Sr. Systems Architect, Heavy Industries

Schneider Electric; Raleigh (NC); On-site; USD 142,400 - 213,600; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Dental benefits

Vision benefits

Life insurance

Paid holidays

Paid time off

Job summary

Schneider Electric is seeking a Senior Power Systems Architect to shape optimized MV/LV power architectures for heavy industry and water-waste-water applications in the North American market.

The role emphasizes high-level customer engagement, strategy and offer support, and knowledge sharing through content creation, workshops, and trainings. A PE license and advanced degrees are highly valued.

Qualifications

• BA/BS degree in Engineering or 15+ years in electrical industry applied development.
• 5+ years experience in electrical system design.
• 3+ years in industrial or building applications.
• PE license strongly preferred.
• PhD in Engineering preferred.
• Strong written, verbal, and visual communication and presentation skills required.
• Willingness to develop technical communications to promote Schneider Electric solutions.

Skills

Power systems design

Network simulation

Protection

Power electronics

Power quality

Schneider Electric offerings

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Tools

Relays

Monitoring systems

Job description

Main mission ELECTRA program is a common initiative from Power Products and Power Systems Divisions, intended to shape the future of electrical power distribution architectures in strategic industrial and building segments such as Petro-chemical, Water and Waste Water treatment, waste recovery, Mining, metallurgy, Motor management, Hotels, Hospitals, etc.

To reinforce its positioning on the North and South American market we are looking for a Senior Power Systems Architect for heavy industry and water-waste-water applications.

Functions of the Senior Systems Architect

• Business support:
  • Elaborate state-of-the-art and optimized power system architectures to reinforce Schneider Electric competitiveness in business projects.
  • Engage high-level discussions with customers to capture expressed and unexpressed needs.
• Strategy and offer support:
  • Identify new opportunities for evolutions of the product portfolio, in LV, MV products, equipment and power conversion.
• Influence:
  • Support our most valuable customers and ecosystem partners in prioritized technical investigations with expertise in power systems design, equipment sizing, power quality impacts, protection, products and equipment.
  • Create highly valuable content to promote & prescribe through workshops & trainings SE solutions and competencies (white papers, webinars, conference papers).
• Knowledge sharing:
  • Organize and deliver technical support and trainings to internal sales and tendering organization.
  • Support the partner ecosystem, particularly design firms on the target segments, typically trainings and webinars.

Application Knowledge

• Expected basic understanding of the principle industrial processes in Petro-chemical and waste-water treatment, and key performance indicators, constraints, operation, customer roles & responsibilities.
• When relevant, ability to interact on technology innovation by experimentations with customers and technical investigations (modeling, simulation of specific components and behaviors).

Power Systems Expertise

• Contribute to the definition of optimized and competitive MV/LV power systems architecture based on Schneider Electric offer capabilities and contribute to the definition of innovative electrical distribution architectures of the future.
• Strong knowledge in power systems engineering (network simulation, protection, AC & DC power electronics conversion, power quality).
• Very good knowledge of SE offers (MV, LV, monitoring & control, relays) and familiar with the basic renewable energy sources (PV and solar).

Qualifications

• BA/BS degree in Engineering or the equivalent of 15+ years of experience in electrical industry application development.
• 5+ years experience in electrical system design.
• 3+ years working in industrial or building applications.
• Professional Engineering (PE) license strongly preferred.
• PhD in Engineering preferred.
• Strong written, verbal, and visual communication and presentation skills required.
• Willingness and ability to develop and elaborate technical communication materials to promote Schneider Electric solutions emphasizing on differentiation and customer benefits.

Compensation and Benefits

For this U.S. based position, the expected pay range is USD 142,400 - USD 213,600 per year.

Benefits include medical (with member reward points), dental, vision, basic life insurance, Benefit Bucks, flexible work arrangements, paid family leave, well-being programs, 12 holidays per year, 15 days of paid time off per year, base salary, incentives, company share ownership, 401(k) with match, development opportunities through performance discussions, global opportunities, learning platforms, inclusive workplace, volunteer leave, programs with the Schneider Electric Foundation, youth education initiatives, and military leave benefits.

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.