System & Architecture Senior Engineer

For this U.S. based position, the expected compensation range is $117,600 - $176,400 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.

Schneider Electric has a challenging opportunity for a passionate individual to assume the role of System & Architecture Senior Engineer, providing cutting‑edge automation solutions to help machine builders and control panel shops add value to their systems through our cutting‑edge technologies and services.

The right candidate will have a proven track record of experience as an advanced solution design consultant and engineer in the industrial automation field (covering PLC, SCADA, Motion, Variable Frequency Drives, etc.).

Collaboration and partnering within Schneider’s various teams in the industry business nationally and internationally are keys to success.

• Provide technical pre‑sales support for the OEM sales front and back‑office organization in relation to OEM accounts prescription, machine conversion, and/or new machine design specifications.
• Visit customers together with our sales teams, and following their requests, actively detect and follow up leads to reorient towards billable pre‑sales / pre‑project services such as pre‑project consultation, project feasibility studies, site audits, etc.
• Introduce and promote the complete Eco Struxure TM Machine solutions in terms of strengths, weaknesses, and possibilities.
• Build demos to help customers visualize the main solution concepts whenever required (Proof Of Concept “POC”).
• Develop required technical and commercial argumentation documents.
• Help to close deals by providing differentiating elements to the salesforce for the commercial argumentation.
• Be the main technical interface for support requests and solution contracts, in sync with regional and/or global Flex‑Centers.
• Be the primary customer technical interface when a SE’s 1 ADE 2 is involved in the engineered solution.
• Support Channel partners (e.g., Machine Integrators “MI” or Process OEMs “POEMs”) with their technical sales requests and assist them with winning their project opportunities / implementing appropriate TVDA architectures.
• Within the functional requirements and constraints of the solution/application under analysis, recommend and develop competitive architecture (based on TVDAs or customized typical architectures) and its implementation which optimally meets OEM customers’ needs & requirements.
• Provide technical expertise to OEM customers when defining their machine specifications / tender documents.
• Assist/lead the automation & control system & architecture definition and create value by advising of advanced potential issues that might affect projects duration, budget, feasibility, or a combination thereof.
• Provide recommendations & support in terms of upgrade / interconnectivity with SE industrial automation legacy offers.
• Answer advanced technical questions on integration/compatibility of third‑party components inside an architecture.
• Be an active member and contributor to the Eco Struxure TM Machine Experts…