Senior Electrical Engineer - Power Systems

## Lead complex power and automation solutions that shape critical infrastructure Schneider Electric is looking for a **Senior Electrical Engineer** to join our Power Systems Hub Canada. In this role, you will be at the heart of technically complex and high-impact projects, providing technical leadership and expertise from tendering through execution. You’ll work closely with project managers, tender managers, sales teams, and application centers, contributing to solutions across electrical distribution, control, and process automation, with a strong presence in industries such as Data Centers, Utilities, Mining, Renewables, Transportation, Water & Wastewater, and Marine. This is a senior individual contributor role for someone who enjoys technical ownership, customer interaction, and influencing solution architecture. ### Your impact As a Technical Lead, you will: * Own the end-to-end technical execution of medium to large projects, from proposal to delivery * Serve as a technical authority for power systems and distribution solutions * Influence solution design, optimization, and innovation for complex customer environments * Lead without hierarchy by collaborating and mentoring across multidisciplinary teams ### What you will do? * Provide technical leadership during tendering and project execution phases * Support sales teams by delivering optimized and compliant power system designs * Define technical architectures and ensure engineering quality and integrity * Lead and coordinate with engineers, contractors, consultants, and application centers * Independently manage smaller projects without direct project management oversight * Evaluate proposals, technical studies, and designs; identify risks and mitigation strategies * Develop engineering estimates, bid documentation, and technical customer presentations * Support facility upgrades for power, control, and automation systems * Act as a technical ambassador for medium- and low-voltage switchgear and switchboards ### What qualifications will make you successful? **Required** * Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering * Professional Engineer designation (P.Eng.) in Canada * Candidates eligible for licensure within 12 months will also be considered * 5+ years of progressive experience in electrical distribution, including MV/LV systems * Strong capability in electrical distribution design and power systems engineering * Experience leading or coordinating multidisciplinary engineering teams * Ability to work independently and provide sound technical judgment * Strong written and verbal communication skills **Assets** * Experience with control systems or process automation * Background in complex or regulated industries (data centers, utilities, mining, etc.) * Experience with project proposals, customer presentations, and technical negotiations ### Additional details * Ability to travel up to 30% across Canada, the U.S., and Mexico * Availability for occasional after-hours or weekend work, depending on customer needs * Comfortable working under pressure in fast-paced project environments Let us learn about you! Apply today. You must submit an online application to be considered for any position with us. This posting is for an existing vacancy. #LI-Hybrid #LI-GV1 At Schneider, we believe that every employee is a talent who deserves equal opportunities. This means you matter. Every individual needs to feel valued, supported, and treated fairly to do their best work. Our Total Rewards is our way of saying: “We see you. We value you”. It’s more than just pay and benefits- it’s a meaningful investment in you. It is designed for you to perform, grow, feel safe, and elevate your potential to shine as an impact maker. The expected pay range is CAD 114,750 - CAD 162,000 per year. This pay range includes base pay and short-term incentives. 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: insurance coverage for health, inclusive of medical, dental, vision, basic life, accident, and disability insurance; Wellness Wallet (reimbursement for medical / wellbeing expenses); telemedicine program; 13 paid holidays annually; up to 19 days paid time off in first year; paid family leaves; parental and care leave; Recharge Break (savings plan for a future paid leave of absence); employee assistant program with mental, family, and legal counselling and flexible work arrangements. * **Invest and plan your future.** We help you plan and invest for the future with competitive pay and programs: base salary; incentive plans; employee share ownership plan; retirement plan with employer pension match. * **Grow your skills and career.** We commit to helping you grow with ongoing performance and development conversations, Senior Talent Program, global career opportunities, access to our Schneider Career Hub for new positions, projects, and mentors, and learning platforms like Coursera to equip you with the skills for today and tomorrow. * **Team up in the workplace.** We encourage teaming up through project opportunities on the Schneider Career Hub, smart ways to collaborate, celebrating contributions via a recognition program (including service anniversary), sharing your voice in our engagement survey, and fostering an inclusive, caring workplace. * **Support your community.** We make a difference in your community with volunteer leave, programs through the Schneider Electric Foundation, and initiatives that support youth education. *Participation and coverage levels for specific benefit programs are determined based on employment status (e.g., full-time, part-time, temporary, or fixed-term) and are subject to applicable plan terms, conditions, and eligibility waiting periods. ### Looking to make an IMPACT with your career? When you are thinking about joining a new team, culture matters. At Schneider Electric, our values and behaviors are the foundation for creating a great culture to support business success. We believe that our IMPACT values – Inclusion, Mastery, Purpose, Action, Curiosity, Teamwork – starts with us. IMPACT is also your invitation to join Schneider Electric where you can contribute to turning sustainability ambition into actions, no matter what role you play. It is a call to connect your career with the ambition of achieving a more resilient, efficient, and sustainable world. 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. Become an IMPACT Maker with Schneider Electric – apply today! * €40 billion global revenue * +9% organic growth * 150 000+ employees in 100+ countries You must submit an online application to be considered for any position with us. This position will be posted until filled. 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. At Schneider Electric, we uphold the highest standards of ethics and compliance, and we believe that trust is a foundational value. Our Trust Charter is our Code of Conduct and demonstrates our commitment to ethics, safety, sustainability, quality and cybersecurity, underpinning every aspect of our business and our willingness to behave and respond respectfully and in good faith to all our stakeholders. You can find out more about our Trust Charter here 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.

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