Power Application Engineering Specialist

What will you do?

The Digital Power Application Center's Team is expanding, and we are seeking a Power Application Engineering Specialist to assist us in meeting our customers' expectations regarding their Power Management Systems. We are seeking a collaborative team member capable of delivering intricate solutions that integrate hardware and software, identifying opportunities for our sales team, and providing technical solutions for proposals. This role serves as the "face of Schneider" as work is primarily conducted at customer sites, emphasizing the importance of strong customer management skills.

In this role, you will be involved in all phases of a typical customer project, including configuration, commissioning, conducting Factory Acceptance Tests, providing customer training, and delivering post-sale support. 

• Provide technical expertise and Implement Energy Monitoring and Control solutions.
• Commission and startup of energy meters, gateways, and Energy Servers.
• Deploy Energy Monitoring and SCADA systems and upgrades.
• Ensure timely response to customers and report work progress to all relevant stakeholders.
• Troubleshoot problems on already installed Power Monitoring/SCADA system at customer's premises.
• Perform system routine maintenance verifications on power meters, energy servers, HMI, network components, etc.
• Provide technical support to help our sales channels to promote energy management solutions.
• Provide technical training to customers.
• Prepare commissioning reports, testing plans and engineering deliverables.

What qualifications will make you successful for this role?

We know skills and competencies show up in different ways and can be based on your life experience. If you do not necessarily meet all the requirements that are listed, we still encourage you to apply for the position.   

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical engineering, Computer Engineering or related field.
• Minimum 2 years of relevant experience.
• Strong understanding of power system fundamentals.
• Ability to integrate IEDs (Meter, etc) with LV and MV Power equipment and other network devices using various industrial protocols (BACnet, Modbus RTU, etc.).
• Ability to work effectively in a group or independently.
• Network troubleshooting skills and database experience (Microsoft SQL server).
• "I've got this" attitude is essential.
• Ability to regularly travel to customer sites (up to 75%), including Weekends/Holidays

• Functional knowledge of English and French is required in order to facilitate collaboration with our teams, clients and stakeholders at the provincial and international levels

Preferred Skills:

• Knowledge of Schneider Electric products (Power Meters, ION technology) 
• General programming skills (Python, Visual Basic, C++, C#, etc) 
• Experience with VMWare 
• Controls and PLC experience

What's in it for me?

The compensation range for this full-time position, which includes base pay and short-term incentive, is CAD 64,000 - CAD 96,000 for candidates who are B.C. residents. Our salary ranges are determined by including 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 an inclusive benefits package to support all of our employees such as flexible work arrangements, paid family leaves, pension matching, well-being programs, holidays & paid time off, and more.

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