Power Systems Solution Architect - Incubation

Job Description

Schneider Electric has an opportunity for a Solution Architect within the Power System Business Transformation team.

The Solution Architect is a critical role, responsible for understanding the particular segment & customers Energy & Power System needs, bringing forward architectures with electrical distribution and digital solutions.

Solution Architect has technical responsibilities, interfacing with customers and different Schneider Electric teams to


* Bring together the most optimized solution to meet customer needs via current and future technology & products.


* Identify opportunities for enhancement in our product and technology portfolio.


* Drive thought leadership.

S/he must be a self-starter, have a technical background, system architecture skills, effective communication, be collaborative, proactive and be able to adapt to a dynamic environment.

Initially, this position will concentrate on Power & Grid and Hydrogen opportunities, with the flexibility to adapt as the New Energy Landscape market progresses.

What will you do?



* Understand the segment specific customer applications, processes, requirements and constraints to develop and propose the best solution.


* Lead the technical part of commercial roadmap and action plan (such as architectures/systems/features qualification, prescription, specifications drafting) for the specific segment/customer.


* Perform technical influencing and specifying activities at early stages of business development & opportunity identification.


* Can present and defend technical solutions.

Develop required technical and commercial argumentation documents.

Provide answers to complex technical questions from customers in co-operation with technical experts of different Business Units.


* Lead thought leadership & education internally & externally via white papers, presentation, etc


* Simplify technically complex topics to drive educated decisions across opportunities, products, and execution.


* Cross collaborates with strategy and various offer marketing team to provide feedback, identify opportunities for product needs by segments & application.


* Collaborate with quotation, tendering, product engineering function to create competitive advantage and successfully execute segment/application needs.


* Review Request for Proposal (RFP) providing the commercial team with clear technical synthesis of Power System Power Train competitive advantages and proposed technical deviations.

Provide technical advice to sales and capture team, propose competitive solutions and clarifications.


* Provide technical support in execution phase for set customer & projects as necessary and drive closed loop learning for future opportunities.

What qualifications will make you successful?


* A bachelor's degree in engineering


* 10 years+ of technical experience


* A strong focus on the customer; you understand and anticipate customers ...