Engineering Manager - PPA Engineering Development Program

Siemens•Wendell, NC

1d•$105,533 - $180,913•Hybrid

About The Position

Siemens is seeking an Engineering Manager to lead its Power Protection & Automation Engineering Development Program, based at the company’s corporate headquarters in Wendell, North Carolina. The program develops recent engineering graduates through technical training, field rotations, project assignments, report-outs, and mentorship. The manager guides participants in protection and automation engineering—including protective relays, controls, communications, testing, commissioning, and field execution—and prepares them for long-term engineering roles within Siemens.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or a related engineering field.
At least 3 years of experience with power systems, substation protection and automation, protective relays, controls, communications, or switchgear applications.
At least 3 years of experience with Factory or Site Acceptance Tests, commissioning, field service, testing, troubleshooting, or technical project execution.
At least 3 years of experience leading or developing engineers or technical employees and coordinating schedules, deployments, stakeholders, metrics, and development plans.
At least 3 years of experience communicating technical concepts and collaborating across engineering, project, training, and field teams.
Ability to work a hybrid schedule and be physically present in the Wendell, North Carolina office at least two days per week.
Ability and willingness to travel up to 15% domestically for recruiting, training, field support, participant visits, and industry events.
Legally authorized to work in the United States on a continual and permanent basis without company sponsorship.

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering with a focus on power systems, protection, automation, controls, or a related area.
Experience with substation protection, relay applications, power-system automation, or network communications.
Experience developing technical training, testing content, curriculum, or employee-development programs.
Experience managing an engineering rotational or similar early-career technical-development program.
Experience supporting university recruiting, technical events, field assignments, or distributed engineering teams.

Responsibilities

Lead day-to-day program operations, including participant schedules, field rotations, site assignments, project deployments, report-outs, and development plans.
Coach and develop early-career engineers by providing performance feedback and reinforcing technical, professional, and safety expectations.
Provide technical guidance in power-system protection and automation, protective-relay applications, controls, communications, testing, commissioning, and field execution.
Coordinate technical training and hands-on learning with Engineering Managers, the Technical Talent Director, Power Academy, mentors, subject-matter experts, and project teams.
Monitor participant performance, safety, field readiness, overtime, key performance indicators, and development progress; adjust plans and priorities as needed.
Improve curriculum, onboarding, rotation structure, learning objectives, and report-out expectations.
Support recruiting and selection for future cohorts.