Senior Power Systems Engineer 1

Job Posting Title:  Power Systems PCA Senior Engineer
Locations: Florida, Alabama
Estimate Travel: 20-30%

What will you do?

As a Senior Power Systems Engineer (PCA), you will develop and deliver protection, control, and automation (PCA) solutions that improve electrical system safety, reliability, and performance. You will work directly with customers and internal teams to deliver projects that meet technical requirements, schedules, budgets, and customer objectives.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and execute engineering work for protection, control, and automation projects.
• Serve as a trusted technical advisor to customers.
• Evaluate customer needs and develop solutions aligned with project scope, schedule, budget, and specifications.
• Develop proposals, technical reports, engineering documentation, and project deliverables.
• Read, interpret, and modify one-line diagrams, schematics, wiring diagrams, and other electrical drawings.
• Create or modify PLC, HMI, protective-relay, automatic throwover, and sequence-of-operations programs.
• Lead troubleshooting activities and implement corrective solutions for power-system issues.
• Identify project risks, communicate potential impacts, and recommend mitigation actions.
• Collaborate with business development, project delivery, customers, and other technical teams.
• Maintain technical and commercial knowledge of relevant protection, control, and automation solutions.
• Mentor junior engineers and contribute to technical knowledge sharing.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering.
• At least five years of electrical engineering experience.
• Experience with power systems or controls engineering, including protective relays, PLCs, and HMIs.
• Ability to interpret electrical drawings and technical documentation.
• Strong technical problem-solving and customer communication skills.
• Ability to work independently, remotely, and as part of a cross-functional team.
• Ability to communicate project risks, technical findings, and recommended solutions clearly.

Preferred Qualifications

• Professional Engineer license.
• Protective-relay programming and commissioning experience.
• PLC or protective-relay programming for automatic throwover applications.
• Switchgear automation and electrical distribution design experience below 38 kV.
• Generator controls experience.
• Electrical maintenance and testing experience.
• Ability to interpret power-system studies, codes, standards, and technical procedures.

Work Environment & Travel

• Full-time, remote or hybrid position.
• Approximately 30% to 50% travel.
• Occasional paid after-hours support may be required.

What’s in it for you?

• High-impact technical projects.
• Career-development resources and access to a global network of technical experts.
• Competitive total rewards and incentive opportunities.
• Workplace flexibility.
• A collaborative and inclusive work environment.

Ready to help improve the safety, reliability, and performance of customer power systems? Apply today.

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.

For this U.S. based position, the expected pay range is USD 101,600 - USD 152,400 per year. This pay range includes base pay and short-term incentives. The compensation range for this full-time position applies to candidates located within the United States. Our pay ranges are determined by reviewing roles of similar responsibility and level. Within the pay range, individual pay is determined by several factors including performance, knowledge, job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

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Care for Yourself and Your Family. We ensure you feel secure with benefits that help you and your family thrive: medical (with member reward points), dental, vision, and basic life insurance, Benefit Bucks, flexible work arrangements, paid family leaves, well-being programs, 12 holidays per year, and 15 days of paid time off per year.

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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.

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