Lighting Designer Engineer

Role Overview

• Program digital lighting consoles across diverse production environments.
• Design professional lighting plots, patch lists, and assist with the rigging plan to ensure compliance with indoor/outdoor venue requirements and client vision.
• Address digital fixtures and special effects coordination, including lasers, fog machines, and advanced lighting elements.
• Configure, test, and troubleshoot lighting and special effect systems for live productions, rehearsals, and pre-recorded environments to ensure reliable and professional execution.
• Familiarity with diagnosing connectivity issues related to DMX, digital consoles, and other lighting protocols.
• Demonstrate mastery of multiple lighting network protocol languages (e.g., DMX and other advanced protocols) to ensure industry-standard functionality.
• Showcase experience with multiple cue lists, advanced event list programming, and LED color mixing technologies.
• Other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree and/or equivalent relevant work experience in Theatrical Lighting Design, Architectural or Interior Design, Lighting, or Architectural Engineering.
• Minimum of 5 years of relevant lighting design experience.
• Mastery in design utilizing Light Converse, AutoCAD, Revit, InDesign, and MS Office or equivalent.
• Current CORE certification in Vectorworks mandatory, higher certificates preferred.
• Mastery in programming/operating a High End Hog 4 Lighting Console, ETC LED LUSTR fixtures, Martin MAC moving light fixtures, and maintenance therein.
• Must be able to correctly configure and deploy Proplex series DMX universes.
• Proficiency in the following technologies: ETC Sensor 3 dimming racks, architectural and theatrical luminaires, DMX, DALI, 0-10A, BACnet, KNX, or equivalent.
• Ability to troubleshoot and maintain a theatrical lighting system, to include Martin, MAC, Robe, and other professional lighting fixture make/models.
• If a fixture cannot be fixed in-house, LD will plan, schedule, and track fixtures out for service with a professional repair facility.
• Ability to operate follow spots while simultaneously calling lighting cues.
• Experience in collaborating with video teams to adjust color temperature to aid in white balancing/chipping.
• Possess a valid REAL ID Driver’s License or similar government-approved identification to obtain military installation access.
• Maintain reliable mode of transportation.
• Due to the nature of work at the client’s facility, U.S. Citizenship is required.
• Must be able to pass a background check. May require additional background checks as required by projects and/or clients at any time during employment.

Benefits

• SCA Health & Welfare fringe benefits
• Telemedicine
• Dental & Vision
• EAP
• Basic Life and AD&D Insurance (Company Provided)
• Voluntary Life and AD&D options
• 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan with matching after one year
• Paid Time Off