Senior Engineer II, Electrical Systems Design

Schneider Electric; United States; On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Schneider Electric is seeking a Senior Power System Design Engineer to lead innovative electrical architectures for hyperscale datacenter applications. You will work with end users and channel partners to capture requirements and craft high-level designs that differentiate Schneider Electric.

Responsibilities include developing state-of-the-art architectures, guiding protection plans, and creating technical content for workshops, whitepapers, and webinars to promote SE solutions.

Qualifications

• 10+ years’ experience in electrical power system design engineering studies.
• Experience leading electrical design for hyperscale datacenters.
• Familiar with power system studies software such as ETAP.
• Exposure to working with channel partners and direct customer engagement.

Responsibilities

• Define optimized HV/MV/LV power system architectures for hyperscale datacenters.
• Lead technical discussions with customers and channel partners to capture requirements.
• Develop reference architectures and technical materials to promote Schneider Electric solutions.
• Engage in power systems protection, AC/DC conversion, and power quality topics with customers.

Skills

Power system design

Hyperscale datacenter

Customer engagement

Power systems studies

Education

Bachelor's in Electrical Engineering

Master's in Power Systems (plus)

Tools

ETAP

Job description

1 – Job environment

ELECTRA program, a common initiative from Power Products and Power Systems Divisions intent to boost sales in several selected segments (Oil and Gas, Petrochemicals, Mining, Metals, Hyperscale Data Center, Commercial Industrial Buildings, Marine & Ports, Semiconductor fab, Mobility and New Energy Landscape)

The role of the Senior power system design engineer is to bring innovation and thought leadership to End Users and our Channel partners - Design Consultants, Panel Builders and Contractors for Hyperscale Data Center applications.

In close collaboration with the Project leader and Segment leaders, the technical leader will:

• develop state-of-the-art architectures to reinforce Schneider Electric competitiveness.


• engage high level discussions with customers to capture expressed and unexpressed requirements, convert those requirements in power systems architectures magnifying Schneider Electric catalogue strengths.


• support our customers and ecosystem partners with high level expertise in power systems, protection plan (MV/LV), power automation and monitoring, control.


• create highly valuable content to promote & prescribe through workshops & trainings SE solutions (reference design, whitepapers, webinars & conferences)

2 – Application knowledge’s

• Possess good knowledge of the Hyperscale Datacenter applications and ability to lead technical discussions directly with Customers to capture application needs.


• Understand Customer’s key performance indicators, constraints, operation, roles & responsibility in their respective industrial applications.


• Must have High, Medium and Low Voltage system design and execution knowledge for Datacenter industries.


• Carry out preliminary engineering design in accordance with local codes or relevant international design codes.


• Technology innovation by experimentations with customers and new generation architectures investigations

3 – Power systems expertise

• Contribute to the definition of optimized and competitive HV/MV/LV power systems architecture based on Schneider Electric catalogue and contribute to the definition of innovative electrical distribution architecture.


• Build appropriate reference architectures, technical materials, and documentations to promote Schneider Electric solutions emphasizing differentiation and customer benefits.


• Knowledge in power systems engineering (power system architecture, protection, AC & DC power electronics conversion (UPS/DC Charger), power quality, reliability)


• Ability to Value Engineer the customer solutions with the focus on overall Electrical Architecture.


• Good knowledge of Schneider Electric offers (MV/LV Equipment, UPS, monitoring & control, relays)


• Very good knowledge in Power system studies and equipment sizing.


• Ability to engage customers at C-Level


• Influencing and convincing


• Able to work in multi-BUs, multi-stakeholders’ environment.


• Vey collaborative and flexible

EXPOSURE

ELECTRA

• Project leader


• Experts

Business Units

• Offer managers


• Technical leaders

BUSINESS

• Strategic executive


• Execution center


• Sales forces

CUSTOMERS

• Strategic account experts and decisions makers

Qualifications

• 10+ years’ experience in Electrical Power System design engineering studies with a strong consulting background


• Experience in leading Electrical design for Hyperscale Datacenter.


• Good exposure to Power System studies software such as ETAP.


• Familiar with project business models and exposure to working with Channel partners (Design Consultants, Panel Builder and Contractors)


• Familiar with direct engagement with customers


• Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering


• Master’s degree in Power Systems engineering is a plus

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

This position will be posted until filled.

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