Senior Systems Architect

Heavy Industry & Water/Wastewater | North & South America

The ELECTRA Program is a strategic initiative between Schneider Electric's Power Products and Power Systems divisions, focused on shaping the future of electrical power distribution across critical industries, including water and wastewater treatment, petrochemical, mining, metals, hospitality, healthcare, and industrial manufacturing.

We are seeking a Senior Power Systems Architect for Heavy Industries to strengthen our market leadership across North and South America by guiding customers toward innovative, reliable, and sustainable power system solutions.

What You’ll Do

Drive Customer Success

• Design optimized MV/LV power system architectures that improve customer performance and Schneider Electric competitiveness.
• Engage directly with customers to understand business challenges and develop tailored solutions.
• Provide expert guidance on power system design, protection, equipment sizing, power quality, and power conversion.

Shape Future Solutions

• Identify opportunities to enhance Schneider Electric's product and solution portfolio.
• Contribute to the development of next-generation electrical distribution architectures and technologies.

Influence the Industry

• Partner with key customers, consultants, and ecosystem partners on complex technical challenges.
• Develop thought leadership content, including white papers, webinars, conference presentations, and technical workshops.

Build Capability

• Deliver technical training and support to sales, tendering, engineering teams, and external partners.
• Share expertise with consulting engineers and design firms serving targeted industry segments.

What You Bring

• Strong knowledge of industrial processes, particularly in water/wastewater treatment, petrochemical, mining, or heavy industry .
• Deep expertise in power systems engineering , including network studies, protection, power quality, and power electronics.
• Experience designing and optimizing MV/LV electrical distribution systems .
• Strong understanding of Schneider Electric solutions, including MV/LV equipment, protection relays, monitoring, and control systems.
• Familiarity with renewable energy technologies and their integration into power systems.

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

Looking to make an IMPACT with your career?

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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 growth
150 000+ employees in 100+ countries

Schneider Electric is there when it matters most to you

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.

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.

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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.

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