HV Site Engineer

Siemens Energy; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health and wellness benefits

Career growth opportunities

Job summary

Siemens Energy's HV Site Engineer role in Childress, Texas, supports the Grid Technologies Service Substation business, ensuring safe operation of high-voltage substations. The position involves travel, rotating shifts, and on-call coverage to monitor, maintain, troubleshoot, and repair equipment.

You will supervise field teams, perform preventive and corrective maintenance, and collaborate with customers and Siemens specialists on projects and proposals, while upholding safety policies and

Qualifications

• Associate degree in electrical technology or electrical engineering, completion of a recognized electrician apprenticeship, a journeyman electrician license, or equivalent military or technical training.
• Substation installation, commissioning, maintenance, or repair experience is preferred.
• Strong computer and Microsoft Office skills.
• Willingness to travel for training and to accept short-term assignments at other project sites in Texas for upskilling, absence coverage, or major work campaigns.
• Domestic relocation offered for suitably qualified candidates
• Applicants must be legally authorized for employment in the United States without need for current or future employer-sponsored work authorization.

Responsibilities

• Supervise and coordinate service activities at job sites, including the work of contractors and field teams.
• Perform preventive and corrective maintenance, troubleshooting, fault analysis, and equipment repair using your knowledge and experience.
• Identify and recommend process improvements that strengthen operational performance, customer satisfaction, and compliance with safety requirements.
• Promptly report safety, security, and environmental incidents or near misses, and consistently follow and enforce Siemens environmental, health, and safety policies.
• Complete time, expense, and field service job reports using online tools or software.
• Collaborate with customers and project partners to plan and execute work safely, efficiently, and within scope, including support for proposals, work planning, and workforce requirements.

Skills

MS Office

Travel willingness

Education

Associate degree in electrical technology or electrical engineering

Journeyman electrician license

Electrician apprenticeship completion

Equivalent military or technical training

Tools

Microsoft Office

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.

Based in Childress, Texas, the HV Site Engineer supports the Grid Technologies Service Substation business and ensures safe, environmentally compliant operation of high-voltage substations. The role monitors, maintains, troubleshoots, and repairs equipment; recommends service improvements; and supports individual assignments and larger substation or power plant projects.

The role requires travel, flexible schedules, rotating shifts, and overnight on-call coverage in varying field conditions. For alarms or equipment issues, the technician will notify the client and maintenance teams, then work with Siemens engineering specialists to resolve the problem.

This site-based role supports the Childress substation’s safety, reliability, and availability through planned maintenance, rapid fault response, and coordination with customers, contractors, and Siemens specialists.

How You’ll Make an Impact

• Supervise and coordinate service activities at job sites, including the work of contractors and field teams.
• Perform preventive and corrective maintenance, troubleshooting, fault analysis, and equipment repair using your knowledge and experience.
• Identify and recommend process improvements that strengthen operational performance, customer satisfaction, and compliance with safety requirements.
• Promptly report safety, security, and environmental incidents or near misses, and consistently follow and enforce Siemens environmental, health, and safety policies.
• Complete time, expense, and field service job reports using online tools or software.
• Collaborate with customers and project partners to plan and execute work safely, efficiently, and within scope, including support for proposals, work planning, and workforce requirements.

What You Bring

• Associate degree in electrical technology or electrical engineering, completion of a recognized electrician apprenticeship, a journeyman electrician license, or equivalent military or technical training.
• Substation installation, commissioning, maintenance, or repair experience is preferred. Training may be available to candidates with suitable technical aptitude and strong safety commitment.
• Strong computer and Microsoft Office skills.
• Willingness to travel for training and to accept short-term assignments at other project sites in Texas for upskilling, absence coverage, or major work campaigns.
• Domestic relocation offered for suitably qualified candidates
• 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.

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.

• Career growth and development opportunities; supportive work culture
• Company paid Health and wellness benefits

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