Lighting Design Engineer - CAD, PCB, NPD & Cost Opt

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

Benefits offered by this job

Paid holidays

Benefits package

401(k) match

Flexible Spending Account

Time Off Policy

Job summary

Current Lighting Employee Co Llc in Greenville, SC, is seeking a Design Engineer to support maintenance, growth, and continuous improvement of a lighting product portfolio. You will collaborate with manufacturing, product management, quality, sourcing, and cross-functional engineering teams to deliver high-quality solutions that meet customer and business needs.

The role emphasizes profitability initiatives, technology updates, cost reduction, value engineering, and project execution support.

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.

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.
• 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.

Skills

MS Excel

Analytical thinking

2D CAD

3D CAD

Altium

PCB layout

SAP ERP

Electrical engineering

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Tools

Altium

PCB Layout

Job description

Current Lighting Employee Co Llc in Greenville, SC, is seeking a Design Engineer to support maintenance, growth, and continuous improvement of a lighting product portfolio. You will collaborate with manufacturing, product management, quality, sourcing, and cross-functional engineering teams to deliver high-quality solutions that meet customer and business needs.

The role emphasizes profitability initiatives, technology updates, cost reduction, value engineering, and project execution support.