Commissioning Technician

Siemens Energy, Inc.; Orlando (FL); On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Career growth

Health benefits

Paid time off

401K savings plan

Family building benefits

Parental leave

Job summary

Siemens Energy, Inc. is seeking a Commissioning Technician to support testing and energization of high‑voltage substations on EPC and turnkey projects.

You will collaborate with commissioning engineers, construction teams, OEMs, and client representatives to ensure safe, efficient commissioning and reliable handover of critical infrastructure. The role emphasizes safety, quality, and attention to detail, requiring the ability to manage multiple priorities in a field environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Power Systems, Electrical Engineering, or related field or equivalent experience.
• 2–5 years in electrical testing and commissioning, HV substations or industrial power projects preferred.
• Ability to read single-line diagrams, schematics, wiring diagrams, and protection drawings.
• Strong OSHA environmental and safety practice knowledge for high-voltage work.
• Excellent communication, organizational and teamwork skills.

Responsibilities

• Support commissioning plans, schedules, and procedures for HV substations and energization readiness.
• Perform testing and commissioning of transformers, GIS, breakers, relays, SCADA, and control panels.
• Execute functional testing, system integration, troubleshooting, and energization with supervision.
• Coordinate with project teams, OEMs, and client representatives to support schedules and objectives.
• Maintain commissioning documentation and ensure IEC/IEEE/NERC/OSHA compliance.

Skills

Electrical testing

High-voltage knowledge

Safety compliance

Troubleshooting

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Power/Electrical Engineering

Job description

A Snapshot of Your Day

The Commissioning Technician will support commissioning activities for high-voltage substation EPC and turnkey projects, helping ensure electrical equipment and systems are tested, energized, and integrated safely and efficiently. You will work alongside commissioning engineers, engineering teams, construction personnel, OEMs, and client representatives to perform testing, troubleshooting, functional checks, and energization activities. Your attention to safety, quality, and technical detail will help support successful project milestones and the reliable handover of critical infrastructure. This role requires strong organizational skills, technical aptitude, and the ability to manage multiple priorities in a field-based project environment.

How You’ll Make an Impact

• Support commissioning plans, schedules, and procedures for high-voltage substations, including readiness for energization and isolation/permit-to-work processes.
• Perform testing and commissioning activities for primary and secondary equipment, including transformers, GIS, circuit breakers, protection relays, SCADA systems, communications equipment, and control panels.
• Execute functional testing, point-to-point checks, system integration activities, troubleshooting, and energization support under the direction of commissioning engineers and senior personnel.
• Coordinate with project managers, OEMs, engineering teams, construction personnel, and client representatives to support commissioning schedules and project objectives.
• Maintain accurate commissioning documentation, including test reports, commissioning records, quality observations, issue-resolution records, and as-built documentation, while ensuring compliance with applicable IEC, IEEE, NERC, OSHA, and client-specific requirements.
• Support Siemens Energy's Zero Harm safety program, participate in required safety training, and follow OSHA and site-specific safety requirements.

What You Bring

• Degree: Bachelor's degree in Power Systems, Electrical Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent technical education and work experience.
• Experience: 2 to 5 years of experience in electrical testing and commissioning, preferably with experience in high-voltage substations, transmission, distribution, renewable energy, or industrial power projects.
• Ability to interpret single-line diagrams, schematics, wiring diagrams, protection drawings, and test procedures, with familiarity with high-voltage equipment, protection systems, and substation controls.
• Strong understanding of OSHA requirements, environmental compliance, and safety practices for high-voltage work environments.
• Strong communication, organizational, troubleshooting, and teamwork skills, with the ability to multitask and remain calm under pressure while supporting critical infrastructure construction and commissioning activities.
• Applicants must be legally authorized for employment in the United States without need for current or future employer-sponsored work authorization. Siemens Energy employees with current visa sponsorship may be eligible for internal transfers.

About the Team

Grid Technologies

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 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

• Career growth and development opportunities; supportive work culture
• Company-paid health and wellness benefits
• Paid Time Off and paid holidays
• 401K savings plan with company match
• Family building benefits
• Parental leave

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