Lighting Designer I/II

About the role

Join a Team Where Engineering Excellence Drives Opportunity At Affiliated Engineers, Inc. (AEI), we bring together expertise and innovation to solve the most complex challenges. Since 1978, we’ve supported mission-driven organizations in designing systems and environments that advance society and improve lives. Today, with more than 1000 professionals across 23 offices, we help shape the future of healthcare, science and technology, energy, education, and other vital sectors. From elevating patient care in Mayo Clinic’s world-class hospitals to enabling discovery in high-containment laboratories for U.S. agencies and driving environmental progress with Microsoft’s renowned Thermal Energy Center, our work enriches the human experience, safeguards the environment, and pushes the boundaries of possibility. AEI consistently earns national recognition from leading industry publications, including Building Design+Construction, Engineering News-Record, and Consulting-Specifying Engineer, with distinctions such as being named the #1 Laboratory Engineering Firm in the nation and receiving multiple Best of the Best Project awards, underscoring the lasting legacy of our work. At AEI, you’ll join a collaborative community where your expertise fuels innovation, your ideas drive progress, and your work helps shape a brighter future. As a Lighting Designer in our Nashville office, you will help us empower our clients to achieve energy-efficient building solutions, save global environments, and create a better, greener future for all.

Responsibilities

• Documentation of lighting plans in CAD or Revit
• Testing lighting concepts/layouts in AGI
• Researching fixtures by phone, catalog or internet
• Putting together cut sheet packages using InDesign
• Assisting with lighting power density calculations
• Creating and/or attending mockups

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Architecture, Interior or Theatre Design
• General knowledge of lighting design as well as of lighting sources, fixtures, lighting controls and photometry
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office products, AutoCAD, and Revit
• Experience with Adobe InDesign and Photoshop and AGI is a plus

Skills

• Passion for lighting design as evidenced by previous work or education
• Ability to combine personal judgment with a wide variety of data and information to implement design criteria
• Ability to work well in a team environment,