,AGi32) is acceptable
- Strong oral and written communication skills
- Professional demeanor and understanding of workplace conduct
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