Senior Electrical Engineer (Des Plaines, IL, Decatur, GA or Tucson, AZ)

About the role

Acuity Inc. is seeking a Senior Electrical Engineer to join our dynamic team. The position is based in Des Plaines, IL, Decatur, GA, or Tucson, AZ, with a hybrid work model.

Responsibilities

• Lead the electrical engineering design and development for lighting, lighting controls, and LED driver products and related technologies.
• Manage the technical aspects of outsourcing projects and sourcing initiatives, particularly with Asia-based finished goods suppliers.
• Perform hands-on design review, analysis, and troubleshooting of analog and mixed-signal systems.
• Design, model and test mixed-signal processor-based electronics.
• Write and review basic microcontroller firmware (FW); work with external and internal FW development teams to review and ensure code quality through detailed analysis of simple and complex FW projects.
• Collaborate with our strategic sourcing and product management teams to identify the right solutions from our OEM vendor base.
• Once selected, qualify the products through validation, interoperability testing, and other necessary design qualification processes to ensure they meet Acuity standards.
• Ensure compliance with industry standards and regulatory requirements.
• Design and support products to relevant electrical code and testing laboratory standards, support UL / CSA testing and listing process for products.
• Develop and distribute engineering data in the form of Engineering Change Notices, Bills of Material and parts tracking.
• Work closely with vendors to establish and maintain strong working relationships, ensuring quality and timely delivery of components and finished goods.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to drive product commercialization from concept to launch, ensuring alignment with project goals and timelines.
• Assist with project management tasks, including tracking progress, managing schedules, and ensuring project deliverables are met.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering (EE), Computer Engineering (CE), or equivalent.
• Minimum of 5 years’ experience.
• Proven experience in switch mode power supply design.
• Hands-on experience with analog and digital (mixed signal) system design, review, and analysis.
• Understanding of the product commercialization and product development phase-gate process, from specification to mass production.
• Working understanding of embedded C firmware design, review, and testing practices in an Agile environment; able to accurately understand the status and drive progress in working with others from the internal FW team as needed.
• Able to develop ‘prototype quality’ C firmware for embedded devices and review the work of others.
• Experience with vendor management and fostering relationships with international suppliers, especially in Asia.
• Experience in engineering project management. Demonstrated ability to take projects from start to finish with minimal supervision.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills and ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams.
• A proactive, problem-solving mindset with the ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously.

Skills

• Experience in lighting or lighting controls industries or similar fields.
• Relevant UL/CSA safety standards, and FCC part 15 certification knowledge.
• Proficient in embedded FW development for bare metal, RTOS, or Linux-based projects.
• Experience with wired networks and communication protocols (I2C, SPI, RS-485, Ethernet, etc.).
• Experience with industrial / IoT wireless networks and communication protocols (Wi-Fi, ZigBee, Bluetooth, BLE, Proprietary, etc.).
• Experience with high volume electronics manufacturing.

Pay

The range for this position is $91,400.00 to $130,000. Placement within this range may vary, depending on the applicant’s experience and geographic location.

Schedule

This position requires on-site presence in Des Plaines, IL, Decatur, GA, or Tucson, AZ following a hybrid work model.