Solution Architect - Central Plains

Schneider Electric • Kansas City, MO

59d • Remote

About The Position

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.

Requirements

• 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.
• 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.

Nice To Haves

• 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.

Responsibilities

• 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.

Benefits

• medical (with member reward points)
• dental
• vision
• 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)
• military leave benefits

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed