Lighting Designer

As a lighting designer, you will be submersed in a variety of exciting and unique project types with your fellow team of fun and imaginative engineers / designers.

Your passion for design will be expressed in the work that you do, collaborating both internally with the design team, and externally with our amazing clients and fellow sub-consultant engineers.

You will be involved in every aspect of the design process, from concept analysis research & development, through the development of fully engineered construction documents, and on-site field verification where you see your work come to life! If you're up for this creative challenge, then we'd like to chat.

What You Bring to the Table

An undergraduate degree in Architectural Engineering, Interior Design, or a closely related discipline

0-5 years of professional experience working in an architectural / lighting or MEP firm with an emphasis on lighting design

The capability to apply Lighting Design principles to projects of all sizes and categories

Experience with AutoCAD, REVIT, and Bluebeam

Capable of managing your time and activities for optimum productivity

The talent and adaptability to work well with people at all levels of the organization

A desire to build relationships and work directly with our clients - this is key to your success

Not really interested in the status quo - you have a hunger for learning and growing professionally

You have a good sense of humor, are driven to excellence, and are able to set boundaries with a smile

How You'll Spend Your Day

You will work as a member of a project team to imagine, conceptualize and design a great lighting experience and take it all the way through the final punch to see the final result

Presenting your concepts to the project team and the client stakeholders

Completing design documents, schematics, and spec sheets for approval

Sourcing materials from a large variety of manufacturers to allow for the best solutions for the project

Completing a full set of construction documents for signoff

Aggregating weekly / monthly / project reports and delivering to the project manager accurately and on time

What You'll Enjoy When You Join Us

Competitive salary and benefits plan (401k, HSA, and more)

An environment that supports continued education, professional development, and personal growth with opportunities to learn outside of the office and through our mentorship program

An open office, enthusiastic and collaborative coworkers, and out of office events ranging from happy hours to ski trips

A dedication to a true work-life balance

The chance to work on a variety of projects, and learn about low-voltage, audio / visual, special systems, commissioning, and the other services we provide

The opportunity to get out of the office for site visits, client visits, seminars, and networking opportunities

A condensed 4.5 day work week - we work full time, but we love our half-day Fridays!

A great bonus incentive program

Opportunity to help grow with a highly reputable company that does beautiful work

AE Design, headquartered in beautiful Downtown Denver, Colorado, is a growing Architectural Engineering firm focused on lighting, technology and electrical design.

We are a baseball toss from Coors Field and right in the middle of it all : eateries, breweries, museums, venues, public transit, and city growth.

Our projects range from small design-driven spaces to over $100M large campus facilities throughout the United States and internationally.

We're proud of our consistent growth and continue to maintain sustainable momentum, and the lasting relationships we have built with our clients over the years.

We are always looking for talented, creative professionals and would enjoy an opportunity to get to know you.