[Hiring] Low Voltage Drives Field Service Engineer @Siemens

Role Description

Siemens is seeking a Low Voltage Drives Field Service Engineer to provide expert onsite and remote support for industrial drive systems across customer facilities. This role supports installation, startup, commissioning, preventive maintenance, troubleshooting, repair, upgrades, retrofits, and customer training for Siemens low voltage drive products and related automation systems.

The ideal candidate is a hands-on technical professional who enjoys solving complex problems in industrial environments, working directly with customers, and helping keep critical manufacturing and process operations running safely and reliably.

This position will be a remote position with extensive travel required. The employee must live within an hour of a major airport.

You’ll make an impact by:

• Performing field service activities for Siemens low voltage drives, including SINAMICS G120, G130, G150, S120, Masterdrives, DC drives, and related drive platforms.
• Supporting installation, startup, commissioning, testing, tuning, troubleshooting, repair, preventive maintenance, and modernization work at customer sites.
• Diagnosing hardware, software, communication, motor, and power-related issues using electrical schematics, drive parameters, diagnostic tools, meters, and test equipment.
• Providing technical and operational support for low voltage drives, motion control, PLC/HMI interfaces, motor control centers, and related industrial automation equipment.
• Performing emergency break-fix service and scheduled service work in manufacturing, process, utility, marine, and heavy industrial environments.
• Creating clear service reports, timesheets, test records, recommendations, and follow-up actions after each assignment.
• Communicating professionally with customers, project managers, technical support, sales, and internal service teams.
• Training customer maintenance and operations personnel on proper equipment operation, inspection, maintenance, and basic troubleshooting.
• Identifying opportunities for spare parts, service agreements, upgrades, retrofits, training, and reliability improvements.
• Following Siemens safety procedures, customer site requirements, lockout/tagout practices, and applicable electrical safety standards.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, electrical engineering technology, automation, mechatronics, or a related technical field; equivalent technical experience may be considered.
• 8+ years of experience installing, commissioning, troubleshooting, or maintaining low voltage AC drive systems in industrial environments.
• Strong working knowledge of variable frequency drives, motors, power electronics, control wiring, industrial networks, and electrical troubleshooting.
• Experience with Siemens SINAMICS drives, STARTER, Startdrive, TIA Portal, PLCs, HMIs, and industrial communication networks is strongly preferred.
• Ability to read and interpret electrical drawings, control schematics, wiring diagrams, mechanical layouts, and technical manuals.
• Comfort working independently at customer sites while managing priorities, documentation, and customer communication.
• Strong problem-solving, communication, organization, and customer service skills.
• Valid driver’s license and ability to meet customer site access requirements.
• Proficient in English both written and verbal.
• Legally authorized to work in the United States on a continual and permanent basis without company sponsorship.

Requirements

• Ability to travel frequently, including short-notice assignments, overnight travel, overtime, weekends, and emergency service support when required up to 70% or more of the time.

Preferred Qualifications

• Hands-on experience with SINAMICS G120, G130, G150, S120, DCM, SIMOVERT Master drives, and similar industrial drive systems.
• Experience supporting drive applications such as pumps, fans, compressors, conveyors, cranes, mills, extruders, and process equipment.
• Knowledge of preventive maintenance practices, insulation testing, parameter backup/restoration, firmware updates, drive replacement, and system recommissioning.
• Experience with PLC integration, PROFIBUS, PROFINET, Ethernet/IP, Modbus, or other industrial networks.
• Familiarity with OSHA, NFPA 70E, lockout/tagout, and customer site safety practices.

Benefits

• Siemens offers a variety of health and wellness benefits to our employees.
• The pay range for this position is $77,219 - $161,498 annually with a target incentive of Bonus potential of 10% possible for qualifying applicants with advanced skillset of the base salary.