Electrical Design Specialist at Siemens Energy

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Snapshot of Your Day (Position Overview) As an Electrical Design Specialist , you will serve as a key technical authority supporting Siemens Energy’s global infrastructure and construction projects. Your day may include leading electrical design strategy discussions, reviewing and validating engineering deliverables, conducting feasibility assessments and system studies, and collaborating with multidisciplinary teams to ensure projects meet technical, operational, safety, and sustainability requirements. You will partner closely with internal stakeholders, external engineering firms, and global project teams to drive design excellence, optimize system performance, and support digital engineering initiatives across the project lifecycle. This role offers the opportunity to influence complex infrastructure projects that directly support Siemens Energy’s mission to power a sustainable future. How You’ll Make an Impact (Responsibilities) • Lead electrical design strategy for major infrastructure and construction projects, ensuring technical solutions align with Siemens Energy standards, operational requirements, sustainability goals, and industry regulations • Provide expert technical guidance to internal stakeholders by translating operational and business requirements into robust electrical design criteria, system specifications, and engineering solutions • Review, validate, and manage electrical designs from global and local engineering partners, ensuring compliance with safety standards, design guidelines, quality expectations, and project objectives • Conduct feasibility studies, electrical load assessments, system modeling, and value engineering analyses to support investment planning, risk mitigation, system optimization, and long-term maintainability • Support project execution activities including design scheduling, resource planning, technical risk workshops, progress reporting, and coordination across multidisciplinary and multinational project teams • Champion digital engineering and sustainability initiatives by supporting BIM and modeling workflows, promoting energy-efficient technologies, renewable integration, and green building design strategies across projects What You Bring (Requirements) • Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, MEP Engineering, or a related technical discipline required; Master’s degree or equivalent preferred • Minimum of 5 years of experience in electrical design, electrical engineering consultancy, or infrastructure project engineering within industrial, commercial, energy, or multinational project environments • Strong knowledge of LV distribution systems, standby power, UPS systems, lighting, earthing, protection coordination, building services integration, feasibility studies, and electrical design assurance principles • Experience working with digital engineering and design tools including AutoCAD, Revit, BIM platforms, and electrical calculation software such as Amtech or Trimble, with the ability to independently manage complex technical evaluations and design reviews • Strong analytical, collaboration, communication, influencing, and problem-solving skills with the ability to work effectively across multidisciplinary, multinational teams and manage relationships with internal stakeholders and external engineering partners • 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 You’ll join a global, multidisciplinary team committed to delivering high performance, future ready infrastructure for Siemens Energy. Our group brings together specialists in electrical engineering, mechanical systems, architecture, sustainability, and project management. We collaborate across regions and disciplines, sharing expertise to solve complex technical challenges and continuously improve our design standards. Our culture values openness, innovation, and a shared commitment to building the infrastructure that powers a sustainable energy future. 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. Find out how you can make a difference at Siemens Energy: siemens-energy.com Rewards • Career growth and development opportunities; supportive work culture • Company paid Health and wellness benefits • Paid Time Off and paid holidays • 401K savings plan with company match • Family building benefits • Parental leave jobs.siemens-energy.com Equal Employment Opportunity Statement Siemens Energy and Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer. 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Snapshot of Your Day (Position Overview)
How You’ll Make an Impact (Responsibilities)
Provide expert technical guidance to internal stakeholders by translating operational and business requirements into robust electrical design criteria, system specifications, and engineering solutions
Review, validate, and manage electrical designs from global and local engineering partners, ensuring compliance with safety standards, design guidelines, quality expectations, and project objectives
Conduct feasibility studies, electrical load assessments, system modeling, and value engineering analyses to support investment planning, risk mitigation, system optimization, and long-term maintainability
Support project execution activities including design scheduling, resource planning, technical risk workshops, progress reporting, and coordination across multidisciplinary and multinational project teams
Champion digital engineering and sustainability initiatives by supporting BIM and modeling workflows, promoting energy-efficient technologies, renewable integration, and green building design strategies across projects
What You Bring (Requirements)
Minimum of 5 years of experience in electrical design, electrical engineering consultancy, or infrastructure project engineering within industrial, commercial, energy, or multinational project environments
Strong knowledge of LV distribution systems, standby power, UPS systems, lighting, earthing, protection coordination, building services integration, feasibility studies, and electrical design assurance principles
About the Team
Who is Siemens Energy?
Career growth and development opportunities; supportive work culture
Company paid Health and wellness benefits
Family building benefits

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Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, MEP Engineering, or a related technical discipline required; Master’s degree or equivalent preferred

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