System architect

Role Description

The lighting system architect is responsible for designing, validating and promoting integrated lighting architectures within the gewiss lightzone ecosystem. The role operates at the intersection of technical expertise, customer consultancy and commercial development, supporting strategic opportunities from early specification to project execution.

Key Responsibilities

• Design end‑to‑end lighting system architectures for complex and strategic projects, defining control philosophies, system layouts, integration logic and technical requirements.
• Create scalable reference architectures and solution blueprints for priority vertical markets.
• Ensure interoperability between lighting controls, emergency lighting, iot devices, sensors, software platforms and third‑party systems.
• Validate technical feasibility, scalability, performance and reliability of proposed solutions.
• Support the sales director and key account managers in strategic opportunities, participating in customer meetings, technical presentations and executive discussions.
• Lead technical discovery workshops, translate customer challenges into solution concepts and value propositions.
• Act as a trusted technical advisor for consultants, architects, engineers, municipalities, developers, escos, infrastructure operators and end users.
• Prepare system diagrams, architecture narratives, technical assumptions and solution documentation.
• Support value engineering while safeguarding solution quality, compliance and long‑term performance.
• Assist in complex tenders with technical concepts, architecture validation and risk assessment.
• Monitor market trends, emerging technologies and evolving customer needs, providing feedback to product management, r&d and marketing.
• Contribute to the development of new digital services, connected lighting applications and vertical solution packages.
• Promote best practices in solution architecture, interoperability and system thinking across the organization.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in electrical engineering, electronic engineering, lighting engineering, telecommunications, automation, computer engineering or equivalent.
• Minimum 7 years of experience in professional lighting, lighting controls, smart buildings, smart cities, infrastructure, iot solutions or systems integration.
• Proven experience in customer‑facing technical roles supporting complex solution sales or strategic project development.
• Experience with consultants, designers, engineering firms, municipalities, infrastructure operators, developers and end users.
• Knowledge of lighting control protocols (dali, d4i, dmx, wireless) and integration standards (knx, bacnet, modbus, mqtt, bms).
• Understanding of smart‑building integration, smart‑city platforms, api‑based integration and data flows.
• Familiarity with networking fundamentals, cloud and edge architectures, energy monitoring and data analytics.
• Basic knowledge of cybersecurity, high‑availability and risk assessment.
• Strong communication, presentation and consultative skills, with the ability to influence cross‑functional teams.
• Fluent English; knowledge of italian, french, spanish or german is a plus.