Engineering Leadership Development Program (ELDP)
The Engineering Leadership Development Program (ELDP) is designed to recruit, train, develop, and evaluate those individuals who will be key future technology and operational engineering leaders of Siemens. Our approach is to offer each ELDP participant a variety of assignments while providing the training necessary for each to advance and add value throughout their career.
All rotations will support the following businesses within Siemens Industry, Inc.:
Drive Technologies - consolidates the activities of Above NEMA Motors and NEMA motors, as well as Medium and Low Voltage Drives addressing the customer’s need for horsepower, speed, torque control and intelligence.
Low Voltage Distribution - has technologies ranging from circuit protection and energy management systems to controls, industrial software and totally integrated power solutions.
This extensive two-year rotational program consists of 4 six-month rotations throughout key areas of Engineering. ELDP is intended for graduates seeking opportunities to work on product design, engineering, and quality testing for the construction market.
Program Description
Product Design and Development - develop concepts and designs for new products and design-to-cost for existing products.
Engineering Testing - gain valuable experience with a wide variety of Siemens products, testing methods, and exposure to regulatory and agency standards.
Product/Quality Engineering - develop engineering skills through maintenance of existing products, agency certification testing, design implementation, and product yield improvement.
Product Management - gain detailed knowledge of products in the Siemens Industry portfolio. Possible projects include Product Roadmap Development, Voice of the Customer, New Product Introduction, Customer Support, and Competitive Analysis.
Possible Rotation Locations - including but not limited to Atlanta, GA; New Kensington, PA; Norwood, OH; Elgin, IL; Grand Prairie/Dallas, TX.
Candidate Criteria
Majors - Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Computer Engineering
Degrees - Undergraduate
Minimum GPA - 3.0/4.0
Relocation - Must be flexible and willing to relocate every six months to the locations listed above.
Available Start Dates
Potential Career Path
2 - 5 Years - New Product Introduction (NPI) Project Leader (Small to Medium)
5 - 10 Years - Engineering Manager or Supervisor (R&D or Product Engineering), Large NPI Project or Cross-functional Project Leader, Product Manager
10+ Years - Division R&D Engineering Manager, Director of Engineering
"The ELDP program is a great way to establish a wide base of technical knowledge in areas such as product design, testing and production, and to complement this knowledge with skills in product managment and marketing. The cross-functional roles help actively prepare us for diverse, wide-ranging projects with the ability to handle hurdles and obstacles that come along." Mike Sachau, ELDP Alumni