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About the Role

SYSTRA Canada is seeking a skilled and motivated Intermediate Electrical & Illumination Engineer to support the design, development, analysis, and validation of street lighting systems. This role is central to delivering efficient, durable, and regulation-compliant outdoor lighting solutions that meet photometric performance, electrical safety, energy efficiency, and public safety requirements.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop street lighting and outdoor area lighting systems for municipal, commercial, and infrastructure applications.
• Create and optimize optical solutions - LEDs, lenses, reflectors, diffusers, and light distribution systems - to meet roadway lighting performance targets.
• Perform photometric analysis and optical simulations to evaluate illuminance, luminance, uniformity, glare control, light trespass, and system efficiency.
• Specify, integrate, and validate LED drivers, power supplies, and surge protection devices to ensure electrical efficiency, reliability, and grid compatibility.
• Develop luminaire concepts that balance optical performance, electrical safety, thermal management, environmental durability, cost, and manufacturability.
• Collaborate with mechanical, optical, thermal, quality, and manufacturing teams to ensure successful integration of electrical and lighting components throughout the product lifecycle.
• Support the design of luminaires for compliance with applicable street and roadway lighting standards, including ANSI/IES RP-8, IES TM-15 (BUG ratings), IDA/DarkSky International approval criteria, and relevant customer specifications.
• Ensure electrical safety and performance compliance with UL 1598, UL 8750 (LED Power Supplies), IEC 60598, and basic EMC/EMI requirements.
• Conduct design verification activities including photometric testing, electrical safety testing (hi-pot, ground continuity, surge), optical validation, and field evaluations.
• Analyze lab and field test results and recommend design improvements.
• Investigate issues related to glare, LED driver failures, electrical noise, optical losses, and environmental impact on performance.
• Active participation in design reviews, DFMEA, tolerance analysis, root cause analysis, and product risk assessments.
• Prepare and maintain technical documentation including electrical schematics, design specifications, simulation reports, validation reports, compliance documentation, and engineering change records (ECRs).
• Support supplier evaluations for LEDs, optical materials, LED drivers, control nodes, housings, and related street lighting components, contributing to product improvements that support dark-sky considerations, sustainability goals, and reduced maintenance requirements.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, Optical Engineering, Electromechanical Engineering, or a related technical field.
• 3‒5 years of experience in illumination engineering, electrical design for lighting, or luminaire product development.
• Strong understanding of photometric principles: illuminance, luminance, uniformity, BUG ratings (IES TM-15), glare, and light distribution patterns.
• Strong understanding of LED driver technologies, power electronics, and electrical safety principles for outdoor luminaires.
• Proficiency with optical design and simulation tools such as AGi32, DIALux, LightTools, LucidShape, Zemax, LightStanza, Radiance, ElumTools, or IES VE.
• Familiarity with LED-based luminaire design, optical component integration, and thermal management considerations.
• Knowledge of photometric testing methods and interpretation of IES photometric files (.ies/.ldt).
• Ability to read and interpret electrical schematics and perform basic circuit analysis.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and technical communication skills.
• Familiarity with electrical safety and EMC standards (UL, CSA, IEC, FCC).
• Knowledge of lighting control protocols (0-10V, DALI, PWM) and basic communication networks for smart lighting.
• LC (Lighting Certified) designation from the NCQLP (National Council on Qualifications for the Lighting Professions), or active pursuit of this certification.
• Experience designing products for municipal, roadway, highway, pedestrian, parking, or other outdoor public lighting applications.
• Solid knowledge of applicable standards: ANSI/IES RP-8, IES TM-15, CIE 115, IEC 60598, UL 1598, UL 8750, and local roadway or municipal lighting requirements.
• Understanding of dark-sky compliance, glare reduction, and light pollution mitigation strategies in accordance with IDA/DarkSky International approval criteria.
• Experience with smart lighting controls and networked systems, including familiarity with protocols such as DALI-2, Zhaga D4i, 0-10V, PWM, or similar networked lighting control (NLC) platforms.
• Knowledge of ingress protection (IP ratings), impact resistance (IK ratings), NEMA enclosure standards, and corrosion resistance for outdoor luminaires.
• Experience with CAD tools such as SolidWorks, Creo, or AutoCAD (AutoCAD Electrical).
• Experience designing or integrating LED drivers, surge protection, and power quality solutions for outdoor applications.
• Familiarity with EMC/EMI testing and mitigation strategies for LED power supplies.
• Understanding of thermal management and its impact on both LED performance and electrical component lifespan.
• Experience supporting products from concept development through electrical safety certification and production launch.

Skills

• Photometric design
• Roadway photometric analysis
• IES/LDT file interpretation
• Illuminance/luminance calculations
• Electrical integration
• LED driver selection and integration
• Surge protection
• Electrical safety (UL 8750)
• Basic EMC/EMI
• Optical simulation
• AGi32
• DIALux
• LightTools
• LucidShape
• Zemax
• LightStanza
• Radiance
• ElumTools
• IES VE
• Luminaire development
• LED optics
• Light distribution
• Thermal management
• Outdoor durability (IP/IK/NEMA)
• Standards and compliance
• ANSI/IES RP-8
• IES TM-15 (BUG)
• UL 1598/8750
• IDA DarkSky
• CIE 115
• IEC 60598
• Engineering process
• DFMEA
• Root cause analysis
• Tolerance analysis
• Design reviews
• ECRs
• Smart lighting
• DALI-2
• Zhaga D4i
• 0-10V
• Networked Lighting Controls (NLC)

Location

• Canada

Work Type

• Full-time

Experience Level

• Intermediate

Education Level

• Bachelor’s degree

About the Company

• SYSTRA Canada is part of the SYSTRA group, an international consulting and engineering group, a world leader in the design of transport infrastructures.
• SYSTRA Canada is an engineering and consulting firm whose primary focus is to offer transportation solutions, whether for passengers or goods: feasibility studies of building a new railway line, increasing the capacity of the existing infrastructure, privatization of a railway.

Equal Opportunity

• SYSTRA Canada is committed to having a diverse and inclusive workforce.
• We are an Equal Opportunity Employer that values applications from all and offers employment equity based on the merits and abilities of candidates and personnel.