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Amerlux, a pioneer in the lighting industry for over 35 years, is seeking a Design Engineer, with 2 to 3 years of experience to join our Engineering team in our Oakland, NJ office. This position is on-site at our office in Oakland, NJ four days per week and remote one day per week.

The Design Engineer is a part of the Design Engineering Team in a fast-paced and growing global Lighting industry. The position reports directly to Director of Engineering, Point Source and Exterior working closely with the Design/R&D Team to execute assigned New Product Development and Product Variants, Variant Projects and Value Engineering Projects from concept to production.

Job Responsibilities Include:

+ Produce part drawing, project proposal drawings per specification to drafting standards.

+ Build prototypes for design development, samples for customer approvals and samples for lab testing with minimal supervision. UL Listing (working with R&D lab and UL liaison).

+ Product Documentation including: Bills of Material Structure; working with Engineering Administrator to develop models in Oracle ERP system; assembly documentation; installation sheets and help generate specification data sheet.

+ Work closely with customer service on the projects.

+ Design concept development from design brief or variant data form or project specifications and carry all the way through to production.

+ Complete value engineering assignments to assist Company in meeting cost savings and product enhancement goals. Assist with first article inspection and approval process.

+ Other duties as deemed priority and appropriate by the Company and management.

Skills and Work Experience To Include:

+ B.S. Industrial Design or Mechanical Engineering, preferred and/or equivalent work/design experience.

+ Fundamental of Lighting or Lighting application courses by IES is plus.

+ 2 - 3 years engineering experience.

+ Minimum 1 years at a lighting/LED manufacturer.

+ Fluent in 2D and 3D design software: Autodesk Inventor 3D required.

+ MS Word, Excel Adobe and CNC Software knowledge a plus.

+ Ability to read and understand Architectural drawings and plans.

+ Required knowledge of sheet metal, die cast, plastic mold and extruded part design.

+ Understanding of light sources, ballast/drivers and lighting components.

+ Understanding of ceiling systems and architectural construction; LED experience a plus.

+ Good communication skills required - effective interaction/collaboration with resources, vendors, partners, and designers locally and other global locations

+ Detail oriented with excellent problem solving skills.

+ Able to work with multiple departments, including production, purchasing, quotations, customer support and product management.

The salary range for this position is between $65,000 and $85,000 annually, based on candidates skills and experiences.

Amerlux provides benefits including health, dental, vision, prescription drug, 401k with safe harbor match, life, AD&D, short term disability, vacation, sick and holidays.

Please submit your resume for consideration to [email protected].

Amerlux is an Equal Opportunity Employer.