Lead Electrical Engineer (Decatur, GA)

Req ID: 11547

Remote Opportunities: Semi-Remote

Acuity Inc. (NYSE: AYI) is a market-leading industrial technology company. We use technology to solve problems in spaces, light and more things to come. Through our two business segments, Acuity Brands Lighting (ABL) and Acuity Intelligent Spaces (AIS), we design, manufacture, and bring to market products and services that make a valuable difference in people’s lives.

We achieve growth through the development of innovative new products and services, including lighting, lighting controls, building management solutions, and an audio, video and control platform. We focus on customer outcomes and drive growth and productivity to increase market share and deliver superior returns. We look to aggressively deploy capital to grow the business and to enter attractive new verticals.

Acuity Inc. is based in Atlanta, Georgia, with operations across North America, Europe and Asia. The Company is powered by approximately 13,000 dedicated and talented associates. Visit us at www.acuityinc.com.

Position Summary & Location

This Lead Electrical Engineer creates and sustains next-generation, energy-efficient, intelligent, wired and wireless lighting control systems for commercial and industrial applications. The ideal candidate has a strong technical expertise in digital and analog circuit design, sensor integration, and networking in high-volume, high-reliability applications. All aspects of product development are in scope, from ideation and system architecture to delivering designs that can be manufactured efficiently in high volumes. The Lead Electrical Engineer provides sustaining solutions, including engineering support.

This position works onsite in Decatur, GA, based on business needs.

Primary Responsibilities Include

Design, model, and test mixed-signal processor-based electronics, design and source PCBs, specify and source electronic components, and specify and manage firmware.
Collaborate with firmware engineers to optimize system-level integration and performance.
Evaluate existing and emerging technologies to identify solutions that will reliably operate in various installed environments.
Evaluate Intellectual Property (IP) landscape to identify risks created by existing IP and opportunities for developing valuable new IP.
Design and support products according to relevant electrical code and laboratory standards, as well as support the UL / CSA testing and listing process for products.
Design and support wireless communication products that comply with FCC Part 15 and manage submissions for compliance testing.
Work closely with manufacturing to ensure that designs meet manufacturability and testing criteria and sustain these products in manufacturing.
Develop and distribute engineering data in the form of Engineering Change Notices, Bills of Material, and parts tracking.
Perform system integration and validation testing activities, including verification of interoperability with customer-supplied peripherals.
Mentor junior team members on technical and professional subjects to strengthen their capabilities and those of the overall team.
Actively contribute to design reviews, successfully catching challenging errors and providing possible solutions.
Clearly communicate design and component constraints and trade-offs to other team members and management, playing an advisory role as a subject matter expert to ensure optimal design decisions.
Help drive fast design decisions that best support the business strategy.

Qualifications

A Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering is required.
7+ years of experience specific to analog and digital low voltage circuit design, PCB design, and layout, ideally using Altium.
Expertise in AC-DC, DC-DC power supplies, power electronics, and AC circuit protection required.
Expertise in designing wireless products that comply with FCC Part 15 certifications.
Experience in modeling, P-Spice simulation, circuit analysis, thermal analysis, MTBF, and product lifetime expectancy calculation required.
Experience with communication and networking protocols (I2C, SPI, RS-485, Ethernet, etc.) is required.
Demonstrated ability to devise novel technical solutions, lateral thinking (applying known solutions to new problems in related fields), willingness to challenge existing practice (technical, testing, manufacturing), and desire to add new functionalities to existing products or start entirely new product categories are required.
Strong project management skills with a demonstrated ability to take projects from start to finish with minimal supervision are required.
Experience creating product test plans with a hands-on approach to proactively resolve technical challenges is required.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills are required.
Experience mentoring junior team members is required.
Demonstrated experience and understanding of firmware is required.
Experience with wireless communication protocols (Wi-Fi, ZigBee, Bluetooth, BLE, Proprietary, etc.).

The range for this position is $104,200.00 to $187,500.00. Placement within this range may vary, depending on the applicant’s experience and geographic location. Acuity offers generous benefits including health care, dental coverage, vision plans, 401K benefits, and commissions/incentive compensation depending on the role. For a list of our benefits, click here.

We value diversity and are an equal opportunity employer.  All qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regards to race, color, age, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, ethnicity or national origin, disability, pregnancy, religion, covered veteran status, protected genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law. 

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Accommodation for Applicants with Disabilities:  As an equal opportunity employer, Acuity Inc. is committed to providing reasonable accommodations in its application process for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans. If you have difficulty using our online system due to a disability and need an accommodation, you may contact us at (770) 922-9000.  Please clearly indicate what type of accommodation you are requesting and for what requisition. 

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