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Suganthan Shanmugalingam

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Global Head of Power System Engineering - Grid Technologies Solutions at Siemens Energy
📍 Erlangen, Bavaria, Germany

Suganthan Shanmugalingam is the Global Head of Power System Engineering at Siemens Energy, leading global teams with expertise in high-voltage systems like BESS, FACTS, and HVDC. He is a growth-minded leader passionate about the energy transition, holding a Master of Science from RWTH Aachen University.

He combines an entrepreneurial mindset with a people-centric approach, aiming to balance business goals with employee needs. This is demonstrated by a past career choice to focus on his family, reflecting his personal values.

Unique fact: Suganthan previously took a career break for full-time parenthood.

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Experience
14 Years
Current Role
Global Head of Power System Engineering - Grid Technologies Solutions
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
Erlangen, Bavaria, Germany
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Energy Transition
States a passion for shaping the future of energy systems and contributing to the energy transition in his professional summary.
Power System Engineering
His current role and core area of expertise involves global responsibility for system design in BESS, FACTS, HVDC, and Grid Access solutions.
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Career

Work history

1-2026
Global Head of Power System Engineering - Grid Technologies Solutions
Siemens Energy
10-2022 - 12-2025
Head of Plant Design HVDC & FACTS
Siemens Energy
12-2019 - 10-2022
Head of HVDC Plant Design & Primary Engineering
Siemens Energy
4-2024 - 6-2024
Vollzeit-Elternschaft
Career Break
10-2018 - 3-2020
Head of team HVDC equipment engineering
Siemens
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Education
2010 - 2013
Master of Science (M.Sc.)
RWTH Aachen University
2016 - 2020
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Siemens Professional Education
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