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INTRODUCTION
Schneider Electric has a meaningful opportunity available for a Senior Product Technical Lead Engineer in our Power Products division. You will work for a company consistently rated by Fortune as one of the “Great Places to Work”, by Glassdoor as “Best Places To Work” and by TIME as the #1 “Most Sustainable Company in the World.”
Position Summary
The Senior Product Technical Lead Engineer leads engineering execution for breaker development, sustaining, localization, quality improvement, and value engineering initiatives from concept through implementation. This team member is the day-to-day engineering project leader responsible for translating scope into an executable plan, coordinating technical work, maintaining schedule discipline, and ensuring engineering deliverables are completed with sustainable quality. The role requires a strong understanding of low-voltage circuit breakers and the ability to connect product design, validation, certification, manufacturing, sourcing, and project requirements. This employee works closely with Offer Technical Leaders, Architects, Design Engineers, Certification Engineers, Quality, Manufacturing, Labs, Sourcing, Product Management, and Program Management.
Key Responsibilities - Project Leadership and Execution
- Lead engineering execution for Molded Case Circuit Breakers (MCCB), Air Circuit Breakers (ACB), and related breaker programs, including new product development, redesign, localization, sustaining, quality improvement, and value engineering projects.
- Translate project scope and technical requirements into clear work packages, milestones, owners, dependencies, and completion criteria.
- Drive project cadence, design reviews, maturity reviews, action tracking, issue closure, and engineering governance deliverables.
- Maintain clear accountability for commitments and escalate barriers with recommended recovery actions.
- Ensure engineering work remains aligned with approved scope, schedule, quality, cost, and compliance expectations.
Schedule Management and Coordination
- Develop and maintain integrated engineering schedules covering design, analysis, prototyping, testing, certification, industrialization, and release activities.
- Identify critical-path activities, resource constraints, cross-functional dependencies, and schedule risks early.
- Coordinate global and local teams across engineering, labs, plants, quality, certification, sourcing, suppliers, and project management.
- Lead schedule recovery planning when deliverables or milestones are at risk.
- Provide concise status updates that clearly communicate progress, risks, decisions needed, ownership, and next steps.
Breaker Product and Technical Leadership
- Apply strong working knowledge of breaker architecture, mechanisms, current paths, protection functions, trip systems, materials, manufacturing processes, and product application requirements.
- Coordinate design and validation activities for molded-case and air circuit breakers, including product performance, reliability, manufacturability, and compliance considerations.
- Ensure alignment among design intent, drawings, bills of material, prototypes, test evidence, certification requirements, and manufacturing readiness.
- Facilitate technical problem-solving and ensure issues are supported by data, clear ownership, containment, corrective actions, and verification.
- Partner with technical authorities to surface design trade-offs and support timely, well-informed project decisions.
Risk, Quality, and Continuous Improvement
- Maintain visible technical, execution, and schedule risk registers with mitigation plans and accountable owners.
- Drive closure of open technical actions and prevent unresolved issues from moving downstream without appropriate review.
- Capture lessons learned and improve planning, coordination, review, and execution practices across Breakers Engineering.
- Promote effective use of project tools, digital workflows, automation, and AI-enabled productivity improvements.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related engineering discipline.
- Progressive engineering experience in power distribution, circuit protection, electromechanical products, or industrial equipment.
- Demonstrated experience leading cross-functional engineering projects and coordinating teams without relying on direct authority.
- Strong understanding of product-development lifecycle, engineering change control, design reviews, verification and validation, and manufacturing release.
- Demonstrated ability to create and manage schedules, dependencies, risks, actions, and technical deliverables.
- Clear written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to translate technical issues into schedule, quality, cost, and business impact.
Travel %: 20%
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Hands-on experience with molded-case circuit breakers, air circuit breakers, low-voltage power distribution equipment, or similar electromechanical products.
- Familiarity with UL, IEC, and CSA product standards and certification processes applicable to circuit protection equipment.
- Experience with product qualification, compliance testing, sustaining engineering, localization, value engineering, and manufacturing transfers.
- Experience working with laboratories, manufacturing plants, suppliers, quality teams, and globally distributed engineering organizations.
- Formal project-management training or credentials such as PMP, Agile, or equivalent practical experience.
Bring your technical leadership to a team that's ready to innovate with you!
LOCAL BENEFITS
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 total 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.
Schneider Electric is there when it matters most to you
Our Total Rewards package outlines all the benefits and support you’ll enjoy as part of the Schneider Electric team:
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.
Invest 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.
Grow Your Skills and Career. We support development through performance discussions, global opportunities, the Schneider Career Hub, and learning platforms like Coursera.
Team Up in the Workplace. We encourage collaboration, recognition, sharing your voice, and an inclusive workplace.
Support Your Community. We make a difference through volunteer leave, programs with the Schneider Electric Foundation, youth education initiatives, and military leave benefits.
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding Green Card Sponsorship as a Lead Product Engineer
Map your degree to EB-2 or EB-3
A bachelor's in engineering or computer science with five years of progressive product engineering experience satisfies EB-2's advanced-degree equivalent standard. Confirm your credential tier before targeting employers, since the PERM job description must match your actual qualifications.
Find sponsors through Migrate Mate
Search Migrate Mate to identify employers with verified employment-based green card sponsorship history for engineering roles. Targeting companies already familiar with PERM for Lead Product Engineer positions reduces the internal approval friction you'd face educating a first-time sponsor.
Request a PERM-specific job description early
The PERM labor certification locks in a minimum requirements definition that governs every step through I-140. Ask hiring managers before accepting an offer whether the posted role's requirements match what DOL would certify, since overstated requirements can stall or invalidate your petition.
Check your priority date against USCIS bulletins
EB-2 and EB-3 both carry per-country annual limits. Nationals of India and China routinely face multi-year backlogs. Pull the USCIS Visa Bulletin monthly to track your category's Final Action Date before you rely on a projected green card timeline from an employer.
Verify prevailing wage tier using OFLC Wage Search
DOL assigns a wage level to your PERM position, and your offered salary must meet or exceed it. Run the OFLC Wage Search using the Lead Product Engineer SOC title and your work location before negotiations close so you're not surprised during certification.
Preserve your priority date if you change employers
Once your original I-140 is approved, your priority date is portable to a new employer's I-140 petition. AC21 job portability also lets you change to a same or similar role after your I-485 has been pending at least 180 days without restarting the queue.
Green Card Lead Product Engineer: Frequently Asked Questions
What makes a Lead Product Engineer role qualify for EB-2 versus EB-3 green card sponsorship?
EB-2 applies when the position genuinely requires a master's degree or a bachelor's plus five years of progressive, specialized experience in product engineering. EB-3 covers roles requiring a bachelor's degree or at least two years of skilled experience. The PERM job description must accurately reflect the employer's actual minimum requirements, not an inflated standard written to fit a preferred candidate.
How does green card sponsorship for this role differ from H-1B sponsorship?
H-1B visa is a temporary nonimmigrant status capped at six years without an approved I-140. Green card sponsorship through EB-2 or EB-3 leads to lawful permanent residence with no renewal requirement. PERM labor certification, not an LCA, governs the employer's DOL obligation. The process includes a prevailing wage determination, a documented U.S. worker recruitment test, an I-140 immigrant petition, and either adjustment of status or consular processing.
How long does the PERM process typically take for a Lead Product Engineer position?
PERM labor certification at DOL is the first mandatory step, followed by I-140 at USCIS, then I-485 adjustment of status or consular processing. Each stage adds time, and nationals from high-demand countries like India or China face per-country backlogs at the I-485 stage that can extend the total timeline significantly. Check the USCIS Visa Bulletin to track your category's current Final Action Date.
How do I find Lead Product Engineer jobs where the employer already sponsors green cards?
Migrate Mate lists employers with verified employment-based green card sponsorship history, searchable by role and location. Targeting companies already familiar with PERM for engineering positions saves time compared to approaching employers who have never navigated the process. It also reduces the risk of an employer agreeing to sponsor in principle but stalling when legal costs and timelines become clear.
Can I change employers after my green card process has started?
Yes, under two distinct rules. If your original employer's I-140 was approved, you can carry that priority date to a new employer's I-140 petition, so you don't lose your place in the backlog queue. Separately, AC21 job portability lets you move to a same or similar occupation without restarting the green card process once your I-485 adjustment application has been pending at least 180 days.