Lighting Senior Mechanical Engineer

Blue Signal Search; Pine Hills (FL); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Blue Signal Search is seeking a seasoned mechanical engineer to lead efforts on an established portfolio of commercial lighting products in Florida. You will drive improvements, optimize cost and manufacturability, and mentor junior engineers in a collaborative, growth-focused environment.

You will influence product strategy across engineering, manufacturing, and operations, ensuring reliable, high-performance lighting solutions with robust documentation and compliance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering or closely related field, or equivalent professional experience.
• 8+ years of mechanical or product engineering experience in commercial lighting.
• Strong understanding of LED fixture construction, thermal management, enclosure design, and lighting performance requirements.
• Experience supporting released products through engineering improvements, not just new development.
• Proficiency with SolidWorks for 3D modeling and detailed mechanical design.
• Knowledge of GD&T principles.
• Experience designing sheet metal, extrusions, castings, plastics, welded assemblies.
• Familiarity with lighting control integration and associated technologies.
• Understanding of compliance, testing, and certification requirements.
• Excellent technical communication across cross-functional teams.
• Leadership potential to mentor others and grow into larger roles.

Responsibilities

• Lead mechanical engineering efforts supporting an established portfolio of commercial lighting products.
• Drive product improvements, cost optimization, and manufacturability enhancements.
• Evaluate designs to improve reliability, performance, serviceability, and production efficiency.
• Collaborate with new product development teams to ensure smooth transfer to manufacturing.
• Develop and maintain engineering documentation, CAD models, drawings, BOMs, and specs.
• Partner with manufacturing and quality teams to improve methods and consistency.
• Provide technical guidance to customer support, sales, purchasing, and operations.
• Support integration of wired and wireless lighting control technologies.
• Assist with validation, certification testing, prototyping, and engineering change management.
• Research emerging technologies and manufacturing methods for future products.
• Participate in supplier collaboration and continuous improvement.

Skills

Mechanical engineering

8+ years experience

LED fixture construction

Thermal management

SolidWorks

GD&T

Sheet metal design

Lighting controls integration

Engineering documentation

Technical communication

Leadership potential

Education

Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering

Tools

SolidWorks

Job description

An established and growing manufacturer of specification grade commercial lighting solutions is seeking a seasoned mechanical engineering professional to play a pivotal role in the evolution of its product portfolio. This organization has built a reputation for delivering high-performance architectural lighting solutions across a wide range of commercial environments and continues to invest heavily in new product development, engineering excellence, and manufacturing innovation.

This is an opportunity to become a key technical contributor within an expanding engineering team, influence product strategy, collaborate across multiple departments, and position yourself for future technical leadership. If you enjoy improving existing products, solving complex engineering challenges, and working in a collaborative environment where your ideas can make a lasting impact, this role offers exceptional long term career potential.

This Role Offers

• Competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits package.
• Opportunity to join a financially stable, growth focused manufacturer investing heavily in engineering and product development.
• High visibility role with meaningful influence on product quality, manufacturing efficiency, and future innovation.
• Collaborative environment with direct interaction across engineering, manufacturing, operations, customer support, and executive leadership.
• Excellent long term advancement opportunities for individuals interested in expanding into engineering leadership.

Focus

• Lead mechanical engineering efforts supporting an established portfolio of commercial lighting products through continuous improvement initiatives.
• Drive product enhancements, cost optimization projects, component updates, manufacturability improvements, and lifecycle support activities.
• Evaluate existing designs to improve reliability, performance, serviceability, and production efficiency.
• Collaborate with new product development teams to ensure successful transition from design into manufacturing.
• Develop and maintain detailed engineering documentation, CAD models, drawings, bills of materials, and technical specifications.
• Partner with manufacturing and quality teams to improve production methods, assembly processes, and product consistency.
• Provide technical guidance to customer support, sales, purchasing, and operations teams regarding product applications, troubleshooting, and order feasibility.
• Support integration of commercial lighting control technologies, including wired and wireless systems, into existing product platforms.
• Assist with product validation, compliance activities, prototype development, certification testing, and engineering change management.
• Research emerging technologies, materials, and manufacturing methods that enhance future product offerings.
• Participate in supplier collaboration, cross functional engineering reviews, and continuous improvement initiatives.

Skill Set

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering or closely related engineering discipline, or equivalent professional experience.
• Approximately eight or more years of mechanical or product engineering experience within the commercial lighting industry.
• Strong understanding of LED fixture construction, thermal management, enclosure design, and commercial lighting performance requirements.
• Experience supporting released products through engineering improvements rather than exclusively new product development.
• Proficiency with SolidWorks for three-dimensional modeling and detailed mechanical design.
• Working knowledge of geometric dimensioning and tolerancing principles.
• Experience designing components utilizing sheet metal, extrusions, castings, plastics, welded assemblies, and related manufacturing processes.
• Familiarity with commercial lighting control integration and common wired or wireless control technologies.
• Understanding of product compliance, testing, certification requirements, and engineering documentation best practices.
• Excellent technical communication skills with the ability to collaborate across engineering, manufacturing, suppliers, and customer-facing teams.
• Leadership potential with the desire to mentor others and grow into expanded engineering responsibilities over time is highly valued.