Project Engineer

Siemens Gamesa
Siemens Gamesa

Posted on Aug 28, 2026

About the Role

Job ID
302229
Location
United States of America
North Carolina
Raleigh
Company
Siemens Energy, Inc.
Organization
Grid Technologies
Business Unit
Solutions
Full / Part time
Full-time
Experience Level
Professional / Experienced


A Snapshot of Your Day

Join our North America Project Engineering team as an Expert Professional (P5) and play a pivotal role in ensuring the success of our SoCo E-STATCOM projects. You will lead strategic project planning and design, overseeing the execution of complex grid technology solutions. Imagine establishing operational frameworks, guiding project implementation with your expert authority, and maintaining alignment with internal and external partners. Your expertise in electrical engineering, particularly in FACTS or STATCOM systems, will be crucial as you drive project success and influence functional outcomes.

How You’ll Make an Impact

  • Establish operational plans and detailed design criteria for large-scale E-STATCOM projects, ensuring alignment with client requirements and industry standards.
  • Lead the development of comprehensive engineering design packages, including technical specifications, cost estimates, and equipment selection.
  • Manage project schedules, budgets, and resource forecasts to ensure project feasibility and control.
  • Direct and monitor project execution from design through to commissioning, ensuring adherence to project plans, quality standards, and safety protocols.
  • Serve as the main technical point of contact, communicating project progress, risks, and outcomes to senior leadership, clients, and cross-functional teams.

What You Bring

  • A Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or a related engineering discipline with 8+ years in project engineering for high-voltage EPC projects, with specific expertise in FACTS, STATCOM, or similar power compensation systems.
  • Professional Engineer (PE) License and Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification preferred.
  • Strong skills in project and process management, including project planning, scoping, budgeting, and implementation.
  • Excellent influencing and analytical skills to drive project success and resolve complex engineering challenges.
  • 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.

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/Benefits
Here are examples of the rewards and benefits Siemens Energy offers:

  • Opportunities to work with a global team
  • Opportunities to work on and lead a variety of innovative projects
  • Medical benefits
  • Remote/Flexible work
  • Time off/Paid holidays and parental leave
  • Continual learning through the Learn@Siemens-Energy platform
  • Access to a variety of employee resource groups

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

Siemens Energy and Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their race, color, creed, religion, national origin, citizenship status, ancestry, sex, age, physical or mental disability unrelated to ability, marital status, family responsibilities, pregnancy, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender expression, gender identity, transgender, sex stereotyping, order of protection status, protected veteran or military status, or an unfavorable discharge from military service, and other categories protected by federal, state or local law.

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