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Overview

As a Field Service Engineer at Siemens Energy, you will travel across North America to support major gas and steam turbines, generators, and auxiliary systems, ensuring critical energy infrastructure operates safely and efficiently. This role offers a dynamic environment with opportunities for learning and growth in advanced power generation technology and field leadership.

Responsibilities

  • Complete classroom and instructor-led training in Orlando, FL and Houston, TX.
  • Participate in on-the-job training with expert engineers at multiple customer sites across the US.
  • Supervise technicians and mechanics during power plant maintenance shutdowns.
  • Disassemble, inspect, and reassemble turbines and generators.
  • Collaborate with the global engineering team for mechanical and electrical testing.
  • Diagnose mechanical and electrical equipment issues.
  • Execute inspections, measurements, and performance testing.
  • Support commissioning, startup, and modernization projects.
  • Ensure compliance with all Siemens Energy and customer safety standards.

Requirements

  • A bachelor's degree in engineering, or equivalent military and/or industrial experience.
  • 3 or more years of field service, outage, maintenance, commissioning, or power generation experience.
  • Experience working around rotating equipment.
  • Strong mechanical troubleshooting skills.
  • Strong customer-facing communication skills.
  • Ability to travel extensively across North America for up to 250 days per year.
  • Must be physically capable of ascending and descending ladders and inspecting equipment in confined spaces.

Benefits

  • 401k
  • Health Insurance
  • PTO

Additional Information

  • The program offers a flexible schedule that enhances professional impact and work-life balance.
  • Recruitment for the next class commences in January and February 2027.
  • Candidates must hold a valid driver's license and maintain an acceptable driving record.

Benefits

401k
Health Insurance
PTO
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Pay in context

At roughly $41/hr, this posting sits about 28% above the $32/hr median for welding jobs in Philadelphia, PA — toward the top of a $30–$41/hr middle band drawn from 21 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 71% of the comparable postings we have wage data for. Pay that far above local median usually comes attached to something: a harder cert requirement, travel, night shift, or overtime that isn't really optional. Worth establishing which before you accept.

The local market in Philadelphia, PA

We're tracking 43 other active welding openings in Philadelphia, PA right now, from 33 different employers. 19 of them were added in the last week. Across Pennsylvania as a whole we're tracking 321 other active welding openings from 197 employers. A metro this active generally means you have real leverage — employers here are competing for the same welders. Browse every welding job in Philadelphia, or widen the search to Pennsylvania.

Siemens Energy currently has 1 other opening live in Pennsylvania, which is usually a sign of either steady growth or steady turnover — worth asking which in the interview.

The most active employers in Pennsylvania at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Rhoads Industries (12), Department of the Navy - Agency Wide (8), and Phillips Tank & Structure (8). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.

Within Pennsylvania, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are Philadelphia at $32/hr, Braddock at $31/hr, and Malvern at $30/hr. Philadelphia is among them.

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