Schneider Electric · 22 hours ago
Principal Electrical Engineer
El Paso, TX
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
4+ years expSchneider Electric is a global leader in energy management and automation, seeking a Principal Electrical Engineer to enhance their design and manufacturing processes. The role involves leading continuous improvement initiatives, designing electrical and power distribution switchboards, and collaborating with various teams to improve supply chain performance.
ElectronicsEnergyEnergy ManagementInformation TechnologyRenewable Energy
Responsibilities
Lead weekly progress meetings
Communicate and demonstrate benefits of design for manufacturing, late adaptation, modular and universal design principles
Develop Documents and work aids to facilitate team training
Design electrical and power distribution switchboard and switchgear equipment
Use power distribution and product knowledge to develop solutions to customer requests
Maximize part reuse and standard assembly modification to suit application and generate BOMS
Design electro-mechanical parts for switchboards and switchgear manufacturability by using CAD software
Identify and implement opportunities to improve supply chain performance. Increase universal designs and reduce total unique parts
Work directly with Manufacturing associates to solicit feedback on improvements in design
Create electrical and power distribution schematics and other diagrams using ECAD
Collaborate across engineering, manufacturing, quality, planning, materials & project management personnel to meet program goals
Understand Kaizen methodology
Work in a manufacturing environment
Provide product technical training to engineering teams
Qualification
Required
Bachelor of Science in Electrical or Power Engineering degree
4+ yrs. experience with low voltage switchboard and/or switchgear design, installation, and use
4+ yrs. experience with ECAD Electrical drawing software
4+ yrs. experience working in manufacturing
Experience with PLC programming, Modbus and TCP/IP communications, Ethernet interfaces
Experience with Modified Differential Ground fault systems
Crosstrain with basic Mechanical Engineering
Excellent verbal and written English communication skills
Experience with designing and modeling parts and assemblies given basic conceptual information
Strong problem solving, interpersonal and customer relation skills
Must be self-motivated and proactive
Ability to interact with engineering, supply chain, and manufacturing personnel
Must be able to effectively utilize time to maintain task schedules
Available for travel up to 5%
Preferred
Programming/Application Development: SQL, JAVA, Visual Basic/Macros, M, Python
Familiarity with project management techniques
Company
Schneider Electric
Schneider Electric specializes in the digital transformation of energy management and automation.
10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$4.08BKey Investors
California State Water Resources Control BoardIdinvest Partners
2025-08-26Post Ipo Debt· $4.08B
2018-04-05Grant· $1.6M
2004-12-03Series Unknown
Leadership Team
Deepak Sharma
President - Greater India zone, MD & CEO - Schneider Electric India Pvt. Ltd
Jai Sharma
CFO Greater India Zone
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