Senior Project Engineer

About the role

Transform the everyday with us!

Siemens Electrification & Automation is enabling a more reliable, resilient, and sustainable electric grid. By partnering with utilities and EPCs, our integrated, turnkey electrical systems support grid modernization, capacity expansion, and energy transition.

Responsibilities

• Technical Authority & Solution Ownership: Leading technical outcomes for MV substation and utility projects from feasibility to handover. Review and approve one-line diagrams, AC/DC schematics, and protection/control/automation philosophies.
• Customer-Facing & Commercial Partnership: Serving as a trusted technical advisor to customers, utilities, and EPC partners, collaborating closely with internal teams to influence solution strategies and order decisions.
• Multi-functional & System Integration Leadership: Driving engineering execution (design coordination, manufacturing support, and commissioning) and integrating Siemens and third-party technologies, including MV/LV switchgear, MCCs, PLCs/SCADA, and E-Houses.
• Mentorship & Continuous Improvement: Mentoring junior engineers, influencing technical standards, and leading initiatives to improve engineering quality, scalability, and efficiency.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering.
• Eight (8) or more years’ experience designing and delivering electrical power distribution, substation, or utility systems, with a strong track record evaluating customer specifications and delivering optimized system solutions.
• Proven knowledge of Medium Voltage protection and control technologies (SCADA, IEC 61850, DNP3).
• Proficiency reviewing electrical schematics and identifying risks, gaps, and improvements.
• Experience managing Bills of Material in an ERP environment (SAP preferred).

Qualifications

• Basic Qualifications: Basic Qualifications as listed above.
• Preferred Qualifications: Preferred Qualifications as listed above.

Pay

The pay range for this position is $102,459 - $175,644 annually with a target incentive of 10% of the base salary. The actual wage offered may be lower or higher depending on budget and candidate experience, knowledge, skills, qualifications, and premium geographic location.

Benefits

We offer a variety of health and wellness benefits to our employees. Details regarding our benefits can be found here.

Equal Employment Opportunity

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