Senior Level Systems Architect Jobs
Senior level systems architect jobs put experienced architects in charge of technical direction, end-to-end system ownership, and the engineering teams and initiatives that bring those decisions to life. Roles are concentrated across Technology & Software, Electronics & Hardware, and Manufacturing, with a mix of on-site, hybrid, and remote settings, and employers like Apple, Lockheed Martin, and Northrop Grumman hiring at this level now.
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ELECTRA program is a common initiative from Power Products and Power Systems Divisions, intended to shape the future of electrical power distribution architectures in strategic industrial and building segments such as Petro-chemical, Water and Waste Water treatment, waste recovery, Mining, metallurgy, Motor management, Hotels, Hospitals, etc..
To reinforce its positioning on the North and South America market we are looking for a Senior power systems architect for heavy industry and water-waste-water applications.
Functions of the Senior Systems Architect:
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Business support:
- Elaborate state-of-the-art and optimized power system architectures to reinforce Schneider Electric competitiveness in business projects
-
Engage high level discussions with customers to capture expressed and unexpressed needs
-
Strategy and offer support:
- Identify new opportunities for evolutions of the product portfolio, in LV, MV products, equipment and power conversion
-
Influence:
- Support our most valuable customers and ecosystem partners in prioritized technical investigations with expertise in power systems design, equipment sizing, power quality impacts, protection, products and equipment
-
Create highly valuable content to promote & prescribe through workshops & trainings SE solutions and competencies (white papers, webinars, conference papers)
-
Knowledge sharing:
- Organize and deliver technical support and trainings to internal sales and tendering organization
- Support the partner ecosystem, particularly design firms on the target segments, typically trainings and webinars
- Expected basic understanding of the principle industrial processes in Petro-chemical and waste-water treatment, and key performance indicators, constraints, operation, customer roles & responsibilities
- When relevant, ability to interact on technology innovation by experimentations with customers and technical investigations (modeling, simulation of specific components and behaviors)
- Contribute to the definition of optimized and competitive MV/LV power systems architecture based on Schneider Electric offer capabilities and contribute to the definition of innovative electrical distribution architectures of the future
- Strong knowledge in power systems engineering (network simulation, protection, AC & DC power electronics conversion, power quality)
- Very good knowledge of SE offers (MV, LV, monitoring & control, relays) and familiar with the basic renewable energy sources (PV and solar)
BA/BS degree in Engineering or the equivalent of 15+ years of experience in electrical industry application development- 5+ years experience in electrical system design
- 3+ years working in industrial or building applications
- Professional Engineering (PE) license strongly preferred
- PhD in Engineering preferred
- Strong written, verbal, and visual communication and presentation skills required
- Willingness and ability to develop and elaborate technical communication materials to promote Schneider Electric solutions emphasizing on differentiation and customer benefits
Let us learn about you! Apply today.
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 pay range is USD 142,400 - USD 213,600 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.
(External) English Company Boiler Plate:
Looking to make an IMPACT with your career?
When 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.
IMPACT 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.
We 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.
Become an IMPACT Maker with Schneider Electric – apply today!
€40 billion global revenue
+9% organic growth
150 000+ employees in 100+ countries
You must submit an online application to be considered for any position with us. This position will be posted until filled.
Schneider 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.
Schneider Electric is an Equal Opportunity Employer. It is our policy to provide equal employment and advancement opportunities in the areas of recruiting, hiring, training, transferring, and promoting all qualified individuals regardless of race, religion, color, gender, disability, national origin, ancestry, age, military status, sexual orientation, marital status, or any other legally protected characteristic or conduct.
ELECTRA program is a common initiative from Power Products and Power Systems Divisions, intended to shape the future of electrical power distribution architectures in strategic industrial and building segments such as Petro-chemical, Water and Waste Water treatment, waste recovery, Mining, metallurgy, Motor management, Hotels, Hospitals, etc..
To reinforce its positioning on the North and South America market we are looking for a Senior power systems architect for heavy industry and water-waste-water applications.
Functions of the Senior Systems Architect:
-
Business support:
- Elaborate state-of-the-art and optimized power system architectures to reinforce Schneider Electric competitiveness in business projects
-
Engage high level discussions with customers to capture expressed and unexpressed needs
-
Strategy and offer support:
- Identify new opportunities for evolutions of the product portfolio, in LV, MV products, equipment and power conversion
-
Influence:
- Support our most valuable customers and ecosystem partners in prioritized technical investigations with expertise in power systems design, equipment sizing, power quality impacts, protection, products and equipment
-
Create highly valuable content to promote & prescribe through workshops & trainings SE solutions and competencies (white papers, webinars, conference papers)
-
Knowledge sharing:
- Organize and deliver technical support and trainings to internal sales and tendering organization
- Support the partner ecosystem, particularly design firms on the target segments, typically trainings and webinars
- Expected basic understanding of the principle industrial processes in Petro-chemical and waste-water treatment, and key performance indicators, constraints, operation, customer roles & responsibilities
- When relevant, ability to interact on technology innovation by experimentations with customers and technical investigations (modeling, simulation of specific components and behaviors)
- Contribute to the definition of optimized and competitive MV/LV power systems architecture based on Schneider Electric offer capabilities and contribute to the definition of innovative electrical distribution architectures of the future
- Strong knowledge in power systems engineering (network simulation, protection, AC & DC power electronics conversion, power quality)
- Very good knowledge of SE offers (MV, LV, monitoring & control, relays) and familiar with the basic renewable energy sources (PV and solar)
BA/BS degree in Engineering or the equivalent of 15+ years of experience in electrical industry application development- 5+ years experience in electrical system design
- 3+ years working in industrial or building applications
- Professional Engineering (PE) license strongly preferred
- PhD in Engineering preferred
- Strong written, verbal, and visual communication and presentation skills required
- Willingness and ability to develop and elaborate technical communication materials to promote Schneider Electric solutions emphasizing on differentiation and customer benefits
Let us learn about you! Apply today.
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 pay range is USD 142,400 - USD 213,600 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.
(External) English Company Boiler Plate:
Looking to make an IMPACT with your career?
When 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.
IMPACT 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.
We 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.
Become an IMPACT Maker with Schneider Electric – apply today!
€40 billion global revenue
+9% organic growth
150 000+ employees in 100+ countries
You must submit an online application to be considered for any position with us. This position will be posted until filled.
Schneider 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.
Schneider Electric is an Equal Opportunity Employer. It is our policy to provide equal employment and advancement opportunities in the areas of recruiting, hiring, training, transferring, and promoting all qualified individuals regardless of race, religion, color, gender, disability, national origin, ancestry, age, military status, sexual orientation, marital status, or any other legally protected characteristic or conduct.
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Senior Level Systems Architect Jobs: Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a senior level systems architect job?
Employers at this level look for architects who have led complex, large-scale system designs from concept through production, not just contributed to them. A strong candidate demonstrates ownership over architectural decisions, experience guiding cross-functional teams, and the ability to align technical strategy with business goals. Depth in distributed systems, cloud platforms, or enterprise integration, paired with a portfolio of delivered outcomes, gives candidates a clear edge.
Which companies hire senior level systems architects?
Companies hiring senior level systems architects right now include Apple, Lockheed Martin, and Northrop Grumman, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of July 2026. Hiring at this level tends to come from large enterprises, defense and government contractors, and technology-forward organizations running complex infrastructure at scale.
Are there remote senior level systems architect jobs?
Yes, though availability varies by employer and sector. About 28% of senior level systems architect openings are remote or hybrid as of July 2026, reflecting how many organizations now support distributed architecture and engineering leadership. On-site roles remain common in industries like defense, healthcare, and government where security and compliance requirements apply.
What makes a systems architect role senior level?
Senior level systems architect roles are defined by scope, ownership, and influence rather than task completion. At this stage, architects set the technical direction for entire systems or platforms, make binding design decisions, and are accountable for long-term outcomes. They mentor less experienced engineers, lead design reviews, and bridge the gap between engineering execution and organizational strategy, often without day-to-day supervision.
Which industries hire the most senior level systems architects?
Senior Level systems architect roles concentrate in Technology & Software, Electronics & Hardware, and Manufacturing, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of July 2026. These sectors drive hiring at this level because they operate large, mission-critical systems that require experienced architects to own integration, scalability, and long-term technical roadmaps.