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This role ensures Drive system architectures are safe, compliant, properly sized, and executable, acting as the technical bridge between Sales, Project Management, and Engineering.\nThe PAE protects the customer, project execution, and Drives portfolio by ensuring only buildable, technically defensible solutions progress into execution.\nKey Accountabilities\nDrives Technical Ownership\n· Own end-to-end Drives system architecture, including:\no LV and MV VFDs\no Transformers, line reactors, and filters\no Bypass schemes and control architectures\n· Validate application suitability based on process conditions, environment, and duty cycle\n· Own technical assumptions, risks, exclusions, and deviations related to Drives scope\n· Ensure compliance with:\no Customer specifications\no IEC / IEEE standards (harmonics, EMC, insulation, etc.)\no Schneider Electric Drives application and portfolio rules\nPrimary Responsibilities\nPre-Sales Technical Support\n· Review customer technical specifications and process requirements\n· Validate:\no Drive and motor compatability\no Constant/variable torque duty cycles\no Environmental conditions (ambient temperature, altitude, enclosure type)\n· Assess application-specific risks, including:\no Harmonics\no Motor compatibility\no Bypass, redundancy, and cooling requirements\n· Support Sales during technical discussions with customers\nOutcome: Only technically sound and executable Drives solutions are offered.\nSolution Design & Architecture Ownership\n· Define overall Drives solution architecture, including:\no Drive topology\no Input/output filtering\no Control philosophy and communication approach\n· Ensure alignment with standard and approved Schneider Electric Drives offerings\n· Review and approve concept-level documentation:\no Functional descriptions\no Single-line and concept diagrams\no Control and interlock philosophies\nOutcome: Engineering receives clear technical intent with minimal ambiguity.\nHandover to Project Execution\n· Lead or support the technical handover for Drives scope\n· Document and communicate:\no Application constraints\no Technical assumptions and exclusions\no Known risks (harmonics, motor stress, cooling, bypass design)\n· Support early execution phases to prevent rework and late-stage changes\nOutcome: Project Managers and Engineering teams begin execution with clarity and confidence.\nCross-Functional Collaboration & Governance\n· Collaborate closely with:\no Sales: Enable feasible, win-ready technical solutions\no Project Managers: Provide clear scope definition and risk visibility\no Engineering & Factories: Promote standard, repeatable Designs\n· Challenge non-standard or high-risk Drive applications\n· Capture and share lessons learned within the Drives community\nOut of Scope / Not Accountable For\n· Detailed electrical schematics or CAD drafting\n· Day-to-day project management\n· Commercial negotiations, pricing, or margin ownership\n· Factory expediting or order management\n(The PAE provides guidance and technical ownership; execution is performed by delivery teams.)\nSuccess Metrics\n· Reduction in Drives-related execution changes\n· Fewer technical escalations during commissioning\n· Positive feedback from Project Management and Engineering\n· Adherence to Drives standards and best practices\nFirst 90 Days Expectations\n· 0-30 Days: Learn product ranges, standards, and common Drive applications\n· 31-60 Days: Support opportunities with increasing technical ownership\n· 61-90 Days: Independently own Drives solutions end-to-end for assigned scope\n · LV and/or MV VFD systems and motor control applications\n· Industrial applications and process understanding\n· IEC / IEEE standards related to drives and power quality\n· Strong technical communication and stakeholder management skills\nProfessional Mindset\n“If the motor, drive, and process don’t work together, the solution isn’t finished.”\nLet us learn about you! Apply today.\n 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.\nOur 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.\nFor this U.S. based position, the expected pay range is USD 117,600 - USD 176,400 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.\nSchneider Electric is there when it matters most to you\nOur Total Rewards package outlines all the benefits and support you’ll enjoy as part of the Schneider Electric team:\nCare 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.\nInvest and Plan Your Future.We help you plan and invest for the future with competitive pay and programs including base salary, incentives, company share ownership, and 401(k) with match.\nGrow Your Skills and Career.We support development through performance discussions, global opportunities, the Schneider Career Hub, and learning platforms like Coursera.\nTeam Up in the Workplace.We encourage collaboration, recognition, sharing your voice, and an inclusive workplace.\nSupport Your Community.We make a difference through volunteer leave, programs with the Schneider Electric Foundation, youth education initiatives, and military leave benefits.\n Looking to make an IMPACT with your career?\nWhen 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.\nIMPACT 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.\nWe 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.\nBecome an IMPACT Maker with Schneider Electric - apply today!\n€40 billion global revenue\n+9% organic growth\n150 000+ employees in 100+ countries\n\nYou must submit an online application to be considered for any position with us. This position will be posted until filled.\nSchneider 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. \nAt 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. 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