Senior Application Engineer II - - Protection Relays

Schneider Electric; United States; On-site; USD 95,000 - 125,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Supportive culture

Exposure to diverse projects

Autonomy to lead initiatives

Job summary

Schneider Electric is looking for a Sr. Application Engineer II to join the Energy Automation team. This role focuses on developing solutions for electrical substations and requires advanced knowledge in Power systems and Protection. The ideal candidate will lead multiple complex projects and provide technical leadership while working primarily in a hybrid setting.

Applicants should possess at least 10 years of relevant experience and expertise in protection relays and configuration. The role includes a travel requirement of 25% to customer sites within the United States.

Qualifications

• Minimum 10+ years of experience in executing Protection, Control and Automation projects.
• Subject Matter Expert in Protection relays and Protection schemes.
• Able to program and troubleshoot various protection schemes.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development of design specifications based on customer requirements.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams for seamless execution.
• Manage technical escalation of customer projects.

Skills

Power systems

Protection schemes

Protection relays configuration

Troubleshooting

Mentoring and Training skills

Excellent people skills

Education

Engineering degree / master's degree in electrical / Power system

Tools

IEC61850

Modbus

DNP

Job description

Sr. Application Engineer II

“The Protection, Controls & Automation (PCA) group of Digital power is the engineering entity of Schneider Electric NAM that specialized in developing solutions for control and protection for electrical substations, datacenter, Oil & gas and distribution networks.

Within this group, the Energy Automation team is seeking a Sr. Application Engineer II with advanced knowledge in Power systems, Protection schemes, Protection relays configuration, testing, and troubleshooting. The candidate will be responsible for leading multiple complex power system projects, proposing new and creative features and improvements to customers, training team members and supporting them in-person or remotely as needed. The candidate will also be required to have expertise in core responsibilities listed below. This role will be 75% hybrid in office with a 25% of travel to various customer locations across united states.

Core Responsibilities

• SAFETY FIRST approach – Demonstrate and promote Schneider Electric Safety-First policies, including STOP work authority, to internal and external stakeholders.
• Design, Configuration, Testing Protection, Control and Automation projects – Based on customer specifications, meetings, and discussions, lead the development of design specifications, review and validate project documentation and test scripts, engage Application Engineers in testing and validation of project, and execute the project during FAT and SAT. This includes complex solutions involving proven technologies or modifications of existing solutions. Identify potential risks associated with the project scope, design, testing, schedule, etc., and provide mitigation strategies. Ensure the design, configuration, testing and execution of PCA projects adhere to the approved quality process.
• Technical Leadership – Lead project design and architecture discussions with customers and other business units on complex, multi-BU solutions.
• Collaboration – Collaborate with Sales and PM during project handover stage to clarify the project scope, promote and propose Schneider Electric digital solutions to customer for enhancement of the existing scope of work. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure seamless execution of PCA projects.
• Innovation – Lead development of PCA projects by implementing technical standards. Propose new ideas and process to improve efficiency and benefit the team and organization.
• Technical escalation management – Manage technical escalation of customer projects by resolving technical issues and communicating effectively with all internal and external stakeholders.

Required Skills

• Engineering degree / master’s degree in electrical / Power system domain
• Must be a digital citizen.
• Minimum 10+ years of experience in executing Protection, Control and Automation projects.
• Subject Matter Expert in Power system, Protection relays, Protection schemes, and Protection relay based ATO schemes.
• Mentoring and Training skills
• Be an outgoing and energetic professional who thinks strategically and creatively.
• Have excellent people skills and possess the ability to influence, convince, communicate, mentor application engineers.
• Must be well organized and proactive professional who works well with people.
• Willingness to travel 25% domestically.
• Knowledge of Schneider Electric’s Medium and Low voltage systems.
• Knowledge in protection relay based ATO testing and different protection scheme testing Example: Feeder protection, Transformer protection, Bus differential, Arc flash protection and Motor protection testing.
• Able to program and trouble shoot above protection schemes.
• Expertise in different communication protocols such as Modbus, DNP, and IEC61850
• Experience in executing complex protection relay based ATO schemes over IEC61850 standard.

What's in it for me?

• Meaningful work where your designs directly impact critical infrastructure and customer operations
• Exposure to diverse projects across market segments using the latest power system technologies
• Supportive culture that encourages innovation, technical excellence, and career development
• Autonomy to lead initiatives and shape technical direction with minimal oversight

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