Lighting Takeoff Engineer

Description

Join the team at PureEdge Lighting, a leader in innovative and tech-savvy lighting solutions. As a dynamic team member, you'll contribute to digital and physical projects, illuminating spaces with cutting-edge technology and creativity. 

Produce construction drawings for lighting applications and showroom displays. Work with senior designers to generate 3D renderings and other concept presentation documents, as well as construction drawings.

Find us at www.PureEdgeLighting.com

Position: Lighting Takeoff Engineer 

Position reports to the Lighting Apps Manager and CEO

Job Location: 1718 W. Fullerton Ave. Chicago IL

Job Type: Full-Time

Pay Rate: $65,000- $90,000 Annually 

Responsibilities

• Assist senior designers in the implementation of lighting designs.
• Transform handwritten sketches and field measurements into CAD format.
• Maintain an organized folder structure of design documents.
• Receive custom quote requests from the sales department and allocate them to the proper party.
• Comminute effectively between multiple departments and the customer to create custom product quotes and layouts.
• Review and edit potential quotes from team members.
• Provide additional detailed product information as needed.
• Provide engineering and production departments with assembly instructions for custom products.

Requirements

• 2+ years of professional experience in the Architecture, Interior Design, or Lighting industries.
• Strong understanding of perspective and 3D modeling.
• Communicate effectively at a level required for successful job performance, read and interpret plans and specifications, make neat and accurate architectural drawings and tracings, prepare lists of materials from architectural plans, detect errors and discrepancies in plans and specifications, organize data and prepare reports and specifications in clear and concise form, use state-of-the-art technology, i.e., CAD and personal computers, do architectural design and drafting, and select appropriate finish materials and colors.
• Product knowledge of lighting fixtures and lighting control devices. Working knowledge of structuring lighting systems would be a plus.

Required Experience

• Architecture, Interior Design, or Lighting Industry: 2 years.
• Solidworks: 2 years
• AutoCAD: 2 years

Required Software Knowledge

• Microsoft Office Suite and AutoCAD: 1 year.
• SketchUp and AGi32: preferred, but not necessary.

Benefits

• Competitive pay
• Health, Dental, and Vision Insurance enrollment on the 1st of the month after 30 days of employment.
• 401(k) Retirement plan after 6 months of employment
• 80 hours of accrued vacation time, prorated your first year
• 40 hours of Sick Time off annually, prorated your first year
• Company Paid Holidays
• Company-sponsored Life and AD&D Insurance Policy Coverage
• Short Term, Long-Term Disability, Life, and AD&D optional Insurance benefits the 1st of the month after 30 days of employment