Automatic Voltage Regulator Engineer

A Snapshot of Your Day

The Automatic Voltage Regulator (AVR) Engineer provides field engineering oversight on Voltage Regulator projects and other related scopes. The successful candidate performs inspection, testing, troubleshooting, and commissioning in addition to communicating with customers both internal and external.

This position is part of the Turbine and Generator Specialty Services group based in Region North America but serves customers globally.

This role is ideal for someone who enjoys traveling, working in small teams or solo, solving complex electrical issues, and is looking to begin or continue their engineering career with a growing dynamic company!

How You’ll Make an Impact

• Support routine and forced outage AVR maintenance checks.
• Provide voltage regulator and generator interface knowledge and expertise to division management, customer management, product line management, and suppliers.
• Perform Analog to Digital AVR retrofits, Mobile Exciter Installation and Commissioning, GenAdvisor Installation and Commissioning, and advanced electrical troubleshooting
• Perform testing in support of the Generator Services product line such as exciter testing, Thermovision, and other specialty scopes as business needs dictate
• You will serve as the primary customer contact during AVR outages and ensure that repairs are made in a timely and accurate manner

What You Bring

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or similar field required
• 5+ years of experience in field service is preferred or a combination of experience and transferrable skills and accomplishments
• Must be willing to travel for extended periods of time. (Typical travel is 200-250 days per year for anywhere from 2-15 weeks at a time; While deployed, expect extended working hours of up to 12-14 hours per day including weekends/holidays, 6 – 7 days per week.).
• While deployed, you will work extended working hours of up to 12-14 hours per day including weekends/holidays, 6 – 7 days per week. A typical work week can be 60-84 hours.
• You can: ascend/descend ladders to examine equipment, position yourself to examine equipment including in confined spaces, move boxes weighing up to 40 pounds, work in outdoor weather conditions, walk long distances and share cramped office trailer with other employees.

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

Gas Services

Our Gas Services division offers Low-emission power generation through service and decarbonization. Zero or low emission power generation and all gas turbines under one roof, steam turbines and generators. Decarbonization opportunities through service offerings, modernization, and digitalization of the fleet.

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: https://www.siemens-energy.com/employeevideo

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

https://jobs.siemens-energy.com/jobs

#page