About Signify
Through bold discovery and cutting-edge innovation, we lead an industry that is vital for the future of our planet: lighting. Through our leadership in connected lighting and the Internet of Things, we're breaking new ground in data analytics, AI, and smart solutions for homes, offices, cities, and beyond.
At Signify, you can shape tomorrow by building on our incredible 125+ year legacy while working toward even bolder sustainability goals. Our culture of continuous learning, creativity, and commitment to diversity and inclusion empowers you to grow your skills and career.
Join us, and together, we’ll transform our industry, making a lasting difference for brighter lives and a better world.
More about the role
This is an exciting job opportunity for you to light the way as a Systems Engineer in Milano, Italy with Signify.
- Reviews and validates control design, schematics and technical documentation delivered by Technical Designers, ensuring feasibility and alignment with project requirements.
- Acts as technical lead during project execution, supporting Project Managers and ensuring a smooth transition from design to commissioning.
- Defines and drives the commissioning strategy per project, deciding the optimal execution model (internal vs Commissioning Partners vs CSIs).
- Prepares and oversees startup and commissioning plans, integrating all technical disciplines and stakeholders.
- Performs and/or supervises remote and on-site commissioning activities, ensuring quality, timelines and customer satisfaction.
- Leads and coordinates Commissioning Partners (CPs) and subcontractors, including task allocation, technical guidance, performance follow-up and quality control.
- Provides technical support and enablement to CSIs (Certified System Integrators), contributing to their development and ensuring consistent execution standards.
- Monitors system performance, ensuring alignment with specifications, budget and project targets.
- Ensures proper testing, validation and system handover, including documentation completeness and quality.
- Drives resolution of technical issues, punch list items and risks, ensuring timely project closure.
- Contributes to continuous improvement, sharing lessons learned and supporting standardization across projects and regions.
- Provides technical expertise for customer interactions, demonstrations and troubleshooting when required.
More about you
While we value and appreciate all applicants, we believe that the following experience and skills will be needed to shine brightly in this job opening:
- Strong technical knowledge of lighting control systems and system integration (e.g. connected lighting, building management systems, networking basics).
- Proven experience in system commissioning and technical project execution, including on-site activities.
- Ability to define and lead commissioning strategies, balancing internal execution, Commissioning Partners and CSIs.
- Experience in coordinating and managing third parties (subcontractors, partners or external resources).
- Strong stakeholder management and communication skills, with the ability to align Sales, Project Management, Technical Design and external partners.
- Solid problem-solving skills, with the ability to manage technical issues under pressure and drive resolution.
- Experience working in international and multi-project environments.
- High level of ownership and accountability for project delivery, timelines and quality.
- Ability to translate technical concepts into clear actions for different stakeholders (technical and non-technical).
- Willingness to travel for on-site commissioning activities when required.
Everything we’ll do for you
You can grow a lasting career here. We’ll encourage you, support you, and challenge you. We’ll help you learn and progress in a way that’s right for you, with coaching and mentoring along the way. We’ll listen to you too, because we see and value every one of our 27,000+ people. We believe that a diverse and inclusive workplace fosters creativity, innovation, and a full spectrum of bright ideas. With a global workforce present in 70+ countries, we are dedicated to creating an inclusive environment where every voice is heard and valued, helping us all achieve more together.
Come join us, and together we can light up the future.
