Design Engineer - Decatur, GA

Req ID: 8767

Remote Opportunities: Semi-Remote

We use technology to solve problems in spaces, light, and more things to come… for our customers, our communities, and our planet.

Acuity Brands, 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 and Lighting Controls (ABL) and the Intelligent Spaces Group (ISG), we design, manufacture, and bring to market products and services that make a valuable difference in people’s lives.

We are positioned at the intersection of sustainability and technology. Our businesses develop technology that helps save our customers energy and reduce their carbon emissions. We achieve growth through the development of innovative new products and services, including lighting, lighting controls, building management solutions, and location-aware applications.

Position Summary & Location

The Design Engineer is responsible for new product development and design and sustaining engineering for existing products and resolving field-related problems. They work in an electro-mechanical environment for overall product design and redesign, part assembly and detailed part drawings. The Design Engineer works on prototyping, testing, and assembling prototypes and samples. They contribute to various Product Design and Development meetings to collaborate with cross functional design team members.

This Hybrid position works from Acuity in Decatur, GA.

Primary Responsibilities

Involved in various aspects of the design process including, but not limited to, the development of part geometry, assembly design and drawing generation. Design work varies from new product development to product enhancements and cost reduction activities. Develops and distributes engineering data in the form of Engineering Change Notices, bills of material and parts tracking.
Interact with the manufacturing facilities to resolve part or assembly issues, deviation requests and bill of material errors.
Initiate and assist with the development of concepts for new products from Project Charters, and Specification Matrix provided by the Product Manager and other avenues such as reviewing competitor's samples and documentation, and free design techniques. These concepts must be agreeable with standard manufacturing methods utilized in the appropriate manufacturing facility.
Submit test requests and interacts with the testing group as necessary. Submits prototyping requests and interacts with the model shop for the production of prototypes and assembly of samples. Reviews functional specifications, project charters and competitors samples.
Attend team meetings using the product delivery system (stage gate product development) for each major product.
Assist the team with any/all process improvement activities and related research.
Support Better, Smarter, Faster & Lean Transformation efforts as a Kaizen team participant and assist with the completion of post-Kaizen activity/assignments as appropriate.
Job description is not reflective of all duties. Other duties may be required.

Qualifications

A Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering and 2+ years of related experience are required.
Possess knowledge of engineering fundamentals. The ability to communicate verbally, in written form and through sketches, and engineering drawings.
Proficient use of 3D CAD, MS Office, etc.
Learn uses of LEAN & Six Sigma methodology and practices such as standard work, time study, cause & effect, 5WHY analysis and other tools of DMAIC.
Work well in cross-functional team environments.
Possess some understanding of manufacturing methods such as stamping, drawing, casting, extruding of metals and plastics.
Can travel domestically up to 25% of the time.

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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