What are the responsibilities and job description for the Root Cause Analysis Lead position at Siemens Energy?
A Snapshot of Your Day
As Root Cause Analysis Lead within the Environmental, Quality, and Safety Gas Services Operational Excellence team, you play a critical role in driving structured problem-solving and continuous improvement across the organization. You are a trusted facilitator and technical problem-solver who leads cross-functional teams through disciplined investigation processes to ensure complex challenges are addressed thoroughly, systematically, and sustainably.
In this role, you guide teams through formal problem-solving and corrective action processes, ensuring consistency, rigor, and accountability. You apply proven analytical methods such as Kepner-Tregoe and Apollo Fault Tree to identify, validate, and eliminate root causes. Your work directly supports operational excellence, reliability, and a strong, proactive problem-solving culture across Gas Services.
How You’ll Make An Impact
Our Gas Services division offers Low-emission power generation through service and decarbonization. Zero or low emission power generation and all gas turbines under one roof, steam turbines and generators. Decarbonization opportunities through service offerings, modernization, and digitalization of the fleet.
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
As Root Cause Analysis Lead within the Environmental, Quality, and Safety Gas Services Operational Excellence team, you play a critical role in driving structured problem-solving and continuous improvement across the organization. You are a trusted facilitator and technical problem-solver who leads cross-functional teams through disciplined investigation processes to ensure complex challenges are addressed thoroughly, systematically, and sustainably.
In this role, you guide teams through formal problem-solving and corrective action processes, ensuring consistency, rigor, and accountability. You apply proven analytical methods such as Kepner-Tregoe and Apollo Fault Tree to identify, validate, and eliminate root causes. Your work directly supports operational excellence, reliability, and a strong, proactive problem-solving culture across Gas Services.
How You’ll Make An Impact
- Lead and manage complex, cross-functional root cause analysis investigations for technical, operational, and process-related issues, ensuring thorough analysis and sustainable outcomes.
- Apply structured problem-solving methodologies, such as Kepner-Tregoe or Apollo, to identify, analyze, and validate the underlying causes of problems.
- Facilitate root cause analysis workshops and investigation sessions, guiding cross-functional teams through a consistent, disciplined, and effective problem-solving process.
- Contribute to the development of future Root Cause Analysis Leads by mentoring and coaching team members on advanced problem-solving techniques and best practices.
- Coordinate and support Gas Services–wide initiatives that strengthen a proactive, data-driven problem-solving culture across the organization.
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or an equivalent discipline.
- Experience within the Gas Services business or a comparable industrial or manufacturing environment.
- 5 years or more of demonstrated experience leading root cause analysis investigations of complex technical issues using recognized methodologies such as Kepner-Tregoe or Apollo.
- Strong analytical, communication, networking, and interpersonal skills, with the ability to influence and collaborate across functions.
- A passion for continuous improvement that inspires others, with a willingness to leverage new technologies, including artificial intelligence.
- Candidates with more experience can be considered for a higher level or vice versa.
- 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.
Our Gas Services division offers Low-emission power generation through service and decarbonization. Zero or low emission power generation and all gas turbines under one roof, steam turbines and generators. Decarbonization opportunities through service offerings, modernization, and digitalization of the fleet.
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
- Career growth and development opportunities
- 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