Job Description

Job Description

Job Description

Dialight is the world leader in LED industrial lighting technology with millions of LED fixtures installed worldwide. We see a world where heavy industry is transformed to be safer, more productive, and environmentally friendly through illumination. We enable industrial customers operating in demanding environments to reduce their energy costs, maintenance costs, and carbon footprint while maximizing the safety and productivity of their facilities.

Position Summary

As a Senior  Lighting Designer , the successful candidate will collaborate with internal and external sales staff to create innovative lighting solutions for a diverse range of industrial facilities across North America. Dialight products are used in industrial applications such as factories, warehouses, and refineries. These applications have demanding lighting needs that directly affect worker safety, productivity, and regulatory compliance. These facilities are both interior and exterior

Job Responsibilities

• Design full lighting reports including schedules, plans, graphics, and details 
• Use your expertise in design and conceptual skills
• Coordinate designs with Dialight staff, engineers, and contractors
• Communicate clearly to stakeholders and customers through written/oral communication, photometric reports, and presentations
• Remain current in lighting technologies, lighting standards, and lighting equipment (fixtures, LEDs, control systems)
• Photometric analysis of how light behaves in a lighting environment
• Visit site locations to survey or to observe installations
• Work independently, seek assistance as needed, manage time wisely

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Lighting Design or similar, or equivalent experience in the lighting industry
• Lighting Certification (LC) is a plus, but not required
• 3-5 years of experience in the use of lighting software and Microsoft Office
• Strong understanding of how light intensity, color, color rendering, direction, and optical pattern contributes to and influences good lighting conditions 
• Preferred but not required is technical knowledge of fixtures used in industrial/hazardous locations
  • IP-rated, IK-rated, explosion proof fixtures
  • Lighting designs that focus on energy efficiency and cost optimization. 
  • Understands utility rebates and ROI calculations
  • Familiar with lighting controls
• Understanding of Safety Standards and Regulations. A strong industrial lighting designer knows how to apply
  • OSHA illumination standards
  • IES standards
  • UL/NEMA classifications
  • Hazardous location ratings
• Lighting Analysis, Calculations, and documentation
  • Choose fixtures which meet criteria for classification, lens type, beam spread, and color temperature, and customer requirements
  • Perform photometric calculations to determine vertical and horizontal illuminance levels (lux or foot-candles), uniformity ratios, and Glare control (UGR)
  • Understand customer pain points to recommend solutions that differentiate Dialight from competitors
  • Understanding of IES files and how to modify IES factors for individual projects
  • Be able to use basic lighting measurement equipment (e.g light meter)
  • Perform a lighting audit of a customer installation using photometric analysis of light level measurements
  • Create effective documentation package with clear drawings and photometric reports

Software Knowledge

• AutoCAD and REVIT to produce detailed lighting layouts in 3D
• AGi32 calculation software, ELUM tools, and Photometric Toolbox
• Proficient in design tools including AutoCAD, AGi32, Photometric Toolbox
• Familiarity with Dialux, SketchUp, and REVIT; and file formats DWG, DXF, DGN 
• Familiarity with viewing files such as Navisworks, and conversion software apps for PDF > CAD

Collaboration

• Manage multiple deadlines while maintaining high-quality standards
• Communicate effectively with internal and external sales staff; and occasionally engineers, end-users, and installers

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