Questions you might ask about this role
Who are we?
We’re Siemens Mobility. For more than 160 years, we’ve helped power America’s infrastructure across electrification and transportation. Today, we combine automation with digitalization to reinvent rail—boosting safety, punctuality, reliability, and sustainability for mass transit and freight.
What will I do every day?
- Read blueprints and translate technical drawings or verbal direction into machining actions—reworking parts when specs change.
- Independently set up and operate CNC machinery, CMM, FARO Arm, and milling machines.
- Partner with engineers and manufacturing teams to deliver top-tier machined and fabricated components.
- Secure and deburr girders and truck frames for smooth, safe finishes.
- Measure girders and truck components with precision instruments to verify all specifications.
- Keep processes consistent and outputs within tolerance.
- Perform daily preventive maintenance and workspace cleaning using defined checklists.
- Tackle machining and assembly issues quickly alongside engineers and production personnel.
What qualifications do I need?
- High school diploma or equivalent.
- At least 2 years of experience and/or technical training in machining and/or fabrication. Must have practical knowledge of CNC G codes programming; Sinumerik 840D a plus.
- Training as a machining technician, machine operator, or lathe operator.
- Strong blueprint literacy; solid reading, writing, and math abilities.
- Hands-on with dial indicators, micrometers, calipers, bore micrometers, and gauges.
Where will I work?
At our advanced Rolling Stock manufacturing campus in Sacramento, CA—home to the North American market leader in passenger locomotives, coaches, and light rail vehicles.
How is the job structured physically?
- Frequent walking; reaching; stooping; kneeling; crouching; or crawling.
- Frequent climbing of stairs, steps, and ladders.
- Work on elevated platforms and perform overhead tasks.
- Occasional lifting and moving up to 40 pounds.
- Vision requirements: close, distance, color, peripheral, depth perception, and focus adjustment.
- Be prepared for non-climate-controlled environments and, when needed, inclement weather.
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential job functions.
What’s the pay and what benefits are offered?
- Starting hourly rate: $23.40–$31.66. The actual wage offered may be lower or higher depending on budget and candidate experience, knowledge, skills, qualifications, and premium geographic location.
- Day 1 medical, dental, and vision coverage; HSA/FSA; and commuter benefits.
- 401(k) match, generous PTO, and employee discounts.
- Tuition Reimbursement, mentoring, and online learning to help you grow.
- Work on meaningful, innovative projects in a fast-evolving environment.
- Benefit details: https://www.benefitsquickstart.com/siemens/index.html
Anything else I should know?
- Upon offer of employment, candidates will be subject to a background check and drug screen.
- Applicants must be legally authorized for employment in the United States without needing current or future employer-sponsored work authorization.
Why this role matters
Every precision part you machine helps keep trains safe, on time, and sustainable—advancing public transit and freight networks across the country. We’re constantly developing new answers for rail automation—often to questions that haven’t been asked yet.