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Headquartered in Cincinnati, LSI is a growing public company traded on the NASDAQ Stock Exchange under the symbol LYTS. LSI manufactures advanced lighting, graphics, and display solutions across strategic vertical markets. Our American-made products, which include non-residential indoor and outdoor lighting, print graphics, digital graphics, refrigerated and custom displays, create value for customer brands and enhance the consumer experience. We have 3,000 employees at 23 manufacturing plants throughout the U.S. and Canada. Additional information about LSI is available at www.lsicorp.com.
We are looking for Technical Design Specialist to support our team at our corporate location in Cincinnati, Ohio.
• Summary As the Technical Design Services Specialist within the TDS team your primary responsibilities will include developing lighting layout designs using our interior and exterior product families to meet the customers’ requirements. We seek a highly motivated and creative individual with excellent communication and time management skills. A professional demeanor is a must, with the ability to work in a very fast-paced, high-volume environment, and have the ability to laugh. Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned per project.
- Understand LSI products to address specific customer needs.
- Create photometric calculations for Interior and Exterior Lighting applications utilizing LSI products to meet the customer and code requirements.
- Ability to independently formulate, coordinate, and implement design strategies based upon current lighting and those currently being considered for adoption.
- Create and present designs for customers and/or other LSI teams.
- Ability to carefully document customer suggestions to continuously improve LSI products and services.
- Willingness to learn and apply lighting design knowledge to customers’ design requirements.
Qualifications
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Education and/or Experience
- Associates degree or equivalent from two-year college or technical school; or six months to one-year related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
- Lighting, construction, engineering knowledge are a plus.
- Training will be provided as needed to create a successful team member.
Language Skills
- Ability to read and interpret documents such as product specification sheets, applicable codes and regulations.
- Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.
- Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of the organization.
Reasoning Ability
- Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.
- Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.
Computer Skills
- AutoCAD is required
- Microsoft Office Package (Word, Excel, & PowerPoint) is required
- REVIT experience is a plus.
- AGI32 experience is a plus.
- Adobe Suite (In-Design, Illustrator, Photoshop, & Acrobat) is a plus.
Required Behavioral Competencies:
- Builds Strategic Working Relationships – Develops and uses collaborative relationships to facilitate the accomplishment of work goals.
- Builds Trust – Interacts with others in a way that gives them confidence in one’s intentions and those of the organization.
- Decision Making – Identifies and understands issues, problems, and opportunities, compares data from different sources to draw conclusions; uses effective approaches for choosing a course of action or developing appropriate solutions; takes action that is consistent with available facts, constraints, and probable consequences.
- Planning and Organizing - Establishing courses of action to ensure that work is completed efficiently.
- Initiates Action – Takes prompt action to accomplish objectives; takes action to achieve goals beyond what is required; is proactive.
- Customer focus - Making customers and their needs a primary focus of one’s actions; developing and sustaining productive customer relationships.
Other Skills and Abilities
- Excellent customer service and communication skills.
- Excellent problem-solving skills.
- Great time management skills.
Travel This position may require minimal travel to trade shows, conferences, customers, agents, and any other travel as required for this position.
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- Health insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- Paid time off
EEOC:
LSI is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. LSI is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status.
