Lighting Designer
Listed on 2026-08-13
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Design & Architecture
Engineering Design & Technologists, CAD/ AutoCAD/ Mechanical Design, Creative Design / Digital Art
Arup’s purpose, shared values, and collaborative approach has set us apart for over 75 years, guiding how we shape a better world.
We are currently looking for a Lighting Designer to join our team in the San Francisco office. The ideal candidate will enjoy a team environment and also needs to be flexible enough to work independently when needed. Candidates for this role will be eager to learn and will expand their knowledge and hands on experience by challenging themselves and using the highly creative and technical resources around them.
As lighting designers, we use the medium of light to shape and influence how people interact with the built environment and our team creates expressive, sustainable and award-winning concepts with light. We combine our creative thinking and technical skills to create distinct solutions for our clients to positively impact people, communities and nature. Our open and progressive approach to design is deeply rooted in research and evidence-based methodologies.
We are curious, working holistically to create the ideal platform for transformative ideas to flourish.
- Contribute to a variety of project types, including Healthcare, Transport, Commercial Property, Government Buildings, and Arts & Culture
- Develop concepts and strategies for lighting projects (Architectural and Day lighting) with team members
- Produce lighting calculations as needed to influence design decisions
- Coordinate and integrate electric lighting systems with daylight harvesting controls
- Produce lighting models including building computer and physical models (3-D and 2-D)
- Develop visual materials to represent lighting designs with software such as:
InDesign, Photoshop, 3D Studio max, Rhino - Work on projects using 3D AutoCAD and Revit
- Lighting and controls design for a variety of project types and markets and also , put together reports
- Conceptual design through construction administration including supervision of lighting systems commissioning
- Attend design charrettes, internal and client meetings
At Arup, you belong to an extraordinary collective – in which we encourage individuality to thrive. Our strength comes from how we respect, share and connect our diverse experiences, perspectives and ideas.
You will have the opportunity to do socially useful work that has meaning – to Arup, to your career, to our members and to the clients and communities we serve.
Is this role right for you?- Bachelor in Lighting Design, Architectural Engineering, Architectural or Interior Design
- 4+ years of relevant experience
- Experience in the lighting design industry with an emphasis healthcare or commercial property projects
- Ability to produce construction documents in Revit and AutoCAD
- Proven capability with tools such as MS word, Excel, AGI 32, In Design
- Ability to communicate thoughts and technical ideas in an accessible way
- Attitude of taking initiative, enthusiasm, eagerness to learn, teamwork, creativity
- Working knowledge of architectural luminaires, as well as analog and digital lighting controls
- Day lighting experience including analysis
- Project experience in large-scale high-profile healthcare or commercial work
- Interest in industry technical advancements
- Project experience, and/or lighting achievements related to social impact and human factors
At Arup, we care about each member’s success, so we can grow together.
Guided by our values, we provide an attractive total reward package that recognizes the contribution of each of our members to our shared success. As well as competitive, fair and equitable pay, we offer a career in which all of our members can belong, grow and thrive – through benefits that support health and wellbeing, a wide range of learning opportunities and many possibilities to have an impact through the work they do.
We are owned in trust on behalf of our members, giving us the freedom, with personal responsibility, to set our own direction and choose work that aligns with our purpose and adds to Arup’s legacy. Our members collaborate on ambitious projects to deliver remarkable outcomes for our clients and communities. Profit Share is a key part of our reward, enabling…
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