Test Engineer - Decatur, GA

Overview

Test and validate lighting products, develop methods, and maintain lab equipment.

Key Responsibilities

• photometric testing
• test automation
• lab maintenance
• kpi monitoring
• method development
• certification testing

Tasks

-Photometric testing utilizing goniophotometers and integrating spheres to measure total flux output, spatial intensity distribution, and spectral distribution per IES, ANSI, and other applicable standards. -Automate test setups. -Maintain lab space to meet 5S goals. Adapt and modify to improve testing performance as needs arise. -Measure in accordance with KPI (key performance indicators) metrics. Shared accountability within the department to fulfill Acuity Brands Lighting/Lean initiatives. Use Lean tools and KPI measures to maintain a consistent flow through the lab and identify areas/activities in need of improvement. -Maintain test equipment and test equipment records. -Train lab technicians. -Develop new test methods per UL, CSA, ANSI, IEC and Acuity specific and create associated standard work and test procedures. -Certification testing to ensure products meet internal and external specifications (including any or all: UL, CSA, ANSI, and IEC). Testing is based on adapting the generic Certification body test method to the specific Acuity Brands product and includes set-up, testing, reporting, and interpretation of results to product groups. This includes testing of digital, analog, and mixed signal electronic circuits for lighting and lighting controls. Responsibilities require soldering and thermocouple adhesion to board level components such as LEDs and resistors.

Requirements

• labview
• bsee
• iso 17025
• ul924
• microsoft office
• fcc

What You Bring

-Lift up to 40lbs. -Required: Proficiency at programming in LabView or similar platform to test products. -BSEE degree (Electronics preferred, Mechanical, or Physics acceptable) or at least 2 years of experience working for a test lab under the umbrella of ISO 17025, preferably testing electrical and /or lighting systems. -Highly desirable: Experience testing to UL924 Emergency Lighting and Power Equipment -Proficient with Word, Excel, Outlook, Teams, Microsoft Office, and other Windows applications. -Validation testing of Acuity Brands products, including electrical, mechanical, environmental, FCC, IEC, and IEEE testing, is required for third-party safety verification. -Medium work.

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Benefits

-Training provided on the job.

About Acuity

-Generates roughly $3.8 billion in annual revenue (2023), trading publicly under ticker AYI. -Designs and manufactures luminaires, lighting controls, power supplies, skylights and integrated systems. -Typical projects span new‑build and retrofit installations in commercial offices, industrial facilities, institutional campuses, transportation infrastructure and homes. -Under brands like Lithonia, Holophane, Juno and nLight, it blends LED innovation with IoT‑enabled controls. -Stands out with its Atrius IoT platform and a unique combo of lighting, building analytics and smart controls—blurring lines between hardware and software.

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