Automation Genesis - Process Automation Engineering Track

Siemens Industry, Inc. is hiring recent and rising engineering graduates for the Automation Genesis program – Process Automation Engineering Track, in Siemens Digital Industries Automation. The official locations are Mason, Ohio; Alpharetta, Georgia; Harleysville, Pennsylvania; and Lebanon, Pennsylvania. The first six months are based in Mason, Ohio, with subsequent placement at a DI Automation hub or customer region, including but not limited to Alpharetta, GA; Elk Grove Village, IL; Chicago, IL; Harleysville, PA; Lebanon, OH; or Detroit, MI, based on business needs. The program has two phases. Phase 1 is a 6-month intensive onboarding period combining structured training with hands-on project work on the Digital Industries Automation portfolio, business processes, and project execution. Phase 2 is an immersive 12-month period focused on industrial process control, engineering and commissioning large-scale systems, and customer engagement. Upon successful completion, participants transition to a full-time role as an Application Engineer or Project Engineer on a Process Automation Engineering team. Work includes instructor-led training, workshops, and engineering projects to design and deliver automation solutions for process industries such as chemical, food and beverage, and pharmaceutical; developing, implementing, and testing distributed control systems and manufacturing execution systems for greenfield applications, expansions, and modernizations; identifying and documenting system requirements from P&IDs, process descriptions, and existing control logic; and creating test specifications, performing simulations, and executing software/hardware demos. Basic qualifications include availability to start full-time employment on 7 June 2027; a bachelor's degree in Biomedical, Chemical, Mechanical, Electrical, or Computer Engineering, or a related major; foundational understanding of process controls, industrial automation, or instrumentation; ability to learn new technologies and engineering tools; experience interpreting technical requirements from documents such as PFDs, P&IDs, electrical schematics, or control logic; strong problem-solving skills for integrated hardware, software, controls, and instrumentation systems; and authorization to work in the United States on a continual and permanent basis without company sponsorship. Travel varies with assigned projects, from periods of light travel (5–10%) to periods of higher travel (50%). Preferred qualifications include exposure to PLCs, industrial networking, DCS, and/or MES; prior industrial or project-engineering experience; and programming experience with Python, SQL, C/C++, and/or Visual Basic. The listed pay range is $81,000–$84,000 annually. The role is full-time, permanent, and office/site only. Posted 22 September 2026.