Product Solutions Engineer (Applications Engineering)

Lucifer Lighting Company; San Antonio (TX); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Lucifer Lighting Company in San Antonio, TX is seeking a Product Solutions Engineer who serves as the technical bridge between Sales, Marketing and Engineering, supporting customer-driven product requests and solution development. This role combines strong technical understanding with communication and organizational skills to define requirements and coordinate internally.

The position focuses on evaluating requests, developing simple configurations or modifications, and ensuring requests are

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Electrical, or Industrial Engineering.
• 3–7 years of experience in product engineering or related roles.
• Experience with customer-driven product solutions in manufacturing or engineered products environment is strongly preferred.
• SolidWorks or similar CAD experience.
• Salesforce or similar CRM experience.
• Adobe InDesign or Illustrator experience is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a technical resource for Sales and Marketing when evaluating product capabilities and customer requests
• Assist in translating customer needs into viable product solutions or configurations
• Provide clear technical guidance regarding product capabilities, limitations, and options
• Support customer discussions when deeper technical explanation is required
• Review incoming product requests and determine feasibility based on current product capabilities
• Identify opportunities to resolve requests through existing products, configurations, or simple modifications
• Develop and communicate practical solutions that meet customer needs while maintaining product integrity and manufacturability
• Escalate more complex design challenges to engineering teams with well-defined requirements
• Develop simple mechanical or system-level solutions for customer applications
• Support preparation of sketches, layouts, or documentation needed to communicate proposed solutions
• Evaluate requests for compatibility with existing products, safety listings, and manufacturing processes
• Coordinate with Sustaining Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, and Product Development to support solution implementation when required
• Maintain clear communication with Sales, Marketing, and other stakeholders regarding request status and recommended solutions
• Help ensure requests are organized, clearly documented, and efficiently routed
• Identify recurring customer requests that may indicate opportunities for product improvements or future product development
• Provide feedback to engineering and product teams on common customer needs and field challenges
• Contribute to improving internal processes for managing product requests and customer solutions

Skills

Mechanical understanding

Electrical understanding

Technical communication

Cross-functional work

Documentation

Detail-oriented

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Tools

SolidWorks

Salesforce

Adobe InDesign/Illustrator

Job description

Job Details: Job Location: Corporate Office - San Antonio, TX 78219, Lucifer Lighting Company is a privately held San Antonio-based designer and manufacturer of precision-engineered architectural lighting fixtures. You'll find our products everywhere from SF MOMA to the Nike Headquarters. We're in the campuses of 4 of the 5 largest tech companies and 5 of the top 10 tallest towers in the U.S. Our customers are the world's leading architects and designers who look for minimalist industrial design and place a premium on service, quality, and innovation. Our people make magic happen; we are passionate, smart, hard-working, committed, and creative. We like to make work enjoyable and engaging.

We light the world's most beautiful spaces.

Position Summary

The Product Solutions Engineer serves as the technical bridge between Sales, Marketing, and Engineering, supporting customer-driven product requests and solution development. This role combines strong technical understanding with communication and organizational skills to evaluate customer needs, develop practical product configurations or modifications, and coordinate internally to deliver effective solutions. The position focuses on providing technically sound responses to product inquiries, identifying simple design solutions for customer applications, and ensuring requests are clearly defined before escalating to engineering when necessary.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Customer and Technical Sales Support
  • Serve as a technical resource for Sales and Marketing when evaluating product capabilities and customer requests
  • Assist in translating customer needs into viable product solutions or configurations
  • Provide clear technical guidance regarding product capabilities, limitations, and options
  • Support customer discussions when deeper technical explanation is required
• Product Request Evaluation
  • Review incoming product requests and determine feasibility based on current product capabilities
  • Identify opportunities to resolve requests through existing products, configurations, or simple modifications
  • Develop and communicate practical solutions that meet customer needs while maintaining product integrity and manufacturability
  • Escalate more complex design challenges to engineering teams with well-defined requirements
• Solution Development
  • Develop simple mechanical or system-level solutions for customer applications
  • Support preparation of sketches, layouts, or documentation needed to communicate proposed solutions
  • Evaluate requests for compatibility with existing products, safety listings, and manufacturing processes
• Cross-Functional Coordination
  • Coordinate with Sustaining Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, and Product Development to support solution implementation when required
  • Maintain clear communication with Sales, Marketing, and other stakeholders regarding request status and recommended solutions
  • Help ensure requests are organized, clearly documented, and efficiently routed
• Continuous Product Improvement
  • Identify recurring customer requests that may indicate opportunities for product improvements or future product development
  • Provide feedback to engineering and product teams on common customer needs and field challenges
  • Contribute to improving internal processes for managing product requests and customer solutions

Qualifications: Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Strong mechanical or electrical understanding
• Ability to understand product design, constraints, and system interactions
• Ability to communicate technical concepts clearly to non-technical audiences
• Comfortable interacting with Sales teams and customers
• Practical mindset focused on identifying workable solutions
• Ability to balance technical feasibility with customer needs
• Ability to manage multiple requests and maintain clear documentation
• Strong attention to detail and follow-through
• Comfortable working across engineering, manufacturing, and commercial
• Required Education and Experience: Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or a related technical field preferred
• 3-7 years of experience in product engineering, applications engineering, technical support engineering, or a related role
• Experience working with customer-driven product solutions in a manufacturing or engineered products environment is strongly preferred
• SolidWorks or similar CAD experience
• Salesforce or similar CRM experience
• Adode Indesign or Illustrator experience is a plus.

Working Environment

• Smoke free workplace.

Lucifer Lighting Company is an equal opportunity employer