Electrical Engineer - Gis - Entry Level

Headquartered in Wendell, NC (20 miles East of downtown Raleigh, NC), the Electrification and Automation (EA) Business Unit has a diverse portfolio of products including but not limited to electric-vehicle chargers, low voltage motor control centers, compact modular reclosers, distribution switches, medium voltage switchgear, medium voltage circuit breakers, power monitoring, power quality, and protective relays. The EA Business Unit of Siemens is looking for highly qualified and energetic Engineers for its medium voltage (4.16-38 kV) Gas Insulated Switchgear (GIS) team.

Essential Job Functions:

• Analyze customer’s technical specifications, one line diagram and schematic diagram regarding the application of Siemens MV switchgear products along with associated protection and control systems and design appropriate product solutions to meet the customers’ expectations in cost-effective and timely manner.
• Be a technical project leader taking full ownership of the overall deliverables while guiding a team of jr. engineers, designers, and drafters.
• Work independently and/or lead a project team to create all documents for customer approval and manufacturing of Medium Voltage switchgears.
• Provide factory support during the manufacture of your projects to ensure that the final deliverable is true to your design. Also, in the process to provide technical support to customers.
• Utilize the engineering configurator software to prepare, one-line drawings, control schematics and bill of material with a high degree of accuracy.

Job Requirements:

• Ability to multitask and manage large workloads and business demands.
• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering
• 1-3+ years of proven experience working with the design/configuration electrical power distribution products and systems. Preference given to experience with switchgear.
• Ability to analyze customer’s technical specifications regarding the application of protection and control systems and apply appropriate product solutions to meet the customers’ expectations in cost-effective timely manner.
• An ideal candidate is detailed orientated, process driven and able to embrace a culture of quality.
• Ability to read, understand one-line and evaluate electrical schematics to identify errors or potential improvements.
• Strong working knowledge of standard protection and control technologies used in medium voltage distribution products with proven ability to share this knowledge with others.

Considered a plus but not required:

• Experience with electrical design for medium voltage switchgear, preference given to experience with Siemens switchgear.
• A Master’s Degree in Engineering is a plus with extra consideration given if degree concentration is in power systems.
• Proven ability to create, convert & modify drawings with AutoCAD Electrical or Engineering Base software.
• Familiarity with ANSI, IEEE, UL and NEMA standards for MV Switchgear.

At Siemens, we are committed to an ownership culture, in which every employee takes personal responsibility for our company’s success. We utilize lean principles and seek to continually improve our processes and customers’ experience.

Can you see yourself, learning, growing, and succeeding here? If so we'd like to meet you!

We offer flexible vacation time, a matching 401K plan, profit sharing, full health, life, vision and dental benefits.

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