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Senior Power System Engineer

Siemens Energy
Houston, TX Full Time
POSTED ON 2/5/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 3/6/2025
A Snapshot of Your Day

In this role, you will craft detailed Single and Three Line Diagrams for power generation and distribution systems, along with Protection and Metering Diagrams to ensure system reliability and compliance. Your day will be filled with advanced power system analyses using industry-standard software such as ETAP, SKM, and PSSE, focusing on critical assessments like Short Circuit, Load Flow, and Harmonic Analysis. Additionally, you'll execute Relay Settings, program protective relays, and prepare comprehensive specifications and bid evaluations for key electrical equipment. Regular site surveys to validate real-world conditions will also be part of your impactful contributions to our power system projects.

How You’ll Make An Impact

  • Design Power Generation and Distribution Single Line Diagrams, and Power Distribution Three Line Diagrams.
  • Design Protection and Metering Diagrams.
  • Perform Power System analysis (Short Circuit, Load Flow, Motor Starting, Harmonic Analysis, Protective Relay Coordination, Arc Flash, Transient Stability) using ETAP, SKM, Easy Power, PSSE, DigSilent Power Factory, and Matlab/Simscape.
  • Perform Relay Setting and programming for SEL, Siprotec, and/or Multilin protective relays.
  • Prepare electrical equipment specifications and bid evaluations for Power Transformers, MV and LV Switchgear, Motor Control Centers, Variable Speed Drives, Motors, Battery and Battery Charger, Uninterruptible Power Supplies, and Power Distribution Center/E-Houses.
  • Perform site surveys.


What You Bring

  • Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering with courses in power systems and electrical machines.
  • Master's degree in electrical engineering with a concentration in power systems is highly preferred.
  • Experience in Heavy Industrial, Power Generation, Oil & Gas, Chemical, Paper Mills, Cement, Steel, and/or Marine Vessel industries.
  • 8 years of experience performing power system analysis using ETAP, SKM, Easy Power, Simscape, and/or PSSE. Those with more experience may be considered for a more senior level.
  • Knowledge of IEEE standards and electrical codes (NEC, IEC, NEMA, NFPA 70, NFPA 70E, UL); OSHA and MSHA regulation knowledge preferred.
  • Strong organizational and time management skills, along with good verbal and written communication skills, including study report writing.


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

About The Team

Our Transformation of Industry division is decarbonizing the industrial sector. Increasing electrification and efficiency are key and demand for green H2 and derivative fuels will rise. We enable decarbonization of the industrial sector and the transition to sustainable processes, building on a strong industrial customer base, a global network, diverse technologies, and integrated execution capabilities. Candidates want to learn about the divisions they will be joining–the structure, how it works together, and the role it plays in driving Siemens Energy’s mission forward.

Who is Siemens Energy?

At Siemens Energy, we are more than just an energy technology company. We meet the growing energy demand across 90 countries while ensuring our climate is protected. With ~100,000 dedicated employees, we not only generate electricity for over 16% of the global community, but we’re also using our technology to help protect people and the environment.

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

Our Commitment to Diversity

Lucky for us, we are not all the same. Through diversity, we generate power. We run on inclusion and our combined creative energy is fueled by over 130 nationalities. Siemens Energy celebrates character – no matter what ethnic background, gender, age, religion, identity, or disability. We energize society, all of society, and we do not discriminate based on our differences.

Rewards/Benefits

  • Supportive work culture
  • Company paid Health and wellness benefits
  • Paid Time Off and paid holidays
  • 401K savings plan with company match
  • Family building benefits
  • Parental leave


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