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Lighting Designer 1

EwingCole, Inc.
parental leave, paid time off, tuition reimbursement, 401(k)
United States, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia
100 North 6th Street (Show on map)
Sep 21, 2026

Description

EwingCole is a nationally recognized architecture, engineering, interior design and planning firm with offices across the country. Our multi-disciplinary practice is built on the core values of professional excellence, design quality and collaboration. We are looking for an Lighting Designer 1 to join our team in our Philadelphia or Wayne office.

The Lighting Designer 1 supports senior lighting designers on design and documentation efforts. This role applies foundational lighting design knowledge to develop lighting concepts, perform calculations, and produce coordinated documentation across all phases of a project. The Lighting Designer I contributes to client deliverables, participates in coordination with project teams, and supports the development of junior staff.

Essential Functions:

  • Documentation: Composes and notates production documentation appropriately, including lighting plans, details, and coordinated drawing sets
  • Software: Demonstrates the ability to apply the correct software tool to the task
  • Building Technology: Applies knowledge gained and coordinates with other project team members
  • Project Delivery: Supports the project team in all phases of project documentation
  • Codes: References applicable codes in the development of projects
  • Quality Standards: References company standards in the development of projects
  • Sustainability: Applies an understanding of sustainability and energy efficiency concepts to projects
  • Design Generation: Enhances the key aspects of a design with the addition of detail, including development of lighting layouts, fixture selections, and lighting control system concepts
  • Material Research: Acquires knowledge of lighting products and control systems and evaluates appropriate applications
  • Construction Administration: Assists with submittal reviews, RFIs and reports on site observations
  • Calculations: References codes, standards and best practices to analyze lighting conditions and develop calculations
  • Design Communication: Communicates lighting design intent to project teams
  • Profitability: Develops a basic understanding of project management and budgeting
  • Specification Writing: Gains exposure to specification editing in application to a project

Requirements

  • Bachelor in Electrical Engineering, Architectural Engineering, Architecture, Interior Design or Theater
  • E.I.T. or Lighting Certification (LC) Intern encouraged
  • EwingCole currently utilizes Revit, AutoCAD, Bluebeam and the Microsoft Suite software to deliver projects

Benefits of Working at EwingCole

Generous paid time off, 401(k) plan with company match, tuition reimbursement, flexible/hybrid work options, paid parental leave, excellent insurance offerings including medical, dental, vision, accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity, identity protection and more.

EwingCole will not be accepting outside recruitment assistance on this position including from agencies with a written agreement in place. Any staffing/employment agency, person or entity that submits a resume to EwingCole does so with the understanding that the applicant's resume will become the property of EwingCole. EwingCole will have the right to hire that applicant at its discretion and without any fee owed to the submitting staffing/employment agency, person or entity.

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