R&D Secondary Technology Engineer – High Voltage Switchgear

Siemens Gas and Power GmbH & Co. KG; Santiago de Querétaro; On-site; MXN 900,000 - 1,300,000; Full time

Job summary

Siemens Energy seeks an experienced R&D Secondary Technology Engineer for High Voltage Switchgear in Mexico. The role focuses on developing reusable secondary technology solutions, ensuring reliable control, actuation, sensing, monitoring, diagnostics, and digital integration across global markets.

The candidate will lead electrical design, standardization, and international harmonization, coordinating with global teams and testing activities to meet IEC/IEEE/ANSI standards and project timelines.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Automation, Control Engineering, Mechatronics, or a comparable discipline.
• Typically 3–5 years of experience in electrical/control system development, preferably within high-voltage switchgear or power transmission equipment.
• Proven experience working with international engineering standards (IEC/IEEE/ANSI), requirements engineering, and global cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Electrical design and development of reusable secondary systems and standardized platforms.
• Global harmonization: align designs to IEC/IEEE/ANSI across Europe, USA, Latin America.
• Technical governance: collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure design consistency.

Skills

Electrical Engineering & Design

Standards & Compliance

Professional & Collaboration Skills

English & Spanish proficiency

Education

Electrical Engineering degree

Automation or Control Engineering

Mechatronics or related discipline

Tools

PTC Creo

EPLAN

Job description

Siemens Energy and Siemens Gamesa are becoming Omterra. "We energize society" by supporting our customers to make the transition to a more sustainable world, based on innovative technologies and our ability to turn ideas into reality. With nearly 100,000 employees around the world, we shape the energy systems of today and tomorrow.

R&D Secondary Technology Engineer – High Voltage Switchgear

About the Role

Job ID

304733

Location

Mexico

Queretaro

Company

Organization

Grid Technologies

Business Unit

Product Management

Full-time

Experience Level

Professional / Experienced

A Snapshot of Your Day:

The role focuses on developing and qualifying innovative, reusable secondary technology solutions for high-voltage switchgear. This ensures reliable control, actuation, sensing, monitoring, diagnostics, and digital integration while maintaining seamless alignment and harmonization across diverse global markets, including Europe, the USA, and Latin America.
To address these global development aims, the R&D Secondary Technology Engineer focuses on electrical secondary systems design, standardized LCC/control-cabinet platforms, and international standard harmonization. The engineer defines technical requirements, design rules, and interface specifications for operating mechanisms, auxiliary switches, and interlocking systems. This key distinction of the role lies in developing and qualifying reusable technology platforms that project engineers later configure and apply to customer-specific switchgear solutions.

How You’ll Make an Impact:

• 50% Electrical Design & Secondary Technology Development
  • Leverage 3D modelling techniques to develop reusable secondary electrical systems, architectures, and standardized LCC/control-cabinet platforms for high-voltage switchgear.
  • Create master circuits, schematic diagrams, wiring plans, and interface specifications for operating mechanisms, coils, motors, and interlocking systems.
  • Integrate innovative control, auxiliary, sensing, monitoring, and digital equipment interfaces (such as LPITs and IEC 61850) into switchgear products.
• 30% Global Harmonization & Standards Compliance
  • Harmonize product designs to comply with diverse international standards (IEC, IEEE, ANSI) and regional market requirements across Europe, USA, and Latin America.
  • Support product testing, prototype verification, and qualification activities in accordance with global utility and industrial standards, particularly the IEC 62271 family.
  • Evaluate technical requirements and design rules to drive modularization, standardization, and technology reuse across the global portfolio.
• 20% Technical Governance & Cross-Functional Collaboration
  • Collaborate with Primary Technology, Product Engineering, Testing, and global manufacturing plants to ensure design consistency and governance.
  • Support component and supplier qualification, lifecycle management, and root-cause analysis during product launch and execution phases.

What You Bring:

Education

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Automation, Control Engineering, Mechatronics, or a comparable discipline.
• Typically 3-5 years of experience in electrical/control system development, preferably within high-voltage switchgear or power transmission equipment.
• Proven experience working with international engineering standards (IEC/IEEE/ANSI), requirements engineering, and global cross-functional teams.

Skills

• Electrical Engineering & Design
  • CAD tools for electrical and mechanical design (e.g., PTC-Creo, EPLAN)
  • Electrical secondary design (protection, control, metering, and auxiliary circuits)
  • High-voltage/medium-voltage switchgear, operating mechanisms, and substation technology knowledge
• Standards & Compliance
  • Familiarity with international electrical standards (IEC 62271 family, IEEE, ANSI)
  • Product localization, modularization, and harmonization methodologies
  • Testing, prototype verification, and validation procedures for high-voltage equipment
• Professional & Collaboration Skills
  • Cross-functional, multicultural collaboration and systems-thinking
  • Technical documentation, requirements engineering, and specification analysis
  • Professional proficiency in English and Spanish (written and spoken)

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 global 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, gender identity, sexual orientation or disability. We energize society, all of society, and we do not discriminate based on our differences.

• Career growth and development opportunities
• Supportive work cultureand a healthy work- life balance
• Company paid Health and wellness benefits
• Paid Time Off and paid holidays
• Savings Fund
• Above the law benefits
• Family building benefits
• Parental leave
• Annual performance bonus
• Parental leave
• Contribute to our social responsibility initiatives.