Senior Systems Engineer - Energy IoT & Platform

Schneider Electric; Richmond; On-site; CAD 115,000 - 162,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision insurance

Wellness Wallet

Telemedicine program

13 paid holidays annually

Up to 19 days paid time off in first y

Paid family leaves

Recharge Break

Employee assistance program

Job summary

Schneider Electric in Canada is seeking a Senior Systems Engineer to bring structure, technical direction, and system-level perspective across hardware, firmware, cloud software, and verification activities. You will own projects from early development through validation and launch, guiding multidisciplinary teams in a hands-on, on-site lab environment.

You will shape architectures, translate complex challenges into actionable plans, and remain closely involved in integration, testing, and issue

Qualifications

• A bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, engineering physics, computer science, controls engineering, or a related technical discipline.
• 8 or more years of experience in systems engineering, multidisciplinary product development, or a related technical environment involving complex products or integrated systems.
• Experience contributing to several stages of the product development lifecycle, from requirements and development through system integration, verification, validation, or manufacturing readiness.
• Previous experience taking technical ownership of a project or significant scope of work, with the ability to guide contributors and move technical activities forward without direct reporting authority.
• Strong technical depth in 1 or more areas such as electronic hardware, firmware, embedded systems, cloud software, system integration, or verification and validation, combined with the ability to collaborate across disciplines.

Responsibilities

• Take technical ownership of assigned projects and guide them from early development through system integration, validation, and commercial launch.
• Shape system architectures and translate complex technical challenges into clear requirements, practical work packages, and actionable plans.
• Remain closely involved in system integration, verification and validation, troubleshooting, and resolution of complex system-level issues.
• Guide multidisciplinary contributors across hardware, firmware, cloud software, validation, compliance, manufacturing, and product management without direct-reporting responsibility.
• Anticipate technical challenges, evaluate possible solutions, and present clear recommendations based on performance, quality, cost, risk, and schedule considerations.
• Help plan and prioritize systems engineering activities, clarify responsibilities, and maintain alignment across teams as projects evolve.
• Ensure system requirements, architecture decisions, test activities, and validation results remain connected throughout the product development lifecycle.
• Communicate technical progress, risks, decisions, and recommendations clearly to project stakeholders and engineering leadership.
• Contribute a fresh perspective to the team by identifying opportunities to improve products, processes, and technical approaches.

Skills

System ownership

Hardware

Firmware

Cloud software

Verification

Cross-functional

Communication

Laboratory work

Education

Bachelor's degree in related technical discipline

Tools

CAN/Modbus/Ethernet

Python

C

Job description

Schneider Electric in Canada is seeking a Senior Systems Engineer to bring structure, technical direction, and system-level perspective across hardware, firmware, cloud software, and verification activities. You will own projects from early development through validation and launch, guiding multidisciplinary teams in a hands-on, on-site lab environment.

You will shape architectures, translate complex challenges into actionable plans, and remain closely involved in integration, testing, and issue