Service Engineer - Technical Maintenance Services

A Snapshot of Your Day

As a Service Engineer within the Gas Service Central Service Engineering team in Asia Pacific & China, you will play a critical role in ensuring the high reliability of our power generation equipment across the Region. Based in Japan, you will become a key technical contact, fostering strong, trust-based stakeholder relationships.

The core focus of this position centers on leading the preparation of maintenance measures for our large gas turbine fleet. This includes, among others, planning the maintenance scope, the required spare parts and necessary tools. Key to success is a seamless cross-functional collaboration with Field Service, Project Management and other relevant interfaces to deliver as one.

The ideal candidate brings strong technical capabilities with preferably experience in power generation equipment, combined with professional fluency in Japanese, English and Korean or Mandarin. A fresh graduate with a solid Engineering background and good record is also welcome. To meet the demands of regional support and outage timelines, this role requires flexibility for domestic and international travel, as well as the adaptability to work extended hours on-site when necessary.

How You’ll Make an Impact

Technical Maintenance & Fleet Support

• Provide Engineering support for Siemens Energy combined cycle power plant, mainly on large gas turbines and their auxiliaries.
• Diagnose, troubleshoot, and resolve complex technical issues on-site and remotely, in collaboration with experts, to minimize downtime.
• Act as a primary technical contact for internal and external stakeholders, building strong relationships and addressing technical inquiries with high responsiveness.
• Perform on-site engineering work, occasionally accommodating extended working hours beyond standard office hours as required during outages or maintenance windows.

Cross-Team Collaboration & Regional Support

• Collaborate closely with Field Service / Project Management / Sales teams in the Region to align on opportunities, outage schedules, scope and planning.
• Work closely with regional and global Service Engineering teams to share best practices, align on technical solutions and standardize processes.
• Be flexible to travel domestically and internationally to attend outages and customer meetings.

Documentation & Engineering Reporting

• Maintain accurate documentation of assigned units, technical modifications, and customer feedback within internal database.
• Prepare detailed technical documents for outage preparation, post-documentation or investigation.

What You Bring

Certifications

• JLPT N1 or N2 in case of non-native Japanese speaker.

Education

• Bachelor's degree, or higher, in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related Engineering discipline.
• 2-5 years' experience working within the power generation or energy sector in field service engineering, technical maintenance or operations advantageous. Alternatively, fresh graduates with good records and solid engineering knowledge.

Skills

Technical & Engineering Expertise

• Mechanical and / or Electrical Engineering. Knowledge of rotating equipment and / or power generation equipment is advantageous.
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving skills with attention to details.
• Demonstrated ability to work autonomously and manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment with a sense of ownership.

Regional Collaboration & Communication

• Customer relationship management & high communication skills
• Stakeholder Management
• Cross-Border & Cross-Functional Collaboration (e.g. with Field Service, Project Management, Sales or Service Engineering global community).
• Proficiency in English & Japanese.
• Proficiency in Korean or Mandarin (with ability to travel on demand to Taiwan)

About the Team

Our Corporate and Global Functions are essential in driving the company's strategic initiatives and ensuring operational excellence across various departments, business areas, and regions. These roles support our vision to become the most valued energy technology company in the world. As part of our team, you contribute to our vision by shaping the global energy transition, partnering with our internal and external stakeholders, and conducting business responsibly and in compliance with legal requirements and regulations.

Who is SiemensEnergy?

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.

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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 working environments and hybrid working arrangement.
• Readily available learning platform for your learning goal and career growth!
• Opportunities to work with diverse and dynamic teams across the globe!