Mechanical Engineer

Siemens Energy; Dhahran Compound; On-site; SAR 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading energy technology company is seeking an experienced engineer to lead mechanical field service activities for rotating equipment in the Middle East. The ideal candidate will have a Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical or Aeronautical Engineering and 8-10 years of experience in the Oil & Gas and Power Generation sectors. Responsibilities include troubleshooting, providing onsite training, and representing the company in customer engagements. This role requires a willingness to travel extensively, ensuring safe and compliant operations.

Benefits

Medical benefits

Competitive Salary Package

Opportunities to work with a global team

Qualifications

• 8-10 years of engineering experience in Oil & Gas and Power Generation industries.
• Hands-on experience in commissioning and servicing power generation equipment.
• Ability to lead inspection and engine swap activities.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage mechanical field service activities for rotating equipment.
• Provide technical support and training to junior engineers.
• Represent the company in customer meetings regarding mechanical progress.

Skills

Mechanical engineering

Troubleshooting

Leadership

Communication

Teamwork

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical or Aeronautical Engineering

Tools

NDT knowledge

AGT, GG & PT systems

Job description

A Snapshot of your day

Your day involves leading and managing the mechanical field service activities for SGT-A35/A20 and SGT-A05 rotating equipment on complex projects in the Middle East, ensuring compliance, successful handovers to customers, and troubleshooting during emergencies. Additionally, you provide technical support, guidance, training, and leadership to junior engineers and customer personnel, while assisting sales and project management teams with technical clarifications and estimations.

How You’ll Make An Impact

• Perform mechanical activities and implement hardware engineering modifications to ensure customer plants meet specifications.
• Review complex plans, drawings, and schematics, providing ongoing guidance and collaborating with the Site Manager and Project Engineer to protect the company’s commercial interests during mechanical activities.
• Represent the company in formal customer meetings to provide updates on mechanical progress, ensuring the company’s position is safeguarded, and attend debrief meetings to relay issues and design changes to engineering and production teams.
• Conduct specialized troubleshooting activities worldwide, perform complex site surveys, and produce detailed design plans and technical reports for modifications, upgrades, and system reliability improvements.
• Provide onsite training to junior Field Service Engineers and customer operators, staying updated on new products, vendor equipment, and commissioning procedures while contributing to root cause analysis and fault diagnostics.
• Work safely in alignment with company protocols, participate in product training programs for skill development, and produce professional site visit reports for customer submission.

What You Bring

• A Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Aeronautical, or equivalent education, or vocational qualifications with 8-10 years of related engineering experience in similar roles, particularly in Oil & Gas and Power Generation industries.
• Proven expertise in commissioning, fault finding, maintenance, and servicing of power generation equipment, with hands‑on experience in AGT, GG & PT, and GN systems, as well as SGT certification being a merit.
• Strong technical competency in new unit installation, commissioning, and troubleshooting for products like SGT-A35, A05 MGT600, and MGT-800, including NDT knowledge, rotating equipment field alignment, and supervision of lube oil & auxiliaries systems.
• Ability to lead engine swap activities, independently manage 8K, 16K, 24K, and 40K inspections, interpret engineering and piping drawings, and report job results as required.
• Highly motivated, proactive, and flexible with excellent communication skills, strong work ethic, and the ability to work independently or as part of a team, while demonstrating professionalism in customer interactions.
• Willingness to travel extensively (70% domestic and international), including emergency mobilizations and extended periods away from home, with offshore working certificates and a KSA driving license (or willingness to obtain one) as added requirements.

About The Team

Our Gas Services division offers low-emission power generation through service and decarbonization. Zero or low emission power generation and all gas turbines under one roof, steam turbines and generators. Decarbonization opportunities through service offerings, modernization, and digitalization of the fleet.

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

Rewards/Benefits

• Opportunities to work with a global team
• Opportunities to work on and lead a variety of innovative projects
• Medical benefits
• Access to a variety of employee resource groups
• Competitive Salary Package

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The job posting will remain open for applications for 14 days from the posting date.