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(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 (ABL) and Acuity Intelligent Spaces (AIS), we design, manufacture, and bring to market products and services that make a valuable difference in people’s lives.\nWe achieve growth through the development of innovative new products and services, including lighting, lighting controls, building management solutions, and an audio, video and control platform. We focus on customer outcomes and drive growth and productivity to increase market share and deliver superior returns. We look to aggressively deploy capital to grow the business and to enter attractive new verticals.\nAcuity Inc. is based in Atlanta, Georgia, with operations across North America, Europe and Asia. The Company is powered by approximately 13,000 dedicated and talented associates. Visit us at www.acuityinc.com.\nJob Summary\nResponsible for product design and development from concept through production for LED Drivers, which includes new product, sustaining and resolution of field problems. This position will lead Hardware Engineer product design and/or redesign. The role requires to lead prototyping, testing, and verification of samples and lead various Product Design/development projects. Must be able to collaborate with of all cross-functional members of the design team.\nKey Tasks & Responsibilities (Essential Functions)\nLeads various aspects of the design process including, but not limited to, the development of switch mode power supplies. Design work varies from new product development to product enhancements and cost reduction activities including product definition, parts selection and qualification. Develops and distributes engineering data in the form of Engineering Change Notices, Engineering Specifications, Bills Of Material, Schematics, Layouts and Quality Reports\nPerform all qualification tests to ensure new drivers meet electrical, Thermal, EMI, mechanical and environmental requirements. Submits test requests and actively engages with the testing group as necessary on any required follow-up. Submits prototyping requests and works directly with the model shop for the production of prototypes and assembly of samples. Reviews functional specifications, project charters and competitors’ samples.\nPartners with the manufacturing facilities to resolve part or assembly issues, deviation requests and bill of material errors to keep the manufacturing lines running and ensure quality product is produced.\nActively participates in, or lead on occasion, team meetings using the product delivery system (stage gate product development) for each major product.\nInitiates and develops 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. Ensures concepts are agreeable with standard manufacturing methods utilized in the appropriate manufacturing facility.\nContinuously looks to improve processes related to productivity, quality, purchasing and manufacturing; to include sourcing new or alternate processes, equipment, and/or training of manpower. Looks for advancements or changes in technology via tradeshows, vendors or other methods.\nSupport Better, Smarter, Faster & Lean Transformation efforts as a Kaizen team participant and assist with the completion of post-Kaizen activity/assignments as appropriate.\nSkills and Minimum Experience Required\nBachelor Degree\nAdvanced English skills\nOver 5 years of strong engineering experience, preferably with Power Electronics and SMPS.\nStrong understanding of Power Electronics circuits, including: Boost, Buck, Flyback, LLC, LCC, Resonant converters, Linear regulators, Transient protection circuits, EMI filter design, Electronic component selection\nExperience with PSpice and/or LTSpice.\nKnowledge of PCB design, electrical standards, and manufacturing rules.\nHands-on knowledge of: Oscilloscopes, Spectrum analyzers, AC/DC power supplies, Electronic loads\nProject management experience.\nRisk-based decision-making experience.\nAbility to work effectively in cross-functional teams.\nStrong technical leadership and influence skills.\nPreferred: experience with UL certification and UL testing processes applicable to LED drivers and lighting.\nAbility to understand and follow applicable industry and safety standards.\nTravel requirements\n0-25%\nThe compensation is $X MXN. Acuity offers generous benefits including health care, dental coverage, vision plans, 401K benefits, and commissions/incentive compensation depending on the role. For a list of our benefits, click here.\nWe 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.\nPlease click here and here for more information.\nAccommodation in the Application Process: Acuity Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. It complies with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and other applicable laws requiring reasonable accommodation of persons with disabilities in employment. This includes the provision of reasonable accommodation in the application process. If you believe you need reasonable accommodation to assist with our online application system or any aspect of the application process, please contact Human Resources at (770) 922-9000, and select option 4. Please be prepared to identify the requisition / position applied for and the aspect of the application process for which you believe accommodation is needed. The company will engage in an interactive process with you to better understand the request and to determine whether reasonable accommodation is needed and available.\nAny unsolicited resumes sent to Acuity Inc. from a third party, such as an Agency recruiter, including unsolicited resumes sent to an Acuity Inc. mailing address, fax machine or email address, directly to Acuity Inc employees, or to Acuity Inc. resume database will be considered Acuity Inc. property. Acuity Inc. will NOT pay a fee for any placement resulting from the receipt of an unsolicited resume.\nAcuity Inc. will consider any candidate for whom an Agency has submitted an unsolicited resume to have been referred by the Agency free of any charges or fees. This includes any Agency that is an approved/engaged vendor but does not have the appropriate approvals to be engaged on a search.\nE-Verify Participation Poster\ne-verify.gov\neeoc.gov\nProtecting Yourself from Recruitment Scams: Acuity is committed to maintaining the integrity of our Talent Acquisition process and the security of our candidates. We are aware of phishing and fraudulent schemes in which individuals impersonate Acuity representatives or recruiting partners to solicit payments or sensitive personal information.\nAs you navigate your job search, please keep the following in mind:\nNo Financial Requests: Acuity will never ask candidates for payment, credit card information, banking details or other financial information during the interview process.\nVerify Recruiter Communications: Legitimate communications from Acuity recruiters will come from an “@acuityinc.com” email address. If you are contacted by a recruiting agency regarding a role with Acuity, the agency should clearly identify itself and its relationship to Acuity. If you suspect any suspicious activity, verify the agency legitimacy by contacting +1 877-584-1411, option# 0.\nBe Alert for Suspicious Activity: Exercise caution if you receive unsolicited outreach with unusual requests, grammatical errors, requests for personal or financial information, or pressure to act quickly. Always verify the sender before sharing information or clicking links.\nReport Suspected Fraud: If you receive a suspicious message or believe someone is impersonating Acuity or one of our recruiting partners, please contact +1 877-584-141, option# 0, report the incident to the FTC at ReportFraud.ftc.gov, or to your state attorney general.","description_format":"text","description_chars":8354,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":5,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":null,"security_clearance":false,"languages":[{"language":"English","level":"Advanced (C1)","optional":false}]},"benefits":["401k plan"],"hiring_locations":[{"name":"Georgia","iso":"GE","kind":"country"}],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":false,"industries":["LED Lighting & Luminaires","Building Automation & Controls"],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-10-19T23:59:24Z"}],"visa":[],"liveness":{"score":90,"band":"hot","label":"Hiring now","p_open":1,"p_active":0.903,"p_room":1,"age_days":0,"expected_fill_days":19,"reasons":["conf:1","velocity","win:early","comp:brand"],"computed_at":"2026-10-20T05:45:00Z"},"pay":null,"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/acuity-design-engineer-lead","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/acuity-design-engineer-lead.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-10-21T04:58:53Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers","about":"Alion is a live layer of people, companies and AI agents: who they are, whether they are real and active right now, what they do and how to work with them, readable by people and by agents and paid per call.","catalog":"https://alion.io/catalog.json","usage":{"tier":"crawler_verified","counted_by":"address","units_charged":1,"used_today":7349,"day_limit":null,"remaining_today":null,"minute_limit":300,"resets_at":"2026-10-22T00:00:00Z"}},"offers":[{"id":"company.slices","title":"One company in depth, by slice","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002,"plus_per_slice":{"credits":0.05,"usd":0.005}},"unit":"per company, plus each slice with data","note":"the employer in depth","call":{"mcp_tool":"get_company","arguments":{"id":1884164},"rest":"https://alion.io/mcp/rest/get_company?id=1884164"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.slices&for=job%2Facuity-design-engineer-lead"},{"id":"market.stats","title":"A market slice: pay, demand and time to fill","status":"live","price":{"credits":1,"usd":0.1},"unit":"per slice","note":"pay, demand and time to fill for this role and place","call":{"mcp_tool":"market_stats"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=market.stats&for=job%2Facuity-design-engineer-lead"},{"id":"job.search","title":"Open jobs by role, technology, place, pay and visa","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002},"unit":"per posting in a list","note":"similar open postings","call":{"mcp_tool":"search_jobs"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=job.search&for=job%2Facuity-design-engineer-lead"},{"id":"company.verify","title":"Is this company real and active right now","status":"pilot","price":null,"unit":"per company","request":{"url":"https://alion.io/catalog/request","method":"POST","body":"{\"offer\": \"company.verify\", \"for\": \"job/acuity-design-engineer-lead\", \"note\": \"what you need it for\"}"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.verify&for=job%2Facuity-design-engineer-lead"}]}