Senior Manager, Design Engineering (Oceanside, CA)

We use technology to solve problems in spaces, light, and more things to comefor 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.

Job Summary & Location

The Senior Manager of Design Engineering leads and develops engineering processes and cross-functional teams and allocates company resources (hardware, software, and human) to address business needs and challenges. They support and contribute to the New Product Introduction design process, including packaging, assembly instructions, building production cell layouts, establishing task times, and generating bills of materials. The Senior Manager of Design Engineering also drives sales and profitability through new and existing markets, services, products, marketing channels, partnerships, and processes.

This hybrid position is based in Oceanside, California.

Primary Responsibilities

• Define new product scope by analyzing market trends and competitor offerings and providing data for Capital Expenditure requirements and price points to provide a design with specifiable features while eliminating scope drift and offering an appropriate profit margin.
• Research and develop innovative products by utilizing state-of-the-art technologies and market trends through trade publications, professional organization technical papers, and industry partnerships.
• Collaborate with development and supply chain to ensure readiness to support new and modified products, services, and processes.
• Identify and implement tools to support lead generation for Product Development.
• Partner with Acuity Business Systems to develop business processes that eliminate waste.
• Collaborate with suppliers to explore their capabilities and ensure we meet pricing, quality, and deadline needs.
• Communicate with and visit vendors to review and modify the designs as required.
• Train manufacturing during new product pilot runs to set quality and standard work guidelines.
• Present key features of products to train agents and specifiers.
• Job description is not reflective of all duties.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of related electrical, mechanical, materials, quality, and industrial engineering best practice experience is required.
• A Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Industrial, or Electrical Engineering is required.
• Experience with 3D/2D modeling is required (SolidWorks and AutoCAD are ideal).
• Experience leading a team, developing new products, and analyzing market trends is preferred.
• Stay informed on current electrical codes and work standards practiced by electrical contractors in various locations.
• Experience with lean manufacturing principles, value stream mapping, and kaizen activities.
• Experience with Adobe Illustrator and Adobe ID is a plus.

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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The range for this position is $93,500.00 to $175,100.00. Placement within this range may vary, depending on the applicant's experience and geographic location.