Schneider Electric
Industrial Designer
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About Schneider Electric
Schneider Electric is a global leader in energy management and automation, delivering solutions that enable homes, buildings, data centers, and industries to be more efficient, sustainable, and resilient. Our Design Labs operate at the intersection of human-centered design, advanced engineering, and sustainability, shaping the future of energy with thoughtful and impactful product experiences.
Position Summary
We are seeking a highly creative, curious, and passionate Industrial Designer to join our global, multidisciplinary Design organization. In this role, you will contribute to the design of innovative electrical distribution, energy management, and digital products that embody Schneider Electric’s brand values of simplicity, performance, and sustainability. You’ll collaborate closely with engineering, user experience, marketing, and manufacturing teams to deliver world-class product experiences.
Key Responsibilities
- Concept Development: Generate innovative product concepts through sketching, digital modeling, rapid prototyping, and design exploration.
- Product Design: Create compelling product forms, CMF strategies, and user interactions aligned with Schneider Electric’s design language and sustainability guidelines.
- 3D Modeling & Visualization: Build high-quality CAD models, renderings, and animations to communicate design intent.
- Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner with engineering, UX, product management, and manufacturing teams to ensure design feasibility and alignment with technical constraints.
- Human-Centered Design: Participate in user research, apply insights to product solutions, and advocate for customer needs across various applications.
- Design for Sustainability: Integrate circular design principles, material reduction, and lifecycle thinking into design proposals.
- Design Documentation: Prepare design specifications, CMF documentation, prototypes, and presentation materials for internal reviews.
- Brand Stewardship: Ensure all designs uphold Schneider Electric’s global design DNA and contribute to a consistent product ecosystem.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Industrial Design
- 3+ years of professional experience (or equivalent portfolio) designing physical products.
- Strong proficiency in sketching, rapid visualization, iterative design, and storytelling.
- Expertise in CAD (Rhino3D, or similar), rendering tools (KeyShot, V-Ray), and Adobe Creative Suite.
- Demonstrated experience working from concept through DFM (Design for Manufacturing).
- Portfolio showing strong aesthetics, problem-solving, and user-centered design thinking.
- Excellent communication, collaboration, and presentation skills
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience designing products for electrical, industrial, or IoT categories.
- Knowledge of injection molding, sheet metal, elastomers, and large-scale manufacturing processes.
- Familiarity with sustainability standards, eco-design strategies, and material life-cycle analysis.
- Experience working within global, cross-cultural design teams.
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Why Schneider Electric
- Mission-driven focus on sustainability and energy efficiency
- Global design culture with Design Labs across Europe, Asia, and North America
- Opportunities to work on both physical and digital product ecosystems
- Hybrid work options and strong employee development programs
- Inclusive, diverse, and innovation-focused environment
What's in it for me?
- Work on impactful projects that reach customers around the globe
- Join a supportive team that celebrates creativity and collaboration
- Grow your career with access to training, mentorship, and development opportunities
- Enjoy flexible work options designed to help you thrive
- Bring your design talent to a team that's ready to welcome 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
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 68,000 - USD 102,000 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
- Medical (with member reward points)
- Dental
- Vision
- Basic life insurance
- Benefit Bucks
- Flexible work arrangements
- Paid family leaves
- Well-being programs
- 12 holidays per year
- 15 days of paid time off per year
Invest and Plan Your Future
- Competitive pay and programs including base salary, incentives, company share ownership, and 401(k) with match
Grow Your Skills and Career
- Performance discussions
- Global opportunities
- Schneider Career Hub
- Learning platforms like Coursera
Team Up in the Workplace
- Collaboration
- Recognition
- Sharing your voice
- Inclusive workplace
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Support Your Community
- Volunteer leave
- Programs with the Schneider Electric Foundation
- Youth education initiatives
- Military leave benefits
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!
Company Overview
- €40 billion global revenue
- +9% organic growth
- 150,000+ employees in 100+ countries
Application
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.
At Schneider Electric, we uphold the highest standards of ethics and compliance, and we believe that trust is a foundational value. Our Trust Charter is our Code of Conduct and demonstrates our commitment to ethics, safety, sustainability, quality, and cybersecurity, underpinning every aspect of our business and our willingness to behave and respond respectfully and in good faith to all our stakeholders. You can find out more about our Trust Charter here.
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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