Lighting Design Engineer: Innovation & Cost Optimization

Current Lighting

Greenville (SC)

On-site

USD 70,000 - 110,000

Full time

14 days+

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Job summary

Current Lighting 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, suppliers, and cross-functional engineering teams to deliver high-quality solutions that meet customer needs.

Responsibilities include leading profitability initiatives for existing products, supporting technology updates across subsystems, and driving

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

Lead and support initiatives to improve 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 and value engineering.
Provide technical support for project execution, inquiries, warranty investigations, quality initiatives, and service requests.
Execute project activities in line with the New Product Development process.
Coordinate prototype builds, validation, and regulatory testing for project success.
Collaborate with suppliers, labs, manufacturing, and customers to achieve objectives.
Create and maintain engineering drawings, design docs, and 3D models for enhancements and manufacturing requests.
Design PCBs for lighting systems meeting performance, reliability, and regulatory needs.
Support root cause investigations and corrective actions for quality issues.
Contribute to continuous improvement in quality, efficiency, and customer satisfaction.