Field Service Technician EXO

Siemens Mobility; Montreal (administrative region); On-site; CAD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible work environment

Profit sharing

Vacation buy/sell ability

Mentorship programs

Employee discounts

Diversity and inclusivity

Job summary

Siemens Mobility is seeking an experienced Field Service Technician to join our Canadian team in Montreal. The role covers testing, validation, and commissioning of locomotives to ensure adherence to safety and performance standards.

You will collaborate with engineering, quality control, and project managers to ensure optimal locomotive function. Ideal candidates have a post-secondary technical diploma, at least 3 years of related field experience, strong electrical and mechanical skills, and

Qualifications

• Post-secondary education or technical diploma in electrical, mechanical, industrial or related field.
• Minimum 3 years of related experience.
• Fluent in French and English (oral and written).
• Must hold a valid Driver's license in good standing.

Responsibilities

• Test, validate, and commission locomotives to meet operational and safety standards.
• Identify, diagnose, and troubleshoot issues with locomotive systems during commissioning.
• Maintain detailed records of tests, inspections, and adjustments in the commissioning database.
• Follow safety protocols and conduct risk assessments during testing and commissioning.

Skills

Electrical systems

Mechanical aptitude

Team player

Driver's license

Bilingual French/English

Education

Post-secondary education or technical diploma in electrical, mechanical, industrial or related field

Job description

We are looking for dedicated and talented people who tackle ever-changing challenges, customer needs, and questions from colleagues with clever concepts and creativity. We embrace change and work with curious minds re-inventing the future of work. Join us and let us focus together on what’s truly important: making lives better with new ideas and the latest technology around the world.

Why you’ll love working for Siemens!

• Freedom and a healthy work- life balance– Embrace our flexible work environment with flex hours, telecommuting and digital workspaces.
• Solve the world’s most significant problems – Be part of exciting and innovative projects.
• Engaging, challenging, and fast evolving, cutting edge technological environment.
• Opportunities to advance your career and mentorship programs on a local and global scale.
• Profit sharing available.
• Rewarding vacation entitlement with the opportunity to buy and sell your vacation depending on your lifestyle.
• Contribute to our social responsibility initiatives focused on access to education, access to technology and sustaining communities and make a positive impact on the community.
• Participate in our celebrations, social events, and offsite business events.
• Opportunities to contribute your innovative ideas and get paid for them!
• Employee perks and discounts.
• Diversity and inclusivity focused.

We are looking for dedicated and talented people who tackle ever-changing challenges, customer needs, and questions from colleagues with clever concepts and creativity. We embrace change and work with curious minds re-inventing the future of work. Join us and let us focus together on what’s truly important: making lives better with new ideas and the latest technology around the world.

Why you’ll love working for Siemens!

• Freedom and a healthy work- life balance– Embrace our flexible work environment with flex hours, telecommuting and digital workspaces.
• Solve the world’s most significant problems – Be part of exciting and innovative projects.
• Engaging, challenging, and fast evolving, cutting edge technological environment.
• Opportunities to advance your career and mentorship programs on a local and global scale.
• Competitive total rewards package.
• Profit sharing available.
• Rewarding vacation entitlement with the opportunity to buy and sell your vacation depending on your lifestyle.
• Contribute to our social responsibility initiatives focused on access to education, access to technology and sustaining communities and make a positive impact on the community.
• Participate in our celebrations, social events, and offsite business events.
• Opportunities to contribute your innovative ideas and get paid for them!
• Employee perks and discounts.
• Diversity and inclusivity focused.

Siemens is proud to be an eight-time award winner of Canada’s Top 100 Employers, Canada’s Greenest Employers 2022, Canada’s Top Employers for Young People 2022 and Greater Toronto's Top Employers 2022.

What will you do?

We require an experienced Field Service Technician to join our team in our team. Field Service Technician is responsible for the testing, validation, and commissioning of locomotives to ensure they meet all operational and safety standards before entering service. This role involves hands‑on work with mechanical, electrical, and electronic systems on locomotives, requiring detailed knowledge and precision. The technician will work closely with engineering teams, quality control, and project managers to ensure that all aspects of the locomotive function correctly and efficiently

Testing and Validation

• Perform comprehensive tests on all locomotive systems, including propulsion, braking, electrical, pneumatic, and communication system
• Conduct functional, Qualification, and routine tests to assess the performance and reliability of the locomotive.
• Conduct functional and routine tests to assess the reliability of the locomotive.
• Implementation of Field Modifications (FMI’s) to improve the quality of our product.

Troubleshooting and Diagnostic

• Identify, diagnose, and troubleshoot issues with locomotive systems during the commissioning process
• Utilize diagnostic tools and software to pinpoint faults and implement corrective actions
• Read, interpret and understand written or electronic information to identify the Root cause of a failures and compile reports for your site lead and warranty manager.
• Perform with the use of mechanical drawings, schematics and location circuit plans, electrical and mechanical repairs of various components.

Documentation and Reporting

• Maintain detailed records of all tests, inspections, and adjustments made during the commissioning process
• Document failures, part exchanges, implementation of FMI’s and your performed work in our Commissioning and Warranty database.
• Provide feedback to engineering and quality teams on design and manufacturing processes based on commissioning outcomes.

Safety and compliance

• Adhere to all safety protocols and regulatory requirements throughout the commissioning process.
• Conduct risk assessments and ensure all testing and commissioning activities comply with relevant safety standards

What will you need to succeed?

• post-secondary education or Technical Diploma in Electrical, mechanical, industrial or related field
• minimum of 3 years of related experience
• Interpersonal skills and ability to work in team
• Role Model behavior and values consistent with Siemens Values, Siemens Mobility Behavioral Partnership and Siemens Business Conduct Guidelines
• Strong in electrical field
• Must hold a valid Driver's license in good standing.
• Field Service or Operations experience in the railroad industry an asset

The successful candidate for this position must be fluent in French and English (oral and written) to perform the duties and responsibilities of the role.

• The role requires interaction with French and/or English speaking customers and suppliers across Canada and/or abroad.
• The role requires regular interaction with Siemens colleagues based in Quebec, Ontario, nationally and internationally.

About us.

We share our ideas and champion the people behind them.

Siemens Mobility is a separately managed company of Siemens AG. As a leader in transport solutions for more than 175 years, Siemens Mobility is constantly innovating its portfolio. Its core areas include rolling stock, rail automation and electrification, a comprehensive software portfolio, turnkey systems as well as related services. With digital products and solutions, Siemens Mobility is enabling mobility operators worldwide to make infrastructure intelligent, increase value sustainably over the entire lifecycle, enhance passenger experience and guarantee availability. In fiscal year 2022, which ended on September 30, 2022, Siemens Mobility posted revenue of €9.7 billion and had around 38,200 employees worldwide. Further information is available at: www.siemens.com/mobility.

In Canada, Siemens Mobility has been providing solutions to the transportation industry for more than 40 years, including railway infrastructure maintenance services on the rail networks in Quebec and Ontario, light rail vehicles in Edmonton and Calgary, trainsets delivered to VIA Rail Canada, new trainsets for Ontario Northland that will bring back Northeastern passenger rail to Ontario that are expected to be delivered in 2026, an order for locomotives for Montreal’s exo and the rail electrification and overall system maintenance of the light rail transit network in Kitchener‑Waterloo. Our footprint also includes dispatching services operated from Dorval, Québec, to more than 25 railways across Canada covering over 3,400 miles of track.

Today, Siemens Mobility provides customers with full-service capabilities for the entire life cycle of their projects to help evolve our growing cities while supporting Canada’s sustainability goals.

To learn more about Siemens Mobility, visit our website at Siemens Mobility | Canada | Siemens Mobility Canada

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