Service Engineer-Gas Insulated Switchgear (GIS)

Job Description:

We are seeking a highly experienced and customer-focused Service Engineer-Gas Insulated Switchgear (GIS) to join our Services team in Abu Dhabi. The ideal candidate will be an energetic and enthusiastic professional with strong technical expertise in Medium Voltage (MV) and Low Voltage (LV) systems, particularly Gas Insulated Switchgear (GIS), and the ability to independently manage customer interactions and site operations.

This role requires extensive field experience in installation, commissioning, maintenance, troubleshooting, retrofit, and testing activities across a wide range of Schneider Electric MV and LV products.Key Responsibilities:

Technical Expertise

• Act as an L2 Technical Expert within the Schneider Electric product community.
• Serve as an MV/LV specialist with strong protection system knowledge and GIS expertise.
• Perform installation, testing, commissioning, troubleshooting, erection, and maintenance of Schneider Electric MV products and equipment.
• Execute installation and commissioning activities for GIS solutions including:
• • GHA
    • WS
    • GMA
• Support MV switchgear platforms including:
  • MCset
  • PIX
  • RMU
  • Flusarc
• Support LV switchboards, panels, and protection systems.

Maintenance & Retrofit Activities

• Perform LV troubleshooting, retrofits, mechanical modifications, and busbar alterations.
• Conduct maintenance, repairs, and upgrades of installed equipment.
• Support spare parts, retrofit solutions, extension panel projects, and contract execution activities.

Protection & Control Systems

• Program, test, and troubleshoot protection relays, including:
  • SEPAM
  • MiCOM
  • VIP
• Knowledge of protection relays from other manufacturers will be considered an asset.
• Test and commission MV/LV protection systems and associated equipment.

Customer Management

• Interface directly with customers to clarify technical requirements and resolve complex technical issues.
• Lead site investigations and root-cause analysis activities.
• Prepare detailed technical reports, service documentation, and customer recommendations.
• Deliver product training and operational guidance to customers on Schneider Electric MV/LV equipment.

Workshop & Inventory Support

• Support workshop operations and ensure testing equipment and material stocks are maintained in good working condition.
• Assist planners and project teams in the successful execution of maintenance, retrofit, and extension projects

(External) English Qualifications: Key Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Electrical and Electronics Engineering.
• Minimum 8 years of hands-on experience in:
  • GIS installation and commissioning
  • Mechanical retrofit activities
  • Busbar modification and bending
  • Testing, maintenance, and troubleshooting of MV and LV equipment
• Strong communication, customer-facing, and stakeholder management skills.
• Flexible to work on customer sites, including extended hours when required.
• Willingness and medical fitness to work in both onshore and offshore environments.
• Strong digital proficiency and commitment to achieving Schneider Electric KPIs and service excellence standards.
• Arabic language skills are an advantage.

Preferred Certifications & Knowledge

• Certification on Schneider Electric LV switchgear platforms such as:
  • Okken
  • Blokset
• Strong knowledge of:
  • Masterpact NT/NW circuit breakers
  • Compact circuit breakers
  • Micrologic trip units
• Proven understanding of MV/LV system operation, commissioning, and maintenance best practices.

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• Country-specific programs and initiatives may be available.

(External) English Company Boiler Plate: Looking to make an IMPACT with your career?

When you are thinking about joining a new team, culture matters. At Schneider Electric, our values and behaviors are the foundation for creating a great culture to support business success. We believe that our IMPACT values – Inclusion, Mastery, Purpose, Action, Curiosity, Teamwork – starts with us.

IMPACT is also your invitation to join Schneider Electric where you can contribute to turning sustainability ambition into actions, no matter what role you play. It is a call to connect your career with the ambition of achieving a more resilient, efficient, and sustainable world.

We are looking for IMPACT Makers; exceptional people who turn sustainability ambitions into actions at the intersection of automation, electrification, and digitization. We celebrate IMPACT Makers and believe everyone has the potential to be one.

Become an IMPACT Maker with Schneider Electric – apply today!

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