Solution Architect- Pre-Sales

Schneider Electric; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a global leader in energy management and automation as a Solution Architect- Pre-Sales in Houston. This role involves supporting sales teams and helping customers through project cycles using Ecostruxure Automation Expert. You will showcase features, conduct training, and work closely with national sales teams to ensure customer satisfaction and project success.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 3 years in automation solution development and programming.
• Strong background in IT and Embedded Systems.
• Familiar with IIoT and convergence between IT and OT.

Responsibilities

• Conduct workshops and training on EAE.
• Implement and test customer architectures.
• Guide customers through project implementation.

Skills

Object-Oriented Programming

Networking

Cybersecurity

Embedded Software Development

Education

Degree in Electrical/Electronic Engineering

Degree in Computer Science

Degree in IT Programming

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Virtualization

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This role supports country sales teams in winning more business through the EAE (Ecostruxure Automation Expert) and assists customers throughout their project development cycles using EAE.

Demonstration & Training:

• Showcase EAE features and functionalities to help customers with their applications and projects.
• Conduct workshops and application-specific training sessions to promote EAE capabilities, ensuring customers understand how to design, organize, and execute code on EAE.
• Build and maintain a demo area in your country/region (hardware and software) and personalize unique value propositions for customer use-cases.
• Implement and test customer architectures to demonstrate performance and mitigate risks, including on-site support for customers and sales teams.
• Define code structures, objects, and develop key library elements (CATs) to simplify customer experiences and enhance user satisfaction with EAE.
• Assess challenges and collaborate with the Incubator team to address them.

Project Support:

• Guide customers through the implementation phase, ensuring successful project execution and customer satisfaction by blending commercial and technical expertise.
• Present outcomes to customers to encourage adoption and reduce risks.

Feedback and Documentation:

• Maintain a consistent feedback loop with the global EAE development team, representing the voice of the customer and country.
• Document all processes and changes during customer engagements and create use cases and success stories from each project.
• Share knowledge and best practices with customers and team members.

System Integrator Development:

• Support, develop, and train System Integrators in the region to act as execution partners for EAE.
• Degree in Electrical/Electronic Engineering, Computer Science, IT Programming, or Code Development.
• Background as an Embedded Software Engineer, ideally with a strong IT focus.
• Familiarity with IIoT and the convergence between IT and OT.
• Proficiency in Object-Oriented Programming, Windows and Linux development environments, Docker/Kubernetes/Swarm, virtualization, event-driven methodology, C# programming for HMI integration, and cybersecurity (SDL2, IEC62443).
• Networking experience (LAN, WAN, VLAN, managed switches, routers) and communication protocols (TCP/IP, Modbus, EthernetIP, Profinet, HTTPS, MQTT).
• OT knowledge is beneficial but can be learned at Schneider Electric.
• Minimum of 3 years of experience in automation solution development and programming.

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Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Sales and Business Development

• Industries

  Automation Machinery Manufacturing

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