Field Service Engineer in Raleigh

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This position will be based in Raleigh, NC. In this hands-on, field-based role, you’ll support customers by commissioning, testing, and troubleshooting power distribution and protection systems across a wide range of industrial environments. The role is highly travel-oriented and focused on medium- and high-impact field execution, with opportunities to work on both greenfield and brownfield projects nationwide. This position supports Siemens’ Electrification Automation business and plays a key role in ensuring safe, reliable system performance for our customers.

You’ll make a difference by:

• Installing, testing, commissioning, and starting up low- and medium-voltage power distribution equipment (approximately 480V–38kV), including switchgear and breakers
• Performing hands-on commissioning, testing, and troubleshooting of protection and control relays (e.g., SEL, GE Multilin, Siemens SIPROTEC)
• Using industry-standard test equipment and software (such as Omicron and Doble test sets, relay configuration and protection software) to validate system performance
• Supporting greenfield and brownfield projects through commissioning, maintenance, emergency response, and corrective troubleshooting activities
• Analyzing test results, assessing equipment condition, and documenting findings through clear, accurate field reports
• Working directly with customers, partners, and internal teams to provide technical support, training, and consulting as needed
• Traveling extensively to job sites across the U.S. to support field execution and project demands

Basic Qualifications:

• High School diploma or GED required
• 4+ years of experience with the following:
• Field-based commissioning, testing, and troubleshooting of electrical power distribution systems
• Protection and control relays (SEL, GE Multilin, Siemens SIPROTEC) and associated configuration software
• Relay testing equipment such as Omicron and/or Doble test sets
• Low- and medium-voltage switchgear, breakers, and electrical control circuits
• Interpreting test data, assessing equipment condition, and producing clear technical documentation
• Willingness and ability to travel up to approximately 80% domestically
• Legally authorized to work in the United States on a continual and permanent basis without company sponsorship

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or a related technical field
• Additional field service experience in transmission, distribution, or apparatus testing environments
• Experience commissioning specific relay models (e.g., SEL 751 or similar), with detailed hands‑on exposure
• Knowledge of high‑voltage and SF₆ gas circuit breakers
• Industry certifications or training such as NETA, NICET, OSHA 30, NFPA 70E, MSHA 46/48, or TWIC card

Siemens offers a variety of health and wellness benefits to our employees. The pay range for this position is $74,970 - $128,520 annually with a target incentive of 5% 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.