Coating Technology Specialist

• Wendell
  - North Carolina
  - United States of America

Here at Siemens, we take pride in enabling sustainable progress through technology. We do this through empowering customers by combining the real and digital worlds. Improving how we live, work, and move today and for the next generation!

We know that the only way a business thrives is if our people are thriving. That’s why we always put our people first. Our global, diverse team would be happy to support you and challenge you to grow in new ways. Who knows where our shared journey will take you?

The Electrification and Automation (EA) Business Unit offers the full range of energy distribution systems and solutions for all markets and through all sales channels. We provide reliable power distribution grids of today while investing into our Future Grids portfolio and applications to create the power distribution grid of the future. Our comprehensive portfolio meets the growing technical requirements of today’s and tomorrow’s power grid!

We are looking for a Coating Technology Specialist to serve as Siemens' technical owner and subject matter expert for powder coating, pretreatment technologies, corrosion protection systems, and related surface-finishing processes across our supplier network.

In this role, you will help ensure the quality, durability, and long-term performance of products by driving coating standards, supplier excellence, and continuous improvement initiatives throughout the supply chain.

• Owning the qualification, approval, and ongoing development of coating suppliers, materials, pretreatment systems, and approved coating processes.
• Establishing and maintaining coating specifications, technical standards, inspection criteria, and qualification requirements that support product performance and regulatory compliance.
• Leading validation activities for new suppliers, coating systems, manufacturing locations, and significant process changes to ensure robust implementation and risk mitigation.
• Monitoring coating performance through testing, supplier audits, quality metrics, and field data while driving corrective actions and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Investigating coating defects, corrosion concerns, supplier quality issues, and field failures through structured root cause analysis and corrective action programs.
• Partnering with Engineering, Supplier Quality, Procurement, manufacturers, and material suppliers to improve corrosion protection strategies, coating performance, and supplier capabilities.

• Bachelor's degree in Materials Engineering, Corrosion Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Surface Finishing Technology, or a related technical field.
• 5+ years of experience in powder coating, surface finishing, corrosion protection, pretreatment systems, or special-process management within an industrial manufacturing environment.
• Experience qualifying, auditing, and developing coating suppliers, contract manufacturers, or external special-process providers.
• Experience with coating specifications, inspection methods, and process validation activities.
• Strong understanding of corrosion protection principles for fabricated metal products.
• Legally authorized to work in the United States on a continual and permanent basis without company sponsorship.

• Experience leading coating-system qualifications, material approvals, supplier process…