Design Engineer

Current-Lighting-Employee-Co-LL; Greenville (SC); On-site; USD 60,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) match

Medical benefits

Paid holidays

Job summary

Current is seeking a Design Engineer to support the maintenance, growth, and continuous improvement of a portfolio of lighting products and solutions. You will collaborate with manufacturing, product management, quality, and sourcing teams to deliver high-quality solutions that meet customer needs.

You will drive technology updates, support key customer initiatives, and lead design activities from concept through NPD aligned with regulatory requirements.

Qualifications

• 4-year engineering degree required (mechanical or electrical preferred).
• Proficient in MS Excel.
• 2+ years of related experience; lighting systems preferred.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• 2D/3D CAD experience preferred.
• SAP ERP experience preferred.
• Excellent communication skills (interpersonal, oral and written).

Responsibilities

• Lead and support profitability, performance, and market competitiveness initiatives for existing products for key account opportunities.
• Support technology generational updates for electrical and mechanical subsystems across existing product families.
• Drive technical solutions that improve product profitability through cost reduction, value engineering, and product expansion initiatives.
• Provide technical support for project execution, customer inquiries, warranty investigations, quality initiatives, and technical service requests.
• Execute project-related activities in accordance with the New Product Development (NPD) process.
• Coordinate prototype builds, performance validation, and regulatory certification testing to ensure successful project execution.
• Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders, including suppliers, testing laboratories, manufacturing teams, and customers, to achieve project objectives.
• Create and maintain engineering drawings, design documentation, and 3D models to support product enhancements and manufacturing requests.
• Design PCBs for lighting systems that meet performance, reliability, efficacy, and regulatory requirements.
• Support root cause investigations and corrective actions related to product quality and field performance issues.
• Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives focused on product quality, efficiency, and customer satisfaction.

Skills

MS Excel

Analytical skills

Communication skills

2+ years experience

Education

4-year engineering degree (Mech or EEng)

Tools

CAD (2D/3D)

Altium PCB Layout

SAP ERP

Job description

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5 days ago Requisition ID: 1626

The Design Engineer is responsible for supporting the maintenance, growth, and continuous improvement of a portfolio of lighting products and solutions. This role plays a key part in executing technology generational updates, supporting key customer initiatives, and driving product enhancements across multiple product families. The engineer will collaborate closely with manufacturing, product management, quality, sourcing, suppliers, and cross-functional engineering teams to deliver high-quality solutions that meet customer and business needs.

Primary Responsibilities

• Lead and support initiatives to improve the profitability, performance, and market competitiveness of existing products for key account opportunities.
• Support technology generational updates for electrical and mechanical subsystems across existing product families.
• Drive technical solutions that improve product profitability through cost reduction, value engineering, and product expansion initiatives.
• Provide technical support for project execution, customer inquiries, warranty investigations, quality initiatives, and technical service requests.
• Execute project-related activities in accordance with the New Product Development (NPD) process.
• Coordinate prototype builds, performance validation, and regulatory certification testing to ensure successful project execution.
• Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders, including suppliers, testing laboratories, manufacturing teams, and customers, to achieve project objectives.

Secondary Responsibilities

• Create and maintain engineering drawings, design documentation, and 3D models to support product enhancements, sustaining engineering activities, and manufacturing requests.
• Design printed circuit boards (PCBs) for lighting systems that meet performance, reliability, efficacy, and regulatory requirements.
• Support root cause investigations and implementation of corrective actions related to product quality and field performance issues.
• Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives focused on product quality, efficiency, and customer satisfaction.

Qualifications

• 4-year degree in Engineering (preferably Mechanical or Electrical)
• Must be proficient in MS Excel
• 2+ years of related experience is preferred, and/or experience in lighting and lighting systems
• Strong analytical and problem solving skills.
• 2D and 3D CAD experience is preferred
• SAP ERP system experience is preferred
• Altium/PCB Layout software experience preferred
• Excellent communications skills: interpersonal, listening, oral, and written

Compensation

The position has a compensation package inclusive of base, bonus (if eligible), benefits, 401k contribution, time off, recognition awards and more. This salary range is $60,000 - $75,000.

Benefits and Perks

The Highlights

All around competitive culture where together we strive to:

• Approach each day with a tenacious curiosity
• Communicate openly and honestly- internally and externally
• Work hard, take risks, fail fast…learn and move on
• Embrace diversity and welcome opposing thoughts
• Empower and develop each other
• We have an open and inclusive culture where you’ll learn and grow through programs and resources like:
  • Quarterly company all employee meetings
  • Management and Leadership development
  • Initiatives and special projects with executive leadership exposure
  • Access to top-notch learning courses through LinkedIn Learning
  • Regular manager check-ins to drive performance and career growth

Our more standard benefits

• Full-time exempt roles have a Permissive Time Off Policy, giving you flexibility to rest, relax and recharge away from work
• Paid Company Holidays
• A comprehensive benefits plan including medical, dental, life, vision, disability, and life insurance
• 401(k) retirement program with a fully vested immediate company match
• Flexible Spending Account options for pre-tax employee allocations

Equal Opportunity Employer

Current is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, non-disqualifying physical or mental disability, national origin, veteran status, or any other basis covered by law. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit, and business need. At Current, we are Always On and working to improve lives with the industry's most expansive portfolio of sustainable advanced lighting and intelligent controls that reliably meet our customers' needs. Learn more at CurrentLighting.com