China CTO Office Electronics System Architect - H/F

Our Innovation&Technology is a global organization within Schneider, aiming at providing deep technical expertise to the different Lines of Business.

Within this organization, the Electronics Center of Excellence (CoE) brings added-value to Schneider overall through expertise in connectivity, IoT, ASIC design, microcontroller and microprocessor selection...

providing insights, guidance and driving platforming initiatives.

We are currently reinforcing our China Electronics CoE and are looking for a senior electronics architect.

Please note this role is located in Shanghai (China).

You will start your contract in France (Grenoble) during 6 month to acculturate with the Schneider electronics ecosystem, before relocating to Shanghai for a 3 to 4 years period.

After that you will relocate back to Schneider France.

In Shanghai, you will join a team of 3 electronics experts.

Only apply to this role with an English resume.

Application in French will not be considered.

Your role :

You will bring technical expertise in one of those two domains : either Power Electronics or Embedded Processing (microcontrollers and microprocessors).

You will manage relationships with suppliers, select the relevant architectures for design projects and foster collaboration between global CoE experts and Chinese design teams.

Your missions :


* Architecture Leadership:



* Lead cross-functional teams to challenge and refine existing electronics architectures, balancing innovation with practicality.


* Mentor junior engineers from divisions or various internal stakeholders on architectural best practices.


* Drive a platforming approach to optimize solutions across the divisions



* Component Collaboration:



* Manage relationships with suppliers



* For Power Electronics : engage directly with local manufacturers to evaluate component performance, cost, and sustainability


* For Embedded processing (MCU/MPU) : collaborate with suppliers to optimize hardware/software integration and address technical constraints

Understand the local electronic market trends and build the right relationships with local suppliers/ecosystem partners.

Understand the solutions and moves of our competitors.


* Global CoE and Local CoE team's collaboration:



* Understand the global Schneider strategy around Power Electronics / Embedded processing and partner with global experts


* Structure a clear pathway to localize this strategy into concrete actions within the China design teams


* Contribute to the global roadmap by bringing innovation on this technology from the local market


* Work with the Technology Standardization Management (i.e.

component selection) team and purchasing teams to have an up-to-the-mark standard


* Build the right technological actions plan and partnership with start-ups and universities

Your profile :


* Master's degree or Ph.D.'s in Electronics, Microelectronics, Power Electronics, Electrical En...