Principal Project Application Engineer

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MISSION

• Lead the technical win and the risk‑smart execution of competitive migration opportunities—primarily from Honeywell Experion/TPS/TDC and Safety Manager—to EcoStruxure™ Foxboro DCS and Triconex.
• Shape the solution during presales, craft winning proposals, and then lead the key engineering and cutover work that de‑risks brownfield modernization.
• Own technical strategy for competitive takeovers and upgrades: site surveys, data gathering, brownfiel constraints, migration/cutover approach (hot/cold/parallel), and risks.
• Translate customer specs into solution architecture, scope split, BOM, execution strategy, and cost/tim estimates; drive BoQ, SOW, assumptions/clarifications, and risk registers.
• Partner with Sales/Tendering on win themes, alternatives, and value engineering; present solutions to customers and handle technical objections.
• Standardize templates, calculators, and migration playbooks to improve bid quality and speed.
• Lead FEED, detailed design, configuration, and FAT for Foxboro/Triconex migrations from Honeywell platforms (e.g., Experion PKS/Series C, legacy TPS/TDC); define I/O mapping, marshalling reuse/refresh, and database conversion.
• Plan and lead commissioning & cutover, coordinating with operations to ensure zero‑incident transitions and minimal downtime.
• Produce and govern FDS, SDS, test protocols, method statements, and handover packs; support SAT and operator training.
• Enforce engineering quality processes and drive change‑order identification and capture.
• Coach project engineers; disseminate best practices across EEC and Delivery and liaise with global Center of Competencies.
• Support Sales and Tender Managers with the preparation of technical proposals for DCS migration and upgrade projects.
• Interpret customer technical specifications and generate strategies for implementation in production.
• Work with customer in defining detailed application, system, and hardware requirements.
• Work from process and instrumentation drawings to design applications and control strategies.
• Develop software and system configuration, control application, human machine interface or safety control application.
• Prepare test, product and project documentation.
• Participate in customer acceptance tests.
• Work on-site engineering, start-up and application commissioning.
• Increase project margins by minimizing re-work and complying with technical engineering processes and quality standards.
• Develop and maintain broad knowledge and skills in the area of DCS Systems and DCS migrations.
• Develop and maintain technical knowledge of products and applications via active collaboration with different stakeholders.
• Identify and disseminate engineering best practices relevant to his/her field of expertise.
• Acts as a contact point to Schneider Electric Centre of Competency, Global Engineering Service, Research and Development teams related to area of expertise.
• Provides feedback and suggestion to line managers about competency development plans for engineers, contributes to development plan preparation and execution.
• Travel to customer sites and FAT/SAT as required (approx. 30–50%). 
• Works within a matrix, leading tasks/people for engineering scope; no direct line reports.

Location:

Bratislava or other Central Europe Schneider Electric hub (CZ, PL, RO, HU) with hybrid work flexibility.

Any other task requested by manager related to the job scope.

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Essential Competencies

Relevant experience: 10+ years

Education: Degree in Electrical/Automation/Control/IT

Certification:

TÜV Functional Safety Engineer, PMP/PRINCE2, or ISA/IEC 62443 certifications

PC software: OS Windows, OS Unix/Linux, MS 365 suite

Programming: Scripting or tool‑building for database/I/O conversion (e.g., Python, VBA, C#)

Others:

• Expert knowledge of Honeywell Experion PKS (incl. C300/Series C), and legacy TPS/TDC;
• good understanding of Safety Manager migrations to Triconex Presales/proposal background: scope creation, estimating, risk & execution strategy, clarifications, and customer presentations.
• Hands‑on with Foxboro DCS and Triconex (or equivalent high‑end DCS/SIS) configuration, FAT/SAT, and cutover leadership
• Protocols & integration: OPC UA/DA, Modbus/TCP, historian integration networking fundamentals, and basic virtualization concepts

Other Competencies

• Experience across O&G, Chemicals, Power, or Petrochemicals;
• Multi‑language capability is an advantage;
• Flexibility for working on projects and travelling on the frequent business trips to customers;
• Strong work ethics, proactive attitude;
• Customer focus, teamwork, and strong communication and presentation skills;
• Fluent/professional proficiency English
• Valid driving license (Category B).

Success metrics

• Bid win rate and proposal quality.
• Gross margin at project handover.
• Zero safety incidents and unplanned downtime during cutover.
• Customer satisfaction (NPS) and referenceability.
• Creation of reusable standards/tools and mentoring impact.

Information about the selection process:

If you are interested in this position, please send us your CV in English language. We really appreciate your job application. Please mind we will contact only candidates meeting our job requirements.
Thank you for your kind understanding.

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