Design Leader

Schneider Electric; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 1,500,000 - 2,300,000; Full time

Job summary

Schneider Electric is seeking a Digital Systems Engineer to take ownership of technical execution from project inception to delivery. You will design digital infrastructure and automation solutions, lead technical teams, and ensure customer expectations for quality, cost, and performance are met.

You will oversee design, implementation and testing, lead cross-functional teams across automation, infrastructure and cybersecurity, and identify risks to optimize proposals within budget and schedule.

Qualifications

• Digital Systems — intermediate level; designing and implementing digital infrastructure and automation solutions
• Technical Solution Design — intermediate level; developing end-to-end architectures that meet customer specifications
• Project Management — developing level; coordinating technical activities and resources across project phases
• Cost Management — intermediate level; optimizing technical proposals to balance performance and budget
• Requirements Analysis — intermediate level; translating customer needs into actionable technical specifications
• Customer Orientation — intermediate level; aligning solutions with client expectations and business outcomes
• Problem Solving — intermediate level; resolving technical challenges that impact project delivery
• Decision Making — intermediate level; selecting methods and approaches to complete complex technical tasks

Responsibilities

• Oversee technical scope from project award to closure, including design, implementation, and testing activities
• Lead technical teams to deliver digital systems solutions across automation, infrastructure, and cybersecurity domains
• Identify technical risks and optimize solution proposals to meet cost, schedule, and quality targets
• Manage integration of digital networks, communication protocols, and third-party components across market segments

Skills

Digital Systems

Technical Solution Design

Project Management

Cost Management

Requirements Analysis

Customer Orientation

Problem Solving

Decision Making

Job description

Join us as a Digital Systems Engineer and take ownership of technical execution from project inception to delivery. You'll design digital infrastructure and automation solutions, lead technical teams, and ensure every project meets customer expectations for quality, cost, and performance.

What will you do?

• Oversee technical scope from project award to closure, including design, implementation, and testing activities
• Lead technical teams to deliver digital systems solutions across automation, infrastructure, and cybersecurity domains
• Identify technical risks and optimize solution proposals to meet cost, schedule, and quality targets
• Manage integration of digital networks, communication protocols, and third-party components across market segments

What are the key skills we are looking for?

• Digital Systems — intermediate level; designing and implementing digital infrastructure and automation solutions
• Technical Solution Design — intermediate level; developing end-to-end architectures that meet customer specifications
• Project Management — developing level; coordinating technical activities and resources across project phases
• Cost Management — intermediate level; optimizing technical proposals to balance performance and budget
• Requirements Analysis — intermediate level; translating customer needs into actionable technical specifications
• Customer Orientation — intermediate level; aligning solutions with client expectations and business outcomes
• Problem Solving — intermediate level; resolving technical challenges that impact project delivery
• Decision Making — intermediate level; selecting methods and approaches to complete complex technical tasks

What qualifications will make you successful?

• Strong technical judgment to balance competing priorities and make sound trade-offs
• Ability to lead and coordinate cross-functional teams without direct authority
• Clear communication skills to report technical status to stakeholders and management
• Proactive mindset with a focus on risk identification and continuous improvement

What's in it for me?

• Accountability for impactful technical solutions delivered to diverse customers
• Exposure to cutting-edge digital technologies across multiple market segments
• Supportive team culture with opportunities for mentorship and professional growth
• Complex, multi-system projects that challenge and expand your technical expertise

Rewards designed for you

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Looking to make an IMPACT with your career?

When you are thinking about joining a new team, culture matters. At Schneider Electric, our values and behaviors are the foundation for creating a great culture to support business success. We believe that our IMPACT values – Inclusion, Mastery, Purpose, Action, Curiosity, Teamwork – starts with us.

IMPACT is also your invitation to join Schneider Electric where you can contribute to turning sustainability ambition into actions, no matter what role you play. It is a call to connect your career with the ambition of achieving a more resilient, efficient, and sustainable world.

We are looking for IMPACT Makers; exceptional people who turn sustainability ambitions into actions at the intersection of automation, electrification, and digitization. We celebrate IMPACT Makers and believe everyone has the potential to be one.

€40 billion global revenue
+9% organic growth
150 000+ employees in 100+ countries

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