Engineering Manager, Production Technician Development Program & Early Career

Siemens•Wendell, NC

1d•$105,533 - $180,913•Hybrid

About The Position

The Engineering Manager, PTDP and Early Career leads technical early-career programs for Siemens Power Protection & Automation, including the Production Technician Development Program (PTDP), internships, co-ops, apprenticeships, and engineering development pathways. The role builds structured technical learning, rotations, coaching, and placement plans to prepare engineers and technicians to support protection, automation, controls, and network-communications solutions. It partners with Power Academy, technical experts, educational institutions, and business leaders to align program outcomes with workforce needs. The position is based in Wendell, North Carolina, and requires on-site work at least three days per week, with domestic travel of up to 20%.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering or another engineering discipline, plus relevant power industry experience.
At least 5 years of experience in engineering management, technical leadership, project leadership, or training in power protection and automation.
At least 5 years of experience with protection and automation, controls, network communications, substation applications, or relay technologies.
At least 5 years of experience developing, mentoring, or training engineers, technicians, interns, apprentices, or other early-career professionals.
At least 5 years of program or project management experience, including technical curriculum, schedules, documentation, metrics, and cross-functional coordination.
At least 5 years of experience communicating technical information to participants, technical experts, educational partners, and leadership.
Ability to work on-site in the Wendell, North Carolina office at least three days per week.
Ability and willingness to travel domestically up to 20%.
Legally authorized to work in the United States on a continual and permanent basis without company sponsorship.

Nice To Haves

Experience leading technician or engineering development, internship, co-op, apprenticeship, or university recruiting programs.
Knowledge of substation protection, automation, controls, network communications, or SCADA.
Experience with Siemens Power Academy or a similar technical learning environment.
Experience creating technical training, rotations, evaluation tools, scorecards, or program metrics.
Experience partnering with educational institutions and business leaders to build technical talent pipelines.

Responsibilities

Lead PTDP, internship, co-op, apprenticeship, and related technical early-career programs from recruiting and onboarding through development and placement.
Design structured learning paths that combine Power Academy coursework, technical certifications, hands-on rotations, mentoring, and career-readiness milestones.
Coordinate technical assignments in protection and automation, controls, network communications, panel assembly and wiring, quality verification, relay applications, factory acceptance testing, and field service support.
Coach engineers, technicians, and interns; partner with host managers and People & Organization to provide documented feedback, address performance concerns, and maintain consistent reviews.
Partner with Talent Acquisition, universities, community colleges, technical schools, and subject-matter experts to strengthen technical talent pipelines and learning experiences.
Translate workforce demand into recruiting targets, cohort capacity, skill priorities, rotation schedules, and placement plans aligned with PPA business needs.
Track program performance, budgets, risks, conversion, placement, retention, and learning outcomes; present recommendations to PPA leadership and continuously improve program effectiveness.