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System Commissioning Specialist - Protection, Controls and Automation

Schneider Electric
Ashburn, VA Full Time
POSTED ON 12/14/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 2/13/2026
Job Description:
System Commissioning Specialist
Northern VA and Washington DC region
Travel daily to customer sites, typically within a geographic region, with overnight travel of 10%.


Are you passionate about deploying Protection, Controls and Automation (PCA) systems across diverse customer environments? Join us at Schneider Electric, a global leader in energy management and automation, and be part of our dynamic team!


What You'll Do:

  • Lead the deployment of PCA systems at customer sites in a variety of industries including Data Centers, Oil and Gas, Health Care, Manufacturing, Military/Government, Commercial and Education.
  • Collaborate closely with contractors and end-users, engaging in daily interactions within construction environments.
  • Perform verification of pre-requisites for FAT and SAT.
  • Perform PCA software installation, upgrade, customization, and integration.
  • Start-up, commissioning, and troubleshooting of Schneider Electric and 3rd Party relays, networking & SCADA solutions.
  • Provide customer training, conduct device communication troubleshooting, and perform hardware component replacements.
  • Consult with customers to define system operation requirements and document the as-built system.
  • Travel daily to customer sites, typically within a geographic region, with overnight travel of 10%.
  • Some 2nd shift work possible at times
Qualifications:

Qualifications for Success:

  • An Associate’s degree, trade/vocational certification, Military training or similar experience in electrical-related disciplines.
  • Strong communication skills and the ability to work effectively in team settings.
  • Stable work history along with ability and willingness to drive to customers extensively.
  • The ability to read blueprints/schematics and thorough understanding of principles of AC and DC power, various AC and DC supply circuit components
  • 2 years of field service repair and customer service with experience with electrical equipment and knowledge of electricity, power generation, distribution, and power quality concepts.
  • Skilled at utilizing test and diagnostic equipment
  • Must possess good safety practices and adhere to the company’s safety procedures/polices (lock out tag out, comply with all safety programs and complete safety related trainings on time.
  • Identify hazards present in the work area and report all safety matters, incidents, near misses, to management or safety representative.

Desirable Qualifications:

  • A two-year technical degree, with a focus on electrical power systems or electronics, is preferred.
  • Experience related to Protection, Control & Automation system and in various types of MV/LV Switchgears.
  • Knowledgeable with basics of electricity, power generation, power distribution, and power quality concepts.
  • Understanding of industry-standard communication protocols with an emphasis on Modbus, IEC 61850, DNP3.0, BACnet and other industrial communication protocols.
  • Knowledgeable in computer networking architectures, topologies, and hardware.
  • MV/LV Switchgear wiring troubleshooting.
  • Direct experience with Schneider Electric proprietary software such as Easergy Pro, Micom studio & EPAS.
  • NFPA-70E or OSHA experience is preferred
  • NICET/NETA certification preferred

This position requires presence at customer sites and as such, the candidate must be able to obtain the necessary clearance and/or credentials to travel abroad and comply with customer requirements for executing work on their site. The types of credentials that might be required include but are not limited to, Homeland Security clearance, background, and credit checks, etc.


Join our team and be part of shaping the future of energy management. Apply now and let's power the digital transformation together!


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


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!

€36 billion global revenue
13% organic growth
150 000 employees in 100 countries
#1 on the Global 100 World’s most sustainable corporations


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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