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Senior Substation Primary Engineer

Siemens Energy
Raleigh, NC Full Time
POSTED ON 10/22/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 11/20/2026
A Snapshot of Your Day

Join our dynamic team as a Sr. Primary Substation Engineer, where you will play a crucial role in shaping the future of energy infrastructure. Imagine developing project design criteria and preparing detailed one-line diagrams that serve as the backbone of our substations. You will lead the creation of general arrangement layouts and grounding drawings, ensuring every detail is meticulously crafted. As you perform essential calculations for cable ampacity and station auxiliary loads, you will support innovative designs for proposals and projects. Your expertise will not only enhance our engineering deliverables but also contribute to the success of our projects and customer satisfaction.

How You’ll Make An Impact

  • You will develop project design criteria and prepare main one-line and auxiliary one-line diagrams.
  • Create general arrangement, layout, and elevation drawings for substations and switchyards.
  • Perform critical calculations for cable ampacity, grounding, lightning, illumination, and station auxiliary loads.
  • Develop equipment specifications and detailed bills of materials to ensure project accuracy.
  • Collaborate with marketing and project teams to support project execution and customer meetings.
  • Identify potential issues and provide solutions to enhance safety, reliability, and project timelines.


What You Bring

  • A Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, with a preference for power systems emphasis.
  • At least 5 years of experience in primary electrical design for high voltage substations or FACTS.
  • Fluent proficiency in English, with strong communication skills is essential.
  • Knowledge of ANSI and IEC standards, as well as NEC regulations.
  • Proficiency in AutoCAD and/or Revit; Microstation skills are a plus.
  • Flexibility to travel locally and internationally, with approximately 20% travel required
  • Must be legally authorized for employment in the United States


About The Team

Our Grid Technology division enables a reliable, sustainable, and digital grid! The power grid is the backbone of the energy transition. Siemens Energy offers a leading portfolio and solutions in HVDC transmission, grid stabilization and storage, high voltage switchgears and transformers, and digital grid technology.

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/Benefits

Here are examples of the rewards and benefits Siemens Energy offers:

  • Opportunities to work with a global team
  • Opportunities to work on and lead a variety of innovative projects
  • Medical benefits
  • Remote/Flexible work
  • Time off/Paid holidays and parental leave
  • Continual learning through the Learn@Siemens-Energy platform
  • Access to a variety of employee resource groups

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