Lead Data Engineer

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 Lutron’s 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

• Bachelor’s or Master’s 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 – Affirmative Action – Employer. We welcome qualified, motivated applicants regardless of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, or genetics.

Location

Coopersburg, PA (onsite)