Commissioning Technician

Siemens Gas and Power GmbH & Co. KG; Orlando (FL); On-site; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Career growth opportunities

Health and wellness benefits

Job summary

Siemens Energy in Orlando, FL seeks a Commissioning Technician to support commissioning activities for high‑voltage substations on EPC and turnkey projects. You will test, energize, and integrate equipment, working with engineers, contractors, and client teams to ensure safe handover of assets.

The role emphasizes OSHA safety, quality, and technical detail, with responsibilities including testing transformers, GIS, circuit breakers, relays, SCADA, and control panels, plus documentation and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Power Systems or Electrical Engineering or equivalent technical education and experience.
• Experience in electrical testing and commissioning of high-voltage equipment preferred.
• Strong understanding of safety regulations and OSHA requirements for high-voltage work.
• Ability to interpret diagrams, schematics, and test procedures with attention to detail.
• Excellent communication and teamwork to coordinate with multiple stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Support commissioning plans, schedules, and procedures for HV substations.
• Perform testing and energization for transformers, GIS, breakers, relays, SCADA, and control panels.
• Conduct functional tests, point-to-point checks, and system integration activities.
• Coordinate with project managers, engineers, and clients to meet project milestones.
• Maintain commissioning documentation and ensure compliance with IEC/IEEE/NERC/OSHA requirements.

Skills

Electrical testing

HV substations

Troubleshooting

Documentation

OSHA safety requirements

Communication skills

Teamwork

Education

Bachelor's degree in Power Systems or Electrical Engineering

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.

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.

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

EqualEmployment Opportunity Statement

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