Solution Architect - Digital Power

Schneider Electric; Baltimore, Arlington, Washington (MD, VA, District of Columbia); On-site; USD 128,480 - 192,720; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible work arrangements

401(k) + match

Paid family leaves

Health, dental, and vision insurance

Paid time off and holidays

Benefit Bucks for employee services

Job summary

Schneider Electric is hiring in Baltimore, Maryland for a position focused on developing IoT solutions for customers' electrical distribution networks. The role involves collaborating with a team of specialists in business development and project management to devise cutting-edge solutions tailored to specific challenges across various market segments.

Ideal candidates will possess a strong passion for innovation and effective customer interaction skills. Special consideration is given to those with experience in electrical distribution equipment and project delivery.

Qualifications

• Experience with complex project delivery in the electrical industry.
• Ability to travel up to 40% for site visits.
• Passion for innovative problem-solving in technology.

Responsibilities

• Develop IoT solutions for electrical distribution networks.
• Consult with clients to create market-driven solutions.
• Document proposals and system designs.

Skills

End Customer solution selling

Electrical distribution knowledge

Interpersonal skills

Multi-tasking ability

Tools

Programmable logic controllers

Human machine interfaces

SCADA systems

Job description

For this U.S. based position, the expected compensation range is $128,480- $192,720 per year, which includes base pay and short-term incentive. The compensation range for this full-time position applies to candidates located within the United States. Our salary ranges are determined by reviewing roles of similar responsibility and level. Within the salary range, individual pay is determined by several factors including performance, knowledge, job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. Schneider Electric also offers a comprehensive benefits package to support our employees, inclusive of medical (with member reward points), dental, vision, and basic life insurance, Benefit Bucks (credits to apply towards your benefits) flexible work arrangements, paid family leaves, 401(k) + match, well-being and recognition (including service anniversary) programs, 12 holidays per year, 15 days of paid time off per year (pro-rated in the first year of employment based on start date), opportunity to purchase company stock (eligibility depends on start date), and military leave benefits.

What do you get to do in this position?

• This isn’t about selling widgets. It’s about creating technological solutions for unique customer challenges, in collaboration with our engineers. We don’t just sell hardware, we sell a customizable, IoT-enabled platform that also includes software, cloud analytics, and services. Read our U.S. Country President’s blog post on our customer-centric selling philosophy. This will give you more insight into how we approach the sales process.
• Every project and customer is different. Our customers have all kinds of life-altering challenges to solve. One customer might have a new wing of their hospital they need to supply with reliable and efficient power. Another customer might have a critical data center they operate for a emergency response agency. Our customers range across the spectrum of global commerce: residential and commercial buildings, data centers, industrial sites, and infrastructure. Across all of it, we make electricity greener, smarter, and more reliable.
• Learning every day is key. Our technology matures and our customers’ needs change all the time. We work at the vanguard of the new energy landscape, which is getting more decentralized, digitalized, and decarbonized by the day. It’s an exciting space that’s taking on one of the biggest societal challenges of our time: sustainability. If you have an intellectual passion to continue learning, you’ll fit right in.

What Do You Do Every Day?

• Develop solutions comprised of IoT hardware, software, and services used to monitor and control a customer’s electrical distribution network.
• Consult with customers, specifiers, and contractors to bring cutting-edge solutions to market.
• Work with a team of business development specialists, quotations specialists, engineers, project managers, and other cross-functional professionals to deliver outside the box solutions.
• Become a trusted advisor with clients in several market segments to influence and guide the design of their electrical distribution system.
• Proposal and design documentation development including system overview, scope of work, bill of material, and project pricing.
• Have freedom and flexibility to drive sales and create solutions necessary for your market to succeed.

Who are we looking for? - This job might be for you if:

• Passion for driving cutting-edge solutions and thinking outside the box to solve customer problems
• Experience with End Customer solution selling and/or delivery of complex projects in the electrical industry.
• Experience with any of the following is preferred but not necessary: electrical distribution and/or automation equipment such as switchgear, programmable logic controllers, human machine interfaces, and SCADA systems.
• Developed interpersonal skills with an ability to interact effectively with internal and external customers of various technical abilities to develop solutions actively and creatively.
• Ability to work and contribute as an effective team player in a fast-paced deadline driven environment.
• Ability to self-manage, multi-task, and learn new skills quickly.
• Travel up to 40% to various customer sites. You will control your travel based on the needs of your customers and business.

Schneider Electric is an Equal Opportunity Employer. It is our policy to provide equal employment and advancement opportunities in the areas of recruiting, hiring, training, transferring, and promoting all qualified individuals regardless of race, religion, color, gender, disability, national origin, ancestry, age, military status, sexual orientation, marital status or any other legally protected characteristic or conduct.

Schneider Electric aspires to be the most inclusive and caring company in the world, by providing equitable opportunities to everyone, everywhere, and ensuring all employees feel uniquely valued and safe to contribute their best. We mirror the diversity of the communities in which we operate, and ‘inclusion’ is one of our core values. We believe our differences make us stronger as a company and as individuals and we are committed to championing inclusivity in everything we do.

At Schneider Electric, we uphold the highest standards of ethics and compliance, and we believe that trust is a foundational value. Our Trust Charter is our Code of Conduct and demonstrates our commitment to ethics, safety, sustainability, quality and cybersecurity, underpinning every aspect of our business and our willingness to behave and respond respectfully and in good faith to all our stakeholders.