Solution Architect - Digital Power

Chris Baily; New York (NY); On-site; USD 118,000 - 176,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

Paid time off

Holidays

401(k) with match

Flexible work arrangements

Job summary

Schneider Electric is seeking a Solution Architect‑Digital Power to design IoT-enabled power monitoring and control solutions in the New England and Upstate NY area. You will work with engineers across hardware, software, cloud analytics and services to deliver customized energy management platforms.

This role emphasizes technical design and specification, collaboration with customers, and travel up to 50% to client sites across buildings, data centers and industrial facilities.

Qualifications

• Experience with end-customer solution selling or delivery of complex electrical projects.
• Familiarity with electrical distribution/automation equipment preferred.
• Strong interpersonal and teamwork abilities; capable of diverse stakeholder interaction.

Responsibilities

• Develop technical designs and specifications for IoT-enabled power monitoring and control solutions.
• Collaborate with engineers across hardware, software, cloud analytics and services to deliver customized platforms.
• Engage clients to understand requirements and tailor energy management solutions.
• Prepare documentation including system overview, scope of work, BOM, and pricing.
• Travel up to 50% to customer sites to support projects.

Skills

Solution selling

Electrical distribution

Automation equipment

Interpersonal skills

Team player

Self-management

Travel up to 50%

Job description

Schneider Electric has an opportunity for a Solution Architect‑Digital Power that supports the New England and Upstate NY area. Preference for residency in Boston or Andover MA. Candidates can also reside in Buffalo NY, Syracuse NY, Rhode Island, Connecticut or the New England area.The Digital Power organization is looking for a Solution Architect to drive the technical design and specification of sophisticated power monitoring and control solutions.Schneider Electric creates connected technologies that reshape industries, transform cities and enrich lives.Our 128,000+ employees thrive in more than 100 countries. From the simplest of switches to complex operational systems, our technology, software and services improve the way our customers manage and automate their operations. Help us deliver solutions that ensure Life Is On everywhere, for everyone and at every moment.Great people make Schneider Electric a great company.

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?

• 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 50% to various customer sites.You will control your travel based on the needs of your customers and business

For this U.S. based position, the expected pay range is USD 117,600 - USD 176,400 per year. This pay range includes base pay and short‑term incentives. The compensation range for this full‑time position applies to candidates located within the United States. Our pay ranges are determined by reviewing roles of similar responsibility and level. Within the pay range, individual pay is determined by several factors including performance, knowledge, job‑related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

Our Total Rewards package outlines all the benefits and support you’ll enjoy as part of the Schneider Electric team:

• Care for Yourself and Your Family. We ensure you feel secure with benefits that help you and your family thrive: medical (with member reward points), dental, vision, and basic life insurance, Benefit Bucks, flexible work arrangements, paid family leaves, well‑being programs, 12 holidays per year, and 15 days of paid time off per year.
• Invest and Plan Your Future. We help you plan and invest for the future with competitive pay and programs including base salary, incentives, company share ownership, and 401(k) with match.
• Grow Your Skills and Career. We support development through performance discussions, global opportunities, the Schneider Career Hub, and learning platforms like Coursera.
• Team Up in the Workplace. We encourage collaboration, recognition, sharing your voice, and an inclusive workplace.
• Support Your Community. We make a difference through volunteer leave, programs with the Schneider Electric Foundation, youth education initiatives, and military leave benefits.

Company Culture

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 growth150 000+ employees in 100+ countries

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.