Test Engineer - Hardware & Validation

Acuity Inc.Decatur, GA
Onsite

About The Position

This team is in a renovated Innovation Center in Decatur, GA, which houses state-of-the-art design validation equipment and facilities. The onsite café and indoor/outdoor exercise facilities offer competitive work-life balance opportunities to achieve collective business and personal goals. This is a close-knit team dedicated to serving engineering by conducting testing on new and existing products. The team is essential to new product development and is focused on continuous improvement of processes and practices in testing. This role will be given the opportunity to be successful by learning from the best in lighting and will be encouraged to share your own ideas.

Requirements

  • BSEE degree (Mechanical/Physics) and experience working for a test lab under the umbrella of ISO 17025, preferably testing electrical and /or lighting systems.
  • Proficiency at programming in LabView or similar platform to test products.
  • Proficient with Word, Excel, Outlook, Teams, Microsoft Office, and other Windows applications.
  • Training provided on the job
  • Ability to lift up to 40lbs.

Nice To Haves

  • Experience testing to UL924 Emergency Lighting and Power Equipment
  • BSEE degree in Electronics

Responsibilities

  • Develop and execute comprehensive hardware test plans
  • Conduct environmental and stress testing (HALT/HASS is a plus) and guide internal/external test activities
  • Design and implement both automated (scripting) and manual test setups to validate subsystems and full products
  • Perform root cause analysis and troubleshoot hardware failures using lab equipment such as oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, spectrum analyzers, and network analyzers
  • Conduct certification testing (UL, CSA, ANSI, IEC) ensuring products meet internal and external standards, including setup, execution, reporting, and results interpretation
  • Perform validation testing (electrical, mechanical, environmental, FCC, IEC, IEEE) to support third-party safety verification
  • Execute photometric testing using goniophotometers and integrating spheres to measure flux, intensity distribution, and spectral output
  • Maintain lab environment aligned with 5S standards and continuously improve testing processes
  • Track performance using KPIs and apply Lean principles to optimize workflow and efficiency
  • Develop new test methods and standard work aligned with UL, CSA, ANSI, IEC, and internal requirements
  • Maintain test equipment and documentation records

Benefits

  • Onsite café
  • Indoor/outdoor exercise facilities
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