Field Service Engineer - Experienced Career Engineering Training Program (P)

This role involves traveling across North America to support major gas and steam turbines, generators, and auxiliary systems. You’ll serve as the technical face of Siemens Energy, ensuring critical energy infrastructure operates safely and efficiently while gaining exposure to advanced power generation technology and field leadership.

About the role

This program is your gateway to our world-class field service team. During your first 12 months, you will complete classroom and instructor-led training in Orlando, FL and Houston, TX (Deer Park), and participate in on-the-job training with expert engineers at multiple customer sites across the U.S.

Responsibilities

• Supervise technicians and mechanics during power plant maintenance shutdowns, addressing both planned and unplanned maintenance outages due to equipment performance issues.
• Disassemble, inspect, and reassemble turbines and generators to ensure optimal performance and reliability.
• Collaborate with the global engineering team to conduct specialized mechanical and electrical testing, serving as the primary customer contact during outages to ensure timely and accurate repairs.
• Diagnose mechanical and electrical equipment issues.
• Execute inspections, measurements, and performance testing.
• Support commissioning, startup, and modernization projects.
• Ensure compliance with all Siemens Energy and customer safety standards.
• Develop skills in equipment operation, maintenance, job site safety, project management, leadership, and Siemens Energy’s business systems alongside leading field service engineers.

Requirements

• A bachelor’s degree in engineering, or an equivalent combination of military and/or industrial experience along with a high school diploma or an associate degree.
• 3 or more years of field service, outage, maintenance, commissioning, or power generation experience.
• Experience working around rotating equipment.
• Strong mechanical troubleshooting skills.
• Strong customer-facing communication skills.
• Ability to travel extensively across North America for up to 250 days per year, with assignments lasting from 2 to 15 weeks at a time.
• Willingness to work extended hours of 12-14 hours per day, including weekends and holidays, resulting in a typical work week of 60-84 hours.
• Self-starting leader who effectively utilizes available resources to create innovative solutions for challenging mechanical issues.
• Must be physically capable of ascending and descending ladders, inspecting equipment in confined spaces, and lifting boxes weighing up to 40 pounds.
• Must hold a valid driver’s license and have an acceptable driving record.
• Must be legally authorized for employment in the United States without need for current or future employer-sponsored work authorization.

Preferred Qualifications

• Gas turbine experience.
• Steam turbine experience.
• Generator experience.
• Power plant operations experience.
• Navy Nuclear background.
• Combined-cycle plant experience.
• Experience with a competitor or Solar Turbines.

Benefits

• Company-paid health and wellness benefits.
• Paid Time Off and paid holidays.
• 401K savings plan with company match.
• Family building benefits and parental leave.
• Overtime earning opportunities.
• Premium holiday pay, where applicable.
• Daily per diem while traveling.
• Travel-related compensation and reimbursement.
• Annual performance incentive opportunities (target up to 10% of base salary).
• Employee referral bonus programs.

Pay

The base salary range for this position is $70,000.00 to $100,000.00 annually, varying by location. Eligible employees may also benefit from additional earnings such as overtime and travel-related compensation.

Career Growth

Field engineers can advance into roles such as:

• Senior Field Engineer
• Technical Specialist
• Outage Manager
• Service Operations Manager
• Product Line Expert
• Global Technical Advisor

Siemens Energy offers industry-leading training, including hands-on turbine and generator training at the Orlando Training Center, access to a global technical network, and advanced leadership development.

About the Team

Our Gas Services division focuses on low-emission power generation through service and decarbonization, offering expertise in gas and steam turbines, generators, and fleet modernization. Siemens Energy technologies help generate approximately one-sixth of the world’s electricity while enabling the global energy transition.