Sustaining Engineer

At a Glance

Legrand has an exciting opportunity for a Sustaining Engineer to join the Finelite Advanced Development Team in Union City, CA. The successful candidate develops, implements and maintains improvements to existing product designs. Ensures that the improved designs meet requirements for costs, process capability, safety, customer service, and reliability.

What Will You Do?

• Work collaboratively with other departments, including Manufacturing, Quality, and Purchasing, to provide engineering support, CAD modeling, simulation, drafting and prototypes while developing product improvements
• Utilize DFMA processes to reduce part count, lower material costs, shorten assembly time, and improve quality
• Apply tolerance analysis to complete designs to ensure proper fit and function
• Properly document design improvements to support purchasing, production control, and manufacturing
• May also develop all-new product designs and/or custom, one-off product solutions
• Other tasks and duties as assigned

Skills, Knowledge, Abilities

• SolidWorks and MS Office Suite
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to understand and explain technical issues to engineers and to non-technical audiences
• Knowledge of sheet metal and aluminum extrusion manufacturing processes
• Ability to manage multiple priorities, juggling projects and deadlines
• Ability to think creatively with minimal direction in a dynamic environment
• Possess a goal-oriented personality driven to execute projects to closure
• Excellent organizational, time management and administrative skills

Required Skills

• Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering; OR other Technical Degree with 2 years of work experience in Mechanical Engineering
• PLUS 3 years of additional work experience in Mechanical Engineering

Preferred Skills

• Design for Manufacture and Assembly
• Lighting industry experience
• Experience with PDM, PLM, ERP
• Knowledge and experience using 3D Printers and CNC

About Legrand

Every single day, Legrand brings power, light and data to millions of spaces around the world. Legrand is a global, publicly-traded company listed on the Euronext (Legrand SA EPA: LR) with 36,000 employees worldwide, a market cap of $16B, revenue of more than $5 billion, with products sold in 180 countries. Legrand is listed on the Forbes Global 2000 as one of the world’s best employers.  For more information, visit legrand.com.

About Legrand North and Central America

Legrand North and Central America (LNCA) employs over 5,000 associates in 60 locations, working in 6 product categories (Electrical Wiring Systems, Building Control Systems, AV, Data Communications, Power Distribution and Control, and Lighting).  LNCA offers comprehensive medical, dental and vision coverage. LNCA offers distinctive benefits like high employer 401K match, above-benchmark paid maternity leave, paid time off to volunteer, and an active women’s network.  LNCA is an employee-centered, growth company with tremendous opportunity.  For more information, visit legrand.us.  

About Legrand’s Lighting Sector

Through Pinnacle, Finelite, and OCL, Legrand designs and manufactures high performance, environmentally sustainable lighting solutions and products for commercial, educational and healthcare facilities.  We work with leading architects and contractors to supply systems and products.  We employ a talented group of lighting engineers and designers who work with the latest technologies, using cutting-edge tools to create fixtures which are unique and built to last.  Our products offer the design professional a complete palette of integrated products that breathe life into architectural spaces for design that lasts.  Legrand’s specification grade products are suited for a broad range of applications, and the integrated product line allows designers to create multi-level lighting scenarios using various luminaires from an extensive offering.

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