Acuity Brands, Inc

Test Engineer - Hardware & Validation

Acuity Brands, Inc • $75K — $95K *
Decatur, GA 30032In-Person
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Qualifications

  • BSEE degree (Mechanical/Physics) with test lab experience under ISO 17025
  • Proficient in LabView or similar programming for product testing
  • Skilled in Microsoft Office Suite including Word, Excel, and Outlook
  • Ability to lift up to 40lbs
  • Training provided on the job

Responsibilities

  • Develop and execute comprehensive hardware test plans
  • Conduct environmental and stress testing with guidance for internal/external tests
  • Design and implement automated and manual test setups for product validation
  • Perform root cause analysis and troubleshoot hardware failures with lab equipment
  • Conduct certification testing ensuring compliance with internal and external standards
  • Execute photometric testing to measure flux and intensity distribution
  • Maintain lab environment following 5S standards and improve testing processes

Benefits

  • Compressed work week with Fridays off
  • State-of-the-art design validation facilities
  • Onsite café and exercise facilities
  • Close-knit team environment fostering innovation and continuous improvement
  • Opportunities to learn from experienced professionals in the lighting industry
Full Job Description
Job Summary

This team is in a renovated Innovation Center in Decatur, GA, which houses state-of-the-art design validation equipment and facilities. The onsite café and indoor/outdoor exercise facilities offer competitive work-life balance opportunities to achieve collective business and personal goals. This is a close-knit team dedicated to serving engineering by conducting testing on new and existing products. The team is essential to new product development and is focused on continuous improvement of processes and practices in testing. This role will be given the opportunity to be successful by learning from the best in lighting and will be encouraged to share your own ideas.

Location: Decatur, GA (Onsite) Schedule: 4 days/week (Monday-Thursday, 7:00 AM - 6:00 PM, 10-hour days) - offering a compressed work week with Fridays off

Key Responsibilities

This role is responsible for test and measurement operations on Acuity Brands lighting products, components, and related materials. The Test Engineer will maintain testing records, generate reports, and partner closely with engineering teams to support product modifications and additional testing.
  • Develop and execute comprehensive hardware test plans
  • Conduct environmental and stress testing (HALT/HASS is a plus) and guide internal/external test activities
  • Design and implement both automated (scripting) and manual test setups to validate subsystems and full products
  • Perform root cause analysis and troubleshoot hardware failures using lab equipment such as oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, spectrum analyzers, and network analyzers
  • Conduct certification testing (UL, CSA, ANSI, IEC) ensuring products meet internal and external standards, including setup, execution, reporting, and results interpretation
  • Perform validation testing (electrical, mechanical, environmental, FCC, IEC, IEEE) to support third-party safety verification
  • Execute photometric testing using goniophotometers and integrating spheres to measure flux, intensity distribution, and spectral output
  • Maintain lab environment aligned with 5S standards and continuously improve testing processes
  • Track performance using KPIs and apply Lean principles to optimize workflow and efficiency
  • Develop new test methods and standard work aligned with UL, CSA, ANSI, IEC, and internal requirements
  • Maintain test equipment and documentation records


Minimum Requirements

  • BSEE degree (Mechanical/Physics) and experienceworking for a test lab under the umbrella of ISO 17025, preferably testing electrical and /or lighting systems.
  • Proficiency at programming in LabView or similar platform to test products.
  • Proficient with Word, Excel, Outlook, Teams, Microsoft Office, and other Windows applications.
  • Training provided on the job
  • Abillity to lift up to 40lbs.

Preferred Requirements
  • Experience testing to UL924 Emergency Lighting and Power Equipment
  • BSEE degree in Electronics


Travel Requirements

  • Up to 20%

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About Acuity Brands, Inc

Acuity Brands, Inc. is a lighting and building management firm headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, United States, with operations throughout North America and in Europe and Asia. It currently has about 12,000 employees and recorded net sales of $3.5 billion for fiscal year 2020. The company designs, produces, and distributes lighting fixtures, controls, and related products and services for commercial, institutional, industrial, infrastructure, and residential applications. Its lighting and building management solutions are marketed under various brands, including Lithonia Lighting, Holophane, Aculux, American Electric Lighting, and others. Acuity Brands is committed to sustainability and energy efficiency, and offers a range of products that meet or exceed industry standards for energy efficiency and environmental performance.
Learn more about Acuity Brands, Inc
Size
13,000 employees
Market Cap
$5.3 billion
Industry
Manufacturing & Automotive
Net Income
$250.9 million
Founded
1898
5 Year Trend
+2.7%
Revenue
$3.2 billion
NASDAQ
AYI
* Ladders Estimates

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