Lighting Application Specialist

Location: Montreal

From its well-established office in Montreal, Quebec, Toronto and Vancouver, SISTEMALUX / IGUZZINI serves all of North America with a wide range of architectural lighting at the cutting edge of design. In recent year, our major growth has positioned us as an Employer of choice which promotes talent and career development within the company.

Working at SISTEMALUX / IGUZZINI means working with a passionate team in a convivial atmosphere. It’s the expertise, creativity and solidarity of our employees who, over the years, have forged the worldwide reputation of our products.

We provide our staff with favorable compensation and working conditions as well as a complete group insurance plan.

JOB DESCRIPTION

As a lighting application specialist, your job is to validate lighting projects. To fulfill the duties and responsibilities of this job, you may coordinate with sales team, customer service, prepare presentations on different types of lighting and make recommendations for any given environment.

More specifically your duty will consist of:

• Applying the capabilities of our company through design and engineering to help customers realize their architectural lighting vision.

• Answering and troubleshooting technical questions throughout the design and construction process Topics include:

  • Light emitting diodes and drivers,

  • Controls (Dimming, switching and emergency).

  • Sensors (including occupancy, daylight, and combination sensors).

  • Modifications to standard fixtures, Lighting calculation.

• Assist customer service and sales departments with the following:

  • Review complex orders to assist in a successful design.

  • Review project drawings and details to ensure customer intent is met.

  • Crossovers of existing specifications.

• Work with other departments to develop modified solutions for mounting, shielding, luminaire configurations and Submittal drawings.

• Ability to establish customer rapport and identify energy-saving opportunities with lighting solutions

• Prepare and present customer solutions to satisfy business problems and service expectations

• Promptly address customer concerns to assure resolution and establish positive, long-term relationships

• Further develop and stay current on new lighting products and industry technologies through ongoing training and education

• Cultivate and perpetuate accurate and up-to-date information in the job quotes system in collaboration with respective project team members.

• Provide technical information and consult with the sales team on proper application of products when applicable. Provide sales teams with up-to-date information on latest lighting technology trends and products as it relates to energy solutions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree Engineering with Lighting Concentration is ideal or any other field related to electrical or lighting

• Creative problem solver.

• Effectively manages workload.

• Should have familiarity with electrical codes and a working knowledge of the lighting segment of the business.

• Working knowledge of Lighting Design Software, Microsoft and Google Office Suite

• Desired lighting knowledge:

  • Strong understanding of photometric concepts and units (Lumen Method, Uniformity, Illuminance, Exitance, Luminance, Lumens, Candela).

  • Basic understanding of vision, visual performance, glare, and comfort as it relates to lighting.

  • Lamp technologies (fluorescent, halogen, LED, metal halide, high pressure sodium).

  • Power supplies (ballasts, drivers, transformers).

  • Sensors (occupancy, and photocell).

Contact: jobs.na@iguzzini.com