Lutron programmer

Check the exact lighting platform, device activation, scene behavior and finished project database.

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Job description

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Lutron programmer
[Company name] - [City, state / service area]

Job terms
Pay: [range, currency and hourly or annual basis]
Schedule: [days, hours, on-call and overtime expectations]
Employment type: [full-time / part-time / temporary]
Travel: [area, frequency and overnight requirements]
Benefits: [the benefits actually offered]

The work
We are hiring a Lutron programmer for [HomeWorks QS/QSX / RadioRA 3 / named legacy or commercial system]. You will maintain the project database, configure agreed lighting and shade behavior, activate assigned devices and test the installed system. Electrical installation is handled by [qualified installer / separately defined duties of this opening].

Platform, processor generation and software: [name]. Dimmers, load types, keypads, sensors and shades in scope: [name]. Electrical and network support: [describe].

Your responsibilities
- Check the load and device schedules against the installed equipment and the project database.
- Program approved keypad actions, scenes, schedules, sensors and shade groups for the named platform.
- Associate installed devices with the correct project entries and transfer the approved programming.
- Separate activation or communication faults from load compatibility, wiring and installation issues.
- Test actual room behavior, dimming performance and customer operation with the installation team.
- Deliver the current project database, configuration backups, device records and service notes.

Experience we need
- Hands-on programming and commissioning experience on the exact platform and generation listed above.
- Ability to explain activation, database transfer and the operation of a comparable completed system.
- Experience coordinating load or installation faults with the responsible qualified electrical installer.
- Required platform qualification and software access: [specify the actual requirement and employer support].

What we provide
[Supervision, training, tools, PPE, software access and other support provided by the employer.]

How to apply
[Application link and any job-related evidence requested.]

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Interview questions

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Which Lutron platform and generation did you program, and which work was yours?
Listen for: Exact software, processor and device families; programming versus electrical installation, commissioning or service.
How did you match an installed keypad or dimmer to the correct entry in the project?
Listen for: Physical device identity, room/load schedule, platform-specific activation and verification after programming transfer.
A keypad scene works, but one LED load flickers at the low end. What would you investigate?
Listen for: Actual lamp/driver and control compatibility, load type, configured dimming behavior and qualified installer support for wiring checks.
A newly installed device will not activate. How do you separate likely causes?
Listen for: Correct model and project assignment, platform-specific activation method, software/firmware compatibility and communication or range evidence.
How do you prove the programmed lighting and shades match the customer brief?
Listen for: Observed keypad, scene, schedule, sensor and shade behavior where assigned, plus current database, backups and unresolved defects.

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Interview questions

Which Lutron platform and generation did you program, and which work was yours?

How did you match an installed keypad or dimmer to the correct entry in the project?

A keypad scene works, but one LED load flickers at the low end. What would you investigate?

A newly installed device will not activate. How do you separate likely causes?

How do you prove the programmed lighting and shades match the customer brief?

Role references