Rail Field Service Technician - Electrical & Mechanical

Siemens Mobility; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 72,000 - 97,000; Full time

Job summary

Siemens Mobility seeks a Field Service Technician for our Seattle, WA location to support Amtrak’s Charger locomotive fleet. You will provide technical guidance to maintenance crews, troubleshoot electrical, mechanical, and pneumatic systems, and deliver on‑site operation training.

The role requires an associate degree or 2+ years hands‑on experience and willingness to travel up to 10%. The successful candidate will read schematics, communicate clearly in English, and use MS Office tools.

Qualifications

• Associate degree in an engineering subject area or at least 2 years of hands‑on electrical and mechanical experience in an industrial, military, or maintenance environment.
• Hands‑on experience troubleshooting electrical AC/DC circuits, mechanical systems, and pneumatic systems.
• Ability to read and interpret electrical schematics, drawings, and technical documentation.
• Excellently demonstrated English‑language technical communication skills, including speaking, reading, and writing.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications, including Excel, Word, Access, and PowerPoint.
• Ability to travel up to 10%.

Responsibilities

• Partner with customer management and maintenance teams to keep the Charger fleet reliable and continually improve maintenance practices.
• Troubleshoot, provide guidance on repair of service requests on electrical, mechanical and pneumatic systems – including vender components such as Cummins.
• Deliver hands‑on technical advice and ongoing system‑operation training to customer maintenance personnel.
• Identify non‑conformance issues, recommend improvements and share performance and quality feedback with the team.
• Keep communication flowing between the customer, the Rail Support Center and the field team on every assignment.

Skills

Electrical troubleshooting

Mechanical troubleshooting

Reading schematics

English technical communication

MS Office

Travel up to 10%

Education

Associate degree in engineering

2 years hands-on electrical & mechanical experience

Job description

Siemens Mobility seeks a Field Service Technician for our Seattle, WA location to support Amtrak’s Charger locomotive fleet. You will provide technical guidance to maintenance crews, troubleshoot electrical, mechanical, and pneumatic systems, and deliver on‑site operation training.

The role requires an associate degree or 2+ years hands‑on experience and willingness to travel up to 10%. The successful candidate will read schematics, communicate clearly in English, and use MS Office tools.