Engineer in Training

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Engineer In Training

Position Details:

• Title: Engineer In Training Program (Seasonal Field Engineer EIT)
• Location: Orlando (Preferred – relocation assistance is available); they will consider candidates Nationwide (you will need to live within 50 miles of a major airport); if you do not relocate to Orlando, then during the classroom phase of the program, you will be provided a housing stipend for extended stay/Airbnb style housing in Orlando, FL (usually these phases are around 6 weeks in length)
• Shift: N/A
• Compensation: First Year Compensation = $85k – 100k
• Total First Year Compensation (after training) = $150k – 180k plus, daily per diem (while traveling), plus All Travel Rewards (all hotel and flight rewards)
• Benefits: Siemens offers an excellent global benefits package Medical, Dental, Vision, Employee Assistance Program, Mental Health, Substance Abuse, Flexible Spending Accounts, Life Insurances, Short- and Long-Term Disability Insurance, 401K Savings Plan with matching contribution, Financial Planning Tools, Training and Education, Tuition Reimbursement, Paid Time Off, Holidays, Flex Schedules, Business Casual Dress, Employee Discount Program, and Volunteer Opportunities. Specific benefits for this position include:
• 4 weeks of paid vacation (PTO) to start, with 5 paid floater holidays pro-rated for the first year and 6 paid standard holidays. At the start of your third year, you get a 5th week of vacation.
• 100% match of 401K contribution, up to 6% (20% vesting of the matched amount each year).
• There are other perks like “be well" reimbursement of $300/year for health/fitness classes and related items.
• Perks: All Travel Rewards (Hotels & Flights), 4 months off a year, plus 20 days of PTO earned per year!
• Travel: Travel is an essential job requirement for this position. You must be open to 80 – 100% travel your first year, and then heavy travel 8 months of the year as a Seasonal Field Engineer at the conclusion of the program.
• COVID Vaccination: Not required.
• Perks: All Travel Rewards (Hotels & Flights), 4 months off a year, plus 20 days of PTO earned per year!
• Key Dates: Candidates must be submitted by end of March and Interviews are being held in Orlando, FL the end of April. You should expect to be in Orlando one night (all expenses paid) for a program briefing and series of interviews. They will make hiring decisions quickly thereafter. There are options for interviewing candidates with major conflicts with these interview dates at an alternate date, so don't let that be a reason to not be interested in this excellent opportunity! The training program will start on July 7.

Position Description:

This program is the entry point to Siemens Energy's world-class field service organization. Their Field Service Engineers travel to power plants across the U.S. and are responsible for the maintenance and upgrades to some of the largest and most powerful electrical generation machinery in the world including gas turbines, steam turbines and generators.

Your Responsibilities

• During your first 12 months, you will complete classroom and lab training in Orlando and participate in on-the-job training with experienced engineers, working at multiple customer sites across the US.
• You will work directly with 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
• Once you complete training, as a Field Service Engineer, you'll be supervising technicians and mechanics working on turbine generator equipment during power plant maintenance shutdowns (outages), both planned and unplanned system outages which can occur due to equipment performance issues.
• You'll be responsible for disassembling, inspecting, and reassembling turbines and generators
• You'll coordinate the upgrading of mechanical and electrical systems on turbine generators to increase power output and efficiency
• You will collaborate with Siemens Energy worldwide engineering staff to perform niche mechanical and electrical testing
• You will serve as the primary customer contact during outages and ensure repairs are made in a timely and accurate manner
• While deployed, you will work extended working hours of up to 12-14 hours per day including weekends/holidays.
• As a Field Service Engineer, you will have 4 months off a year (December, January, June, and July)

"Our expectations: As an innovative company we are looking for committed, creative people who are able to find and successfully implement new solutions."

• Why are you interested in working for Siemens Energy and particularly this Field Service Engineer position?
• Think about a time you had to fix something that was broken. What was your process to repair this? What steps did you take to resolve the issue? Please be as specific as possible.
• Tell us about a time you had to explain a complex technical problem to someone. What steps did you take to help them understand and correct the problem?
• Tell us about a time you have faced a challenge and overcame it.
• Tell us about your most successful professional project.
• Tell us about a time you had to fix a mechanical problem. How did you fix it? If you have worked with power generation equipment, please give us an example of this experience.
• Tell us about a time you have worked on a team that has not agreed on an approach to something. How did you resolve this disagreement?
• Describe your leadership experience. What is the largest team you have led?

Requirements:

• Looking for heavy maintenance experienced professionals with strong leadership abilities
• Excellent communication skills
• Bachelor's degree preferred. Master's degree is helpful.
• Ideal profile candidate is military Veteran EM / MM / Industrial ET, rank E6+, with a bachelor's degree.

Company Description:

For more than 160 years, the name Siemens has been synonymous with internationality and worldwide presence. Today, Siemens is active in around 190 regions, occupying leading market and technology positions worldwide with its business activities in the Energy, Healthcare, Industry, and Infrastructure & Cities Sectors. In the ten largest country organizations alone, employees from around 140 nations are at work on innovative concepts and visionary ideas. Overall, with 360,000 employees around the world, Siemens is well positioned to offer its customers local, targeted, and tailored solutions. In addition to the more than 285 manufacturing locations worldwide, Siemens also has office buildings, warehouses, research and development facilities, and sales offices in nearly every country around the globe.

Our company is a global powerhouse! Siemens Energy is a global team of more than 91,000 dedicated employees across 90 countries and is one of the world's leading energy technology companies. The company works with its customers and partners on energy systems for the future, thus supporting the transition to a more sustainable world. With its portfolio of products, solutions and services, Siemens Energy covers almost the entire energy value chain – from power generation and transmission to storage. The portfolio includes conventional and renewable energy technology, such as gas and steam turbines, hybrid power plants operated with hydrogen, and power generators and transformers. More than 50% of the portfolio has already been decarbonized. A majority stake in the listed company Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy (SGRE) makes Siemens Energy a global market leader for renewable energies. An estimated one-sixth of the electricity generated worldwide is based on technologies from Siemens Energy. Siemens Energy generated revenue of around €29 billion in fiscal year 2019.

What we're looking for: To find answers to the toughest questions of our time, we need people who dare to ask them. Open-minded, curious people who have a thorough understanding of the world we live in. Dedicated people who are determined to find answers. People who want to make a difference. Just like the more than 360,000 people of Siemens. And, maybe, just like you.

What's Exciting About This Opportunity?

• Exciting Leadership Development Program to launch your career
• Field Service Career within a great industry (Energy)
• Fortune 50 Company
• Excellent Pay and Benefits
• "top company” for Military Veteran hires!

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