Product Application Engineer

Overview

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We're looking for a Product Application Engineer - Protection Systems to join our team in either Brisbane or Melbourne to become the go-to tech whisperer for our protection relay portfolio across Australia. This is a specialist role for someone who brings deep technical expertise in protection relays and systems, a passion for solving complex challenges, and the confidence to support customers, partners, and internal teams at every stage of the journey.

If you're looking for a role where your knowledge will directly influence energy reliability, sustainability, and safety across Australia — we want to hear from you.

What You'll Be Doing

• Serve as the technical authority on Schneider Electric's protection relay portfolio across Australia
• Partner with sales, presales, and channel teams to deliver best-in-class solutions to our customers
• Provide technical support, design consultation, and compliance guidance for pre-sales and tender opportunities
• Lead technical training sessions, workshops, and product demonstrations for both internal teams and external stakeholders
• Interpret single-line diagrams, coordinate protection studies, and develop optimized relay settings
• Support solution proposals with accurate, well-documented technical material
• Stay current with local and international standards (IEC, ANSI, AS) and contribute to our market strategy
• Provide feedback to product development teams to ensure our solutions meet local market needs

What We're Looking For

• A degree in Electrical Engineering (or equivalent)
• Minimum 5 to 8 years' experience in protection systems, ideally in the Australian market
• Strong knowledge of IEC, ANSI, and Australian protection standards
• Practical experience with Schneider Electric protection relays (or equivalent platforms)
• Ability to read and interpret technical documentation and system design layouts
• Excellent communication skills and stakeholder engagement experience
• Ability to align technical solutions with customer needs, support value-based selling and contribute to commercial success
• Willingness to travel across Australia for client and site support

About Schneider Electric / What we offer

At Schneider Electric, you're more than an engineer — you're a driver of energy innovation. You'll be part of a collaborative and inclusive team that thrives on solving real-world energy challenges. We offer flexible work arrangements, ongoing professional development, and a global platform to grow your career.

This role gives you the opportunity to contribute meaningfully to a more digitized, decarbonized, and electrified energy future.

Application and Eligibility

All applicants must have working rights in Australia at the time of application and will be required to provide documented evidence if selected for interview.

Schneider Electric does not accept unsolicited resumes/candidate profiles from external agencies or suppliers via any method. If any candidates are submitted in an unsolicited manner, we will consider this as a direct candidate application to Schneider Electric and no fee will be payable.

You must submit an online application to be considered for any position with us. This position will be posted until filled.

Equal Opportunity Employer

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.

Our values

IMPACT is Schneider Electric's value set: Inclusion, Mastery, Purpose, Action, Curiosity, Teamwork. 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.

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.

Become an IMPACT Maker with Schneider Electric - apply today

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