Solution Architect - Central Plains

For this U.S. based position, the expected compensation range is $128,480.00- $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.


You must submit an online application to be considered for the position. The Company will accept applications on an ongoing basis until the position is filled.

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Schneider Electric has an opportunity for a Solution Architect for the Power & Grid market. This region includes the area of Kanas City, Iowa, Minneapolis, & St. Louis.

The Digital Power organization is looking for a Solution Architect to drive the technical design and specification of sophisticated power monitoring and control solutions in the Power & Grid market.

Schneider Electric creates connected technologies that reshape industries, transform cities and enrich lives. Our 160,000+ 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 strategic customer that they need to supply with reliable and efficient power. Another customer might need to rapidly expand to keep up with growing demand. 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.
• Lead technical customer engagement for the Energy Parks initiative by architecting and positioning integrated digital power and grid solutions that enable scalable, resilient, and sustainable energy ecosystems.
• Consult with customers, specifiers, and sales partners to bring cutting-edge solutions to the market.
• Work with a team of regional account executives, solution architects, digital sellers, quotations specialists, engineers, project managers, and other cross-functional professionals to deliver outside the box solutions.
• Challenge the status quo to creatively grow the Power &Grid business with new products and software offerings.
• Proposal and design documentation development including system overview, scope of work, bill of material, and project pricing.
• Become a trusted advisor with clients in the Power & Grid market segment to influence and guide the design of their electrical distribution system.
• 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 you have:

• 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: Power & Grid market, Energy Parks, Microgrids, ETAP/Digital Twins, electrical distribution and/or automation equipment such as meters, RTUs, relays, MV/LV switchgear, programmable logic controllers, human machine interfaces, power monitoring software, or SCADA systems.
• Comfort operating in an AI-amplified sales and architecture environment, leveraging generative AI and digital tools to improve activities such as demand forecasting, opportunity qualification, technical documentation, or sales productivity.
• 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, conferences, and user groups. You will control your travel based on the needs of your customers and business.

Let us learn about you! Apply today.

Looking to make an IMPACT with your career?

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.

Become an IMPACT Maker with Schneider Electric - apply today!

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

You must submit an online application to be considered for any position with us. This position will be posted until filled.

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