Schneider Electric Looking for Solution architect- Offgrid solutions at Bengaluru, Karnataka Full Time

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Decentralized renewable energy solutions will play a key role in providing reliable energy access to Off-Grid, Unreliable and Productive energy users (generation, energy storage, and controllable loads) to support their electricity needs and business objectives. It requires solutions for integration, operation & optimization of the resources, thus a ‘MiniGrid’. Schneider Electric offers innovative product & solutions leveraging EcoStruxure Energy Access platform & technology.

Roles and responsibilities

Based in Bangalore, as part of SE global ONE lab, the role of Off-Grid Solution Architect includes: The architect will drive the evolution of different OffGrid solution offerings, working in close collaboration with R&D, business teams, key partners, cybersecurity and cloud-based software architects. One key requirement is that OffGrid offerings must span a range from community electrification, small commercials, and productive energy applications. Doing this with multiple offerings leads to challenges such as algorithm and DER validation needing to be done more than once. A second key requirement is to incorporate Model Based Design so that OffGrid solutions may be deployed more rapidly and with better first pass yield. The architect will create and animate a viable roadmap for the evolution of OffGrid offerings that enables validation work to apply across entire offering & facilitates the use of Model Based Design.

Contribute to TVDA (Tested Validated Documented Architectures) activities, strategy, and framework

As SE works to unlock the full potential of repeatable minigrids, TVDA’s are essential to enable profitable growth. The architect will contribute controls expertise to minigrid TVDA efforts on an as-needed basis

To gather the evolution requirements from the field to feed the product R&D roadmap, implement some of these R&D evolutions and participate in innovation pilot projects if any.

Participate in customer interactions together with the business teams to understand the technical requirements and formulate the right control solution offers and its validation

To support commercial teams to prescribe, propose, develop right solution offers for Minigrid projects and validate the architectures proposed by partners or Schneider’s internal teams technically

To train and support Schneider Electric execution centers to take in hand those solutions for CTO (Configured To Order) part of the business

To validate the end-to-end performance of the system and alert in case of loss of performance. Work with the Global support team in France to solve the issue and guarantee system reliability.

Being in a position of senior technical leadership, contribute time to coach and/or mentor junior SE engineers working on various OffGrid solutions including minigrids

Continually identify and proactively manage project risks & issues, ensure corrective action plans up to closure

The Off-Grid Solution Architect support will be interfacing on daily basis with the following teams:

1. ONE Lab Off-Grid team and engineers

2. R&D and Global business teams

3. Collaborate with support functions for Edge control & Cloud-based monitoring (India and France teams)

Qualifications

Environment/Experience/Skills

Knowledge in Minigrid and New energy landscape

Strong understanding of Decentralized Minigrids and Installation. Experience in Islandable and Grid connected renewable solution’s design, installation, and control systems (e.g., Minigrids for community electrification, small commercials, productive application etc.) required

Experience controlling inverter-based resources (e.g., solar PV, battery energy storage systems, etc.) required

Expertise in storage, and renewable energies is preferred.

Good understanding of cybersecurity & Communication protocols

Automation programming, a knowledge of PLC is a plus.

Electrical distribution knowledge & Cloud system administration.

Power System Engineering, Distributed Energy Resources and System sizing knowledge.

Knowhow in energy markets is preferred (tariffs, prepayment, Demand response etc.)

Agility in a rapidly changing environment & Curious with ability to learn continuously

Entrepreneurship and willingness to grow

The Solution Architect will hierarchically report to the Head of ONE Lab, India

Bachelor’s / Master’s degree in Electrical / Electronics / Automation with basic understanding of Power generation control and management.

Experience: ~10 years or more

Proficiency: English must, Schedule: Full-time

Position involves 25% travel based on project demand (Africa , South Asia & South-East Asia and Europe)

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Primary Location

: IN-Karnataka-Bangalore

Schedule

: Full-time

Unposting Date

: Ongoing