The Lead Data Engineer role at Lutron Electronics Co., Inc. is focused on building and scaling a modern, cloud-native data and AI platform. You will shape enterprise data ecosystem architecture and lead scalable data solutions spanning streaming, cloud platforms, data modeling, and AI enablement.
Core Responsibilities
- Lead the development of Lutronβs cloud-based data ecosystem.
- Mentor data engineers, software engineers, and data scientists.
- Establish and drive best practices for data engineering, including governance, security, and scalability across teams.
- Streamline data access and promote data literacy throughout the organization.
- Process, clean, and validate large-scale datasets to preserve data integrity.
- Architect cloud-based solutions using AWS and Microsoft platforms.
- Model data to support business needs, enabling accurate analytics, KPIs, and decision-making across functional areas.
- Build and maintain infrastructure used to host, manage, and automate machine learning models and advanced analytics.
- Support AI/ML workflows by creating scalable pipelines for model training, deployment, monitoring, and versioning.
- Integrate AI-driven capabilities such as recommendation engines, natural language processing, and predictive analytics into enterprise systems.
- Optimize data pipelines for large-scale feature engineering, experiment tracking, and real-time inference.
- Collaborate with data scientists to productionize AI models and agents, focusing on performance, reliability, and compliance.
- Ensure performance and data quality through SQL programming and optimization.
- Communicate technical concepts effectively to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
- Develop automated analytics, dashboards, and data visualizations to support business decisions.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelorβs or Masterβs degree in Computer Science, Data Science, Computer Engineering, or Software Engineering.
- Minimum cumulative GPA of 3.00 for all degrees earned.
- 8+ years of experience in a related field.
- Proven expertise in modern data modeling, real-time and batch data processing, and cloud-based architectures.
Technology & Tools
Cloud platforms: AWS (S3, Glue, EKS, Lambda, SageMaker, Redshift, Athena, Bedrock, Agentcore) and Microsoft.
Databases: SQL and NoSQL.
Visualization: Power BI, Tableau, QuickSight.
Programming & analytics: Python (Pandas, NumPy, PySpark).
Equal Opportunity Statement
Lutron Electronics is an Equal Opportunity β Affirmative Action β Employer. We welcome qualified, motivated applicants regardless of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, or genetics.
Location
Coopersburg, PA (onsite)