Seasonal Generator Services Field Engineer

Siemens Energy; Mount Pleasant (Westmoreland County); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health and wellness benefits

Job summary

Siemens Energy is seeking a Seasonal Generator Field Services Engineer in the United States, stationed in Pennsylvania (Mount Pleasant). You will oversee field work on generator systems, supervise crews, and interact with customers during outages.

The role involves long hours, extensive travel, and hands-on inspection, testing, and problem solving. This is a growth opportunity within Turbine and Generator Specialty Services.

Qualifications

• Pursuing or holding a Bachelor's degree in engineering, engineering technology, or related field.
• Ability to lead teams and coordinate field service activities.
• Strong problem-solving mindset and manual dexterity for mechanical issues.

Responsibilities

• Oversee field service activities for generator work during outages and maintenance.
• Supervise technicians and communicate with customers and internal teams.
• Perform inspections, testing, and provide recommendations for unit repairs.
• Collaborate with global engineering staff for specialized testing.
• Serve as primary customer contact during outages and ensure timely repairs.

Skills

Team leadership

Field service coordination

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering or related field

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.

Seasonal Generator Services Field Engineer

About the Role

Job ID

304917

Location

United States of America

Pennsylvania

Mount Pleasant

Company

Organization

Business Unit

Service North America

Full Time or Part Time

Experience Level

Professional / Experienced

A Snapshot of Your Day

Seasonal Generator Field Services Engineer provides field engineering oversight on all types of generator work for a minimum of 1560 hours per year. The successful candidate performs inspection, testing, communicates to customers both internal and external, and provides crew supervision. Typical work weeks while in the field range from 60-91 hours per week.

This position offers 4 months of optional work time to help with the employee’s work-life balance

The Seasonal Generator Field Services Engineer will be accountable to perform crew supervision, inspection, testing, and communication to customers both internal and external. This position is part of Turbine and Generator Specialty Services based in Region North America but serves customers globally. This is a great opportunity for someone who enjoys traveling and is looking to begin their engineering career!

The Generator Field Services Engineer provides the same support but does not have optional working months.

These positions are part of the Turbine and Generator Specialty Services based in Region North America but serve customers globally.

These opportunities are great roles for someone who enjoys traveling, is a self starter who enjoys using all available resources and is able to build innovative solutions to challenging mechanical issues, and is looking to begin or continue their engineering career with a growing dynamic company!

How You’ll Make an Impact

• You will work directly with our leading staff of field service engineers to develop skills that include equipment operation, maintenance, job site safety, project management, leadership, and Siemens Energy’s business systems
• As a Field Service Engineer, you'll be supervising technicians working on generator equipment during power plant maintenance shutdowns (outages), both planned and unplanned system outages which can occur due to equipment performance issues.
• You will be responsible for visual inspections, electrical and mechanical testing, and collaborating with engineering to provide recommendations to the customer about potential unit repairs.
• You will collaborating with our worldwide engineering staff to perform specialized mechanical and electrical testing
• You will serve as the primary customer contact during outages and ensure that repairs are made in a timely and accurate manner

What You Bring

• You have or are currently pursuing a Bachelor's degree in engineering, engineering technology, or related field.
• You enjoy using both your mind and your hands to seek sophisticated mechanical problems while working closely on a team and with our customers to provide outstanding service
• You are a self-starting leader, who enjoys using all available resources and leading others to build innovative solutions to challenging mechanical issues
• You enjoy travel – so much that you are okay with traveling for extended periods of time. Typically, Our Field Service Engineers will travel 200-250 days per year for anywhere from 2-15 weeks at a time.
• While deployed, you will work extended working hours of up to 12-14 hours per day including weekends/holidays, 6 – 7 days per week. A typical work week can be 60-84 hours.
• You can: ascend/descend ladders to examine equipment, position yourself to examine equipment including in confined spaces, move boxes weighing up to 40 pounds, work in outdoor weather conditions, walk long distances and share cramped office trailer with other employees.

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

Gas Services

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.

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

EqualEmployment Opportunity Statement

Siemens Energy and Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy is an Equal Opportunity and Aff

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