EAE Trainer

Job Title: Technical Trainer, EcoStruxure Automation Expert (EaE)

Business Unit: Industrial Automation

Sub BU: Software Defined Automation Business (SDA)

Reporting to: COE Leader

We are seeking a skilled trainer to lead the technical training delivery of EcoStruxure Automation Expert (EAE), —a revolutionary software-defined industrial automation platform. In this role you will be an ambassador of EcoStruxure Automation Expert, representing a new approach to design, building, operating, and maintaining industrial automation systems that offer a unique technology mix to define a new category of integrated automation systems. You will teach people how to use the new offer and how to move away from traditional industrial automation systems and take the full advantages that EcoStruxure Automation Expert delivers. You will be responsible for upskilling the next wave of EcoStruxure Automation Expert Masters both internally within Schneider Electric & externally to our Partners (End Users, System Integrators, OEMs etc.)

The ideal candidate has deep expertise in industrial automation, control systems, architectures & will hold a technical training background & have additional strengths in new and upcoming technologies.

Candidates must be self-motivated and driven with a “customer first” mindset and a desire to be successful. Being able to work independently but also as part of a team in a matrix organization is essential to this role. Be able to influence and motivate individuals that do not report to you, to achieve shared KPI’s through a collaborative and synergistic approach. Must be an early adopter and bring a sense of technical intensity to help drive overall growth in this role.

The primary responsibility of the Technical Trainer is to support the sales organization to grow EAE by providing Technical Training capabilities to internal & external audience whilst working closely with other EAE stakeholders supporting the business opportunities:

• Technical Training Delivery
• Act as the lead technical trainer for EcoStruxure Automation Expert (EAE), guiding customers, partners, and internal teams in its implementation.
• Deliver the full scope of EAE related training curriculums via In-Class & Virtual training sessions.
• Follow the governance of the Global EAE Training Team, utilizing Global assets for uniform delivery of the EAE training portfolio.
• Work with local org to facilitate the planning & registration of scheduled & adhoc training sessions, ensuring all assets & resources are in place for successful delivery.
• Gain feedback from students and report this along with class rosters back to the Global Teams

• Training, Enablement & Technical Evangelism
• Deliver hands-on training programs for customers, partners, and internal teams.
• Act as a thought leader by creating white papers, technical blogs, case studies, and best practice guides on open automation.
• Work closely with local teams to generate technical content for webinars, product launches, and industry thought leadership campaigns on EAE.

• Cross-functional Collaboration
• Work closely with the Lines of Businesses (LOB), product/offer management teams to provide feedback on product development, usability, and feature requests.
• Collaborate with business development, marketing, and sales teams to ensure technical messaging aligns with commercial strategies.
• Support the local EAE business development teams as required

• Work closely with both technical teams within countries (CoE) & Global org (LOB) to ensure successful execution of EcoStruxure Automation Expert (EAE) initiatives.

• Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Automation, Electrical Engineering, Mechatronics, Computer Science, Business, or a related field.
• 5+ years of experience in creating “hands on” technical solutions, systems architectures and plcs related programs to customers
• Experience with industrial control systems (ICS), PLC/SCADA, DCS, edge computing.
• Proven experience with IIoT, IT Services & C# Programming
• Knowledge of fieldbus protocols (Modbus, Ethernet/IP, Profibus…)
• Experienced in delivering a combination of classroom, virtual, and/or one-on-one training
• Excellent presentation and facilitation skills with a successful track record of making an impact
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• High motivation to help others develop their knowledge and skills
• Willingness to travel for training sessions.

• This role will require approximately 30-50% of travel.