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We close the gap between today's automation systems and tomorrow's open, software-defined plants, turning emerging standards and technologies into solutions that matter. IT/OT convergence is at the heart of everything we build.\nThe Role\nYou'lljoin a team of automation and software engineering experts, designing, testing, validating, and troubleshooting network architectures that address critical customer needs. You'llalso own the testing and verification lab network, ensuring it performs reliably and remainsoptimized. Working across both IT and OT systems, you'llturn bold ideas into high-impact, real-world innovations through hands-on engineering.\nWhat You'll Do\nServe as the networking expert for global and cross-functional teams, supporting Engineered Solutions and verification and validation activities in local and remote labs.\nManage the operation, maintenance, and upgrades of multiple local and remote lab networks.\nDesign, configure, and troubleshoot Layer 2/Layer 3 networks, including VLANs, routing, switching, redundancy, link aggregation, and network segmentation.\nEvaluate and validate new networking technologies for software-defined and OPA-based automation, andturn results into reference architectures.\nTroubleshoot complex network issues using packet capture and protocol analysis, addressing latency, packet loss, routing, MTU, interface errors, and performance issues.\nImplement network security and resilience controls, including firewalls, ACLs, VLAN/VRF segmentation, secure management access, redundancy, and device hardening.\nDesign and maintainlab networks that span physical switches, hypervisors, and container hosts, including VLAN trunkinginto VMs and container networking.\nMust-Have\nBachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Information Technology, Telecommunications, or a related field, with 5+years of experience in network design, testing, troubleshooting, and industrial process-control network infrastructure.\nStrong knowledge of Layer 2/Layer 3 networking, including TCP/IP, IP addressing, subnetting, routing, VLANs, trunking, multicast, IGMP snooping, QoS, network segmentation, and RSTP across diverse network topologies.\n Hands-on experience with at least one industrial network redundancy protocol (such as MRP, PRP/HSR, DLR, or ERPS), including testing failover, recovery and convergence times, latency, and packet loss.\nProficiencywith network equipment, monitoring, and troubleshooting tools, including Wireshark, SNMP, Syslog, and port mirroring/SPAN.\nHands-on experience with industrial networking platforms such as Cisco Industrial Ethernet, Hirschmann, or Moxa.\nExperience developing technical network documentation, including test plans, test reports, topology diagrams, and configuration documentation.\nExperience with OT cybersecurity architecture, including firewalls, DMZs, network zoning/segmentation, secure remote access, and defense-in-depth principles aligned with ISA/IEC 62443.\nWorking knowledge of industrial communication protocols such as PROFINET, EtherNet/IP, Modbus TCP, OPC UA, and IEC 61850.\n Professional certification in networking or OT cybersecurity (such as CCNP Enterprise, Juniper JNCIP-ENT, or an ISA/IEC 62443 certificate).\nStrong written and spoken English, with the ability to explain technical ideas clearly to a global team.\nNice-to-Have\n Experience with virtual and container networking on Linux hosts and hypervisors, including Linux bridges, Open vSwitch, VLAN trunkingto VMs, and Docker networking (bridge, macvlan).\nExperience with time synchronization and deterministic networking, including PTP (IEEE 1588) and TSN.\nFamiliarity with FAT/SAT, commissioning, migration, and cutover activities, including troubleshooting live industrial networks while minimizing operational disruption.\nExperience with network automation and monitoring using Python or Ansible, and tools such as Zabbix.\nBachelor’s degreein Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Information Technology, Telecommunications, or a related field, with 5+years of experiencein network design, testing, troubleshooting, and industrial process-control network infrastructure.\nStrong communication, presentation, and problem-solvingskills.\nBring your digital systems expertise to a team that values innovation and technical excellence-apply today!\n Rewards designed for you\nOur Total Rewards is our way of saying: We see you and we value you. It’s more than just pay and benefits-it’s a meaningful investment in you. It is designed to help you perform, grow, feel safe, and elevate your potential. The package helps you care for yourself and your family, plan your future, grow your skills and career, collaborate in an inclusive workplace, and contribute to your community. At Schneider Electric, we’re here for what matters most to you. Discover more at our Career Page.\n* Country-specific programs and initiatives may be available.\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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