Sr. Electronics Engineer - Decatur, GA

About the Company

Acuity Inc. (NYSE: AYI) is a market-leading industrial technology company focused on solving problems in spaces, light, and emerging areas through its two business segments: Acuity Brands Lighting (ABL) and Acuity Intelligent Spaces (AIS). The company designs, manufactures, and markets products and services that enhance customer outcomes, driving growth through innovation in lighting, lighting controls, building management solutions, and audio/video/control platforms. Headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, Acuity operates across North America, Europe, and Asia, with approximately 13,000 employees.

About the Role

This position provides exposure to Acuity’s Indoor, Outdoor, Industrial, OEM, and Residential portfolios, allowing your work to directly impact top-line revenue and bottom-line margin through new product development, value engineering, product enhancements, and technology integrations. The Electronics & Light Engine group drives innovation and ideation across all Acuity illumination products. This role offers broad exposure to Engineering, Optics, Supply Chain, Finance, and Product Management, supporting career growth opportunities.

Work location: This position requires on-site presence in Decatur, GA, following a hybrid work model.

Responsibilities

• Independently design and develop electronics solutions, including LED selection, firmware, PCB layouts, controls integration, and engineering documentation such as BOMs, ECOs, drawings, and test specifications.
• Support new product development, enhancements, cost reductions, and manufacturing needs (30%).
• Lead product design activities using project specifications, customer requirements, competitor benchmarking, and Acuity DFx standards to ensure reliable and manufacturable products (15%).
• Manage projects within the Acuity Product Development System (PDS), ensuring timelines, deliverables, quality, and compliance standards are met while mentoring junior engineers (15%).
• Support ABS/LEAN initiatives by leading Kaizen activities, improving engineering processes, testing methods, DFx documentation, and team standards (15%).
• Coordinate photometric and thermal testing activities, review product compliance against customer and performance requirements, and support luminaire scaling/specification accuracy (10%).
• Identify and implement continuous improvements related to quality, productivity, sourcing, testing, manufacturing, and emerging technologies (10%).
• Partner with Focus Factories to resolve component, testing, deviation, and BOM-related manufacturing issues to maintain production flow and product quality (5%).

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Electronics, Electrical, or Computer Engineering (Master’s preferred).
• Minimum 4 years of electronics engineering experience with hands-on involvement in electronics and firmware development using data-driven design solutions.
• Proficiency with schematic capture, PCB layout, CAD (2D), Microsoft Office 365, MiniTab, SPICE, and circuit analysis tools.
• Strong understanding of thermal management, electrical isolation, EMI, reliability testing, prototyping, and cost/performance trade-offs in electronics design.
• Experience using electronics lab and testing equipment, including oscilloscopes, signal generators, power analyzers, spectrum analyzers, surge/EMI generators, and measurement tools.
• Knowledge of electronic component selection, tolerance analysis, reliability analysis, and circuit/system simulations.
• Basic understanding of PCBA manufacturing, PCB materials, factory testing methods, and component impacts on production.
• Familiarity with LEAN and Six Sigma methodologies, including DMAIC, A3, 5WHY, standard work, and root cause analysis tools.
• Strong verbal and written English communication skills, with the ability to create technical documentation and presentations for varied audiences.
• Ability to work effectively in cross-functional teams, manage changing priorities, and deliver high-quality projects on time.
• Understanding of UL, DLC, Energy Star, and related electronics/lighting industry standards.
• Ability to travel up to 10% and independently lift products/materials up to 50 lbs.

Pay

The range for this position is $83,300.00 to $149,900.00. Placement within this range may vary depending on the applicant’s experience and geographic location.

Benefits

• Health care, dental coverage, and vision plans.
• 401K benefits.
• Commissions/incentive compensation depending on the role.