Mechanical Engineer I

At a Glance

Legrand has an exciting opportunity for a Mechanical Engineer I to join the Lighting Sector Finelite Team in Union City, CA. An integral part of our team, you will support the engineering group in developing new solutions for next-generation light fixtures, as well as sustain the current product lines. You will also play an integral role in providing technical support as products are introduced to production.

What Will You Do?

Support VAVE Projects:

• Take complete responsibility for multiple VAVE projects from design through production, coordinating with various departments to ensure parts are designed for manufacture and easy assembly by production in a timely manner.
• Provide engineering sales support, project management, and CAD modeling, BOM configuration, and follow document control procedures.
• Work closely with sales, production, and quality to ensure manufacturability and reliability of components.
• Act as liaison between engineering and production during production builds to answer questions and support custom builds on the floor.

Sustain current product lines:

• Maintains product and company reputation by complying with compliance requirements.
• Work closely with design engineering, quality control and manufacturing to continuously improve designs for performance, efficiency, economy, and reliability.
• Work closely with document control to properly execute ECR/ECOs.
• Study and recommend techniques to improve existing products/processes.

Minimum Job Requirements

• BS in Mechanical Engineering
• 3 years of manufacturing experience in a product design or manufacturing environment, lighting industry preferred.
• Ability to work/ co-ordinate with a global team in different time zones.
• Excellent communication skills and be able to communicate at all levels.
• Knowledge of SolidWorks, SolidWorks simulation, MS Office
• Experience with sheet metal design, injection molded plastics, extruded plastics a plus
• Hands on Shop tool and Fabrication Skills desired for building mockup.
• Knowledge and experience using 3D Printers and CNC is a plus.
• Familiarity with UL and ETL requirements for lighting systems a plus
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and think creatively with minimal direction in a dynamic environment.
• A goal-oriented personality driven to execute projects to closure.
• Excellent PC skills
• Excellent Organization and Administrative skills
• This position requires occasional lifting up to 50 lbs. of weight.
• Include Work samples or portfolio of past projects or parts designed in Solid Works

Pay: $95,000-$105,000

About Legrand

Legrand is the global specialist in electrical and digital building infrastructures. Our comprehensive offering of solutions for residential, commercial, and data center markets makes us a benchmark for customers worldwide. We harness technological and societal trends with lasting impacts on buildings with the purpose of improving life by transforming the spaces where people live, work, and meet with electrical and digital infrastructures and connected solutions that are simple, innovative, and sustainable. Legrand is a global, publicly traded company listed on the Euronext (Legrand SA EPA: LR). For more information, visit www.legrandgroup.com/en

About Legrand North and Central America

Legrand, North & Central America (LNCA) is a leader in the AV, Lighting & Controls, Electrical, and Data Center markets. LNCA offers comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage, as well as distinctive benefits like a high employer 401K match, paid time off (PTO) and holiday pay, short-term and long-term disability benefit plans, above-benchmark paid maternity and parental leave, bonus opportunities in accordance with the Company’s incentive plans, paid time off to volunteer, and an active/growing Employee Resource Group network. For more information, visit legrand.us 

About Legrand’s Lighting Sector

Legrand’s Lighting Sector consists of five lighting brands; Pinnacle, Finelite, Focal Point, and OCL which focus on architectural, decorative, and downlighting and Kenall which focuses on lighting for demanding environments.  We employ a talented group of employees that love lighting to design and manufacture high performance, energy efficient LED lighting solutions for applications in commercial, educational, healthcare, as well as challenging environments such as tunnels and correctional facilities.  With an eye toward sustainable design, our focus is on specification-oriented products and solutions that meet the functional needs of spaces while working in harmony with the designer’s vision for those spaces. We work with architects, engineers, and contractors to supply lighting built specifically for their client’s projects.   

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