Sustaining Engineer–Birchwood Lighting

Headquartered in Orange County California, Birchwood Lighting is a leading, well-respected manufacturer of architectural grade standard, modified and custom luminaires.  We are a mid-sized company with positive growth in each of our 20 years in business.  Birchwood has a sales rep network of over 60 agencies throughout the U.S. and Canada.  We are a customer driven company and the individual who joins this team will need to put the customer first. 

Our engineering department is growing.  We have an immediate opening for a talented, self-motivated individual to support multiple departments with drafting/designing requirements.

Responsibilities:

  • Plan and prepare preliminary layouts and detailed design drawings from engineering notes, sketches, and/or other drawings for customer approval
  • Support designers, project engineers and customer service
  • Create drawings and models in AutoCAD and/or Solidworks
  • Create new B.O.M.’s in our MRP system
  • Possible opportunity to progress into luminaire design

Requirements:

  • Detail oriented and have an eye for quality and accuracy
  • Ability to read drawings, construction plans and schematics
  • Easily adapts to changing/evolving priorities and strategies with the ability to maintain a high level of flexibility.
  • Take initiative and have a sense of urgency
  • Enjoy a creative, as well as technical, atmosphere
  • Ability to self-motivate and self-manage
  • Multi-tasking is standard
  • Strong analytical, decision-making and problem solving skills.
  • Ability to rely on experience and judgment to plan and accomplish goals
  • Ability to manage multiple assignments and work independently within deadlines
  • Understanding of sheet metal fabrication and machined metal parts
  • Experience with Photopia or ray trace software is a plus

Qualifications

  • General knowledge of drafting standards
  • Proficient in Solidworks and AutoCAD
  • Minimum of 2 years in a similar position
  • Knowledge of/experience in the lighting industry is a definite plus
  • A college degree is preferred but we will accept someone with good experience and/or some equivalent education
  • General knowledge of MS Excel
  • Knowledge of and experience with product configurators is a definite plus

Compensation

Birchwood Lighting, located in beautiful Southern California, offers a competitive package, which includes paid vacation, health insurance and a retirement plan.  Salary will be commensurate with experience.

To learn more about the company check out www.BirchwoodLighting.com.

Please email your resume and salary requirements/history to [email protected].  Please no phone calls.  All applications will be kept confidential.

EOE