Project Engineer - AIS

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Wendell, North Carolina, United States of America

The EA Business Unit of Siemens is looking for highly qualified and energetic Engineers for its Medium Voltage (4.16-38 kV) Air Insulated Switchgear (AIS) Project Engineering department. The role will be hybrid, based in Wendell NC, with flexibility to work in-office and from home.

• Analyze Medium Voltage switch gear requirements from customers to develop detailed design engineering essential for review and manufacture of switchgears.
• Prepare electrical drawing packages (including panel arrangements, nameplate schedule, schematic diagrams, communication drawings, three-line diagrams, general arrangement drawings and wiring diagrams) for factory manufacturing of the switch gear and customer documentation using CAD software.
• Work directly with project engineers to create product solutions meeting customers’ expectations in cost‑effective and timely manner.
• Work directly with the manufacturing teams addressing any challenges as they produce your designs.
• Initiate and support product as well as process improvements by cross‑team collaboration.

• Bachelor degree in Electrical Engineering
• Proven past experience working with the design/configuration electrical power distribution products and systems. Preference given to experience with switch gear.
• Strong working knowledge of standard protection and control technologies used in medium voltage power distribution products with proven ability to share this knowledge with others.
• 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 and timely manner.
• Ability to read, understand one‑line and evaluate electrical schematics.
• Ability to multitask and manage large workloads and business demands.

• A Masters Degree in Engineering is a plus; extra consideration if degree concentration is in the area of 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.
• Experience with electrical design for medium voltage switch gear, preference given to experience with Siemens switch gear.
• Experience involving Data Centers, Semiconductors, Utility, or Industrial customers (i.e. project, products, or end‑customer).

Siemens offers a variety of health and wellness benefits to our employees. Details regarding our benefits can be found here:  The pay range for this position is $61,547 – $105,509 annually. The actual wage offered may be lower or higher depending on budget and candidate experience, knowledge, skills, qualifications, and premium geographic location.

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