Technical Specialist (High Voltage Transformer/Switchgear experience needed)

Siemens Energy; Melbourne; Hybrid; AUD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work arrangements

Diversity and inclusion

Learning resources and career growth

Job summary

Siemens Energy is seeking a Technical Specialist with HV/MV transformer and switchgear experience for Substation Integration in Melbourne. You will translate customer requirements into factory inputs, validate scope against Australian standards, and support equipment integration across HV and MV substations.

Working with customers, project teams, and global factories, you’ll clarify technical aspects, manage integration risks, and ensure changes are reflected in execution plans.

Qualifications

• Approximately five to ten years of relevant experience in substation design and integration of high-voltage and medium-voltage equipment.
• Strong understanding of how switchgear and transformers operate within an integrated substation design.
• Knowledge of Australian electrical rules, high-voltage regulations, standards, and substation design requirements.
• Experience translating customer specifications and technical requirements into practical engineering, factory, and project execution actions.

Responsibilities

• Translate customer specifications, Australian regulatory requirements, and grid-specific technical needs into clear requirements for engineering and manufacturing teams.
• Validate the technical scope during bidding and early project execution to identify compliance gaps, missed requirements, and integration risks before final design release.
• Support the integration of high-voltage and medium-voltage equipment, including switchgear and transformers, within the broader substation design.
• Coordinate technical clarification among customers, project managers, engineering functions, field service teams, and global product factories.
• Ensure customer-driven technical changes and changes of order are accurately reflected in project execution requirements.

Skills

Substation design

HV/MV equipment integration

Australian electrical standards

Technical writing

Stakeholder communication

Mandarin (advantage)

Job description

Technical Specialist (High Voltage Transformer/Switchgear experience needed)

As a Technical Support Specialist for Substation Integration, you will connect customer requirements, Australian standards, project teams, and global factories during the bidding and early execution stages. You will translate technical requirements into clear factory inputs, validate the agreed scope, and identify integration or compliance gaps before designs are finalized. Working with customers, project managers, engineering teams, and factory specialists, you will support technical clarification and equipment integration across high-voltage and medium-voltage substation projects.

How You’ll Make an Impact

• Translate customer specifications, Australian regulatory requirements, and grid-specific technical needs into clear requirements for engineering and manufacturing teams.
• Validate the technical scope during bidding and early project execution to identify compliance gaps, missed requirements, and integration risks before final design release.
• Support the integration of high-voltage and medium-voltage equipment, including switchgear and transformers, within the broader substation design.
• Coordinate technical clarification among customers, project managers, engineering functions, field service teams, and global product factories.
• Ensure customer-driven technical changes and changes of order are accurately reflected in project execution requirements.
• Support technical discussions relating to substation design, secondary-system interfaces, testing, factory acceptance tests, and equipment integration.
• Consolidate technical information into clear responses, documentation, and actions for engineering and non-engineering stakeholders.
• Maintain ownership of technical enquiries and facilitate timely escalation to appropriate engineering, product, or field service specialists.

What You Bring

• Approximately five to ten years of relevant experience in substation design and the integration of high-voltage and medium-voltage equipment.
• Strong understanding of how switchgear and transformers operate within an integrated substation design.
• Knowledge of Australian electrical rules, high-voltage regulations, standards, and substation design requirements.
• Experience translating customer specifications and technical requirements into practical engineering, factory, and project execution actions.
• Experience in field service, technical support, engineering, consulting, documentation, analysis, or substation integration.
• Strong technical writing, documentation, analysis, and stakeholder communication skills.
• Ability to collaborate effectively with customers, project teams, engineering functions, field service personnel, and international manufacturing locations.
• Written and spoken Mandarin proficiency is advantageous but not mandatory.

About the Team

Our Grid Technology division enables a reliable, sustainable, and digital grid. The power grid is the backbone of the energy transition. Siemens Energy offers a leading portfolio and solutions in HVDC transmission, grid stabilization and storage, high voltage switchgears and transformers, and digital grid technology.

Who is Siemens Energy?

At Siemens Energy, we are more than just an energy technology company. With ~100,000 dedicated employees in more than 90 countries, we develop the energy systems of the future, ensuring that the growing energy demand of the global community is met reliably and sustainably. The technologies created in our research departments and factories drive the energy transition and provide the base for one sixth of the world's electricity generation.

Our team is committed to making sustainable, reliable, and affordable energy a reality by pushing the boundaries of what is possible. We uphold a 150-year legacy of innovation that encourages our search for people who will support our focus on decarbonization, new technologies, and energy transformation.

Find out how you can make a difference at Siemens Energy: https://www.siemens-energy.com/employeevideo

Our Commitment to Diversity

Lucky for us, we are not all the same. Through diversity we generate power. We run on inclusion and our combined creative energy is fueled by over 130 nationalities. Siemens Energy celebrates character – no matter what ethnic background, gender, age, religion, identity, or disability. We energize society, all of society, and we do not discriminate based on our differences.

• Opportunities to work with a team spread across different locations
• Opportunities to work on and lead a variety of innovative projects
• Be part of a diverse and inclusive workplace where different perspectives, backgrounds, and experiences are valued and celebrated.
• Access a wide range of on-demand learning resources, development programs, and career growth opportunities to support your professional journey.
• Enjoy hybrid and flexible working arrangements that empower you to balance your career aspirations with personal commitments.
• Benefit from a people-centric culture that promotes well-being, continuous learning, and equal opportunities for growth and advancement.