Materials Laboratory Manager

Siemens Energy, Inc.; Orlando (FL); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health and wellness benefits

401K with company match

Paid time off

Job summary

Siemens Energy, Inc. seeks a Materials Laboratory Manager in the United States to lead a multidisciplinary team supporting gas turbines, steam turbines, generators, and related components.

You will oversee testing, characterization, and failure analysis while coordinating with Engineering, Manufacturing, R&D, and Service groups. The role requires 8+ years in materials engineering and leadership experience, with strong knowledge of metallic materials and failure investigations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Materials Engineering, Metallurgy, Mechanical Engineering, or a related field.
• 8+ years of experience in materials engineering, laboratory operations, testing or failure analysis.
• Leadership experience in an engineering, laboratory, manufacturing, or testing environment.
• Strong technical understanding of metallic materials, material characterization, mechanical testing, and failure investigations.
• Experience leading cross-functional technical projects and collaborating with diverse stakeholders.
• Demonstrated success driving operational excellence, continuous improvement, and team development.
• Experience in power generation, turbomachinery, aerospace, or a similar industrial environment highly preferred.
• Ability to travel approximately 10-15% domestically and internationally.
• Applicants must be legally authorized for employment in the United States without current or future employer-sponsored work authorization.
• Export Control Requirement (ECC): U.S. citizen/national, permanent resident, or protected refugee/asylum status.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop a multidisciplinary materials laboratory team.
• Manage laboratory operations, priorities, resources, and testing activities.
• Oversee material characterization, metallurgical investigations, mechanical testing, and failure analysis efforts.
• Support Engineering, Manufacturing, R&D, and Service teams in resolving material-related challenges.
• Drive root cause investigations and provide technical recommendations to improve product reliability.
• Advance laboratory capabilities through process improvements, equipment upgrades, and new testing methods.
• Manage laboratory budgets, maintenance activities, and strategic investments.
• Partner with Siemens Energy's global laboratory network to share expertise and best practices.
• Foster a strong culture of safety, quality, accountability, and customer focus.

Skills

Materials engineering

Leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

Failure analysis

Testing & characterization

Project management

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Materials Engineering, Metallurgy, or Mechanical Engineering

Master's degree preferred

Tools

Metallography

SEM

Materials testing equipment

Job description

A Snapshot of Your Day

As the Materials Laboratory Manager, you'll lead a team of engineers, materials specialists, and technicians supporting some of the world's most advanced power generation equipment. From investigating material failures to advancing testing capabilities, you'll play a critical role in helping improve the reliability and performance of gas turbines, steam turbines, generators, and related components.

Working closely with Engineering, Manufacturing, Service, and global materials experts, you'll help solve complex technical challenges while driving a culture of safety, collaboration, and continuous improvement.

How You'll Make an Impact

• Lead and develop a multidisciplinary materials laboratory team.

• Manage laboratory operations, priorities, resources, and testing activities.

• Oversee material characterization, metallurgical investigations, mechanical testing, and failure analysis efforts.

• Support Engineering, Manufacturing, R&D, and Service teams in resolving material-related challenges.

• Drive root cause investigations and provide technical recommendations to improve product reliability.

• Advance laboratory capabilities through process improvements, equipment upgrades, and new testing methods.

• Manage laboratory budgets, maintenance activities, and strategic investments.

• Partner with Siemens Energy's global laboratory network to share expertise and best practices.

• Foster a strong culture of safety, quality, accountability, and customer focus.

What You Bring

Required

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Materials Engineering, Metallurgy, Mechanical Engineering, or a related field.

• 8+ years of experience in materials engineering, laboratory operations, testing or failure analysis.

• Leadership experience in an engineering, laboratory, manufacturing, or testing environment.

• Strong technical understanding of metallic materials, material characterization, mechanical testing, and failure investigations.

• Experience leading cross-functional technical projects and collaborating with diverse stakeholders.

• Demonstrated success driving operational excellence, continuous improvement, and team development.

• Experience in power generation, turbomachinery, aerospace, or a similar industrial environment highly preferred.

• Ability to travel approximately 10-15% domestically and internationally.

• Applicants must be legally authorized for employment in the United States without current or future employer-sponsored work authorization.

• Export Control Requirement (ECC): Due to applicable export control laws and regulations, candidates must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident (i.e., current Green Card holder), or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum.

Preferred

• Failure Analysis and Root Cause Analysis (RCA)

• Metallography, Materials Characterization, SEM, or related analytical methods

• Gas Turbine, Steam Turbine, or Generator technologies

• High-temperature alloys, coatings, creep, fatigue, or fracture mechanics

• Laboratory modernization, equipment qualification, or capability expansion initiatives

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 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

Rewards/Benefits

• 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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Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

Siemens Energy is an Equal Opportunity and Affluent Action Employer encouraging diversity in the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their race, color, creed, religion, national origin, citizenship status, ancestry, sex, age, physical or mental disability unrelated to ability, marital status, family responsibilities, pregnancy, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender expression, gender identity, transgender, sex stereotyping, order of protection status, protected veteran or military status, or an unfavorable discharge from military service, and other categories protected by federal, state or local

law.