Senior Design Engineer, Sustaining Product (Decatur, GA)

Team/Position Summary & Location

Nightingale Lighting, introduced in 2024, is setting a new standard with innovative, market-disruptive lighting products for healthcare spaces. Drawing on decades of lighting expertise, Nightingale solutions combine the best design and illumination engineering to provide a patient-centric experience emphasizing wellness.

We are seeking an experienced, hands-on engineer to join the Nightingale Sustaining Engineering team.  This role is ideal for someone who’s hands-on, curious, and driven to make a lasting impact across the full product lifecycle.

This role works on-site in Decatur, GA based on business needs.

Primary Responsibilities Include

• Implementing design improvements, enhancing reliability, manufacturability, and cost effectiveness.
• Supporting custom product modifications with design, testing, and production documentation.
• Technical Inquiries – address technical questions from Sales, Warranty, and Product Support teams by providing detailed engineering insights.
• Partnering with factory locations and suppliers to support orders, address technical questions and support continuous improvement.
• Fabricating and modifying prototype samples and mockups.
• Developing test fixtures and support validation and certification testing.
• Leading design projects focused on product line expansions and margin improvement goals.

Qualifications

• A Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering.
• 5+ years of experience in product development or sustaining engineering for lighting, appliances, or electro-mechanical consumer products.
• Proficiency in 3D CAD, ideally SolidWorks and Microsoft Office.
• Experience with CAD data management systems.
• Ability to lift items up to 50 lbs as needed.
• Available to work on-site in Decatur, GA. 
• Available to travel domestically/internationally based on business needs.

The Ideal Candidate Demonstrates

• Curiosity – Always asking “why” and seeking better ways to solve problems.
• Entrepreneurial Mindset – Identifies opportunities and drives innovation with confidence.
• Customer-Centric Thinking – Seeks a deep understanding of all stakeholders in the product ecosystem—including agents, specifiers, architects, and installers—to inform product decisions and enhance user experience.
• Lighting Industry Knowledge – Understanding of lighting industry technical areas, regulatory standards, and market expectations for lighting products. Knowledge of building codes and construction techniques as they relate to lighting products.
• Manufacturing Expertise – Experience in manufacturing operations and design for manufacturing with standard processes for part and assembly fabrication (sheet metal, machining, die casting, extrusion, etc.).
• Flexibility – Adapts quickly to changing priorities and project needs.
• Operational Excellence – Manages resources and timelines to deliver high-quality results.