Stephan Jorra started his career as a hard- and software developer, after studying telecommunications. He spend more than 20 years within R&D in different roles from developer over project manager to R&D director. Due to the industrial revolution 4.0 he moved over to manufacturing, since he was fascinated by that important change. He is currently heading the switchgear factory in Berlin with more than 1500 employees. Development, production and a world wide delivery of high voltage switching equipment is the key role of the plant. As general manager he drives the change for a climatic neutral switching technology for an sustainable future within the team of Siemens Energy.

 

What is the pop in your job?

“I am proud to be part of Siemens Energy and therefore be able to proactively make the world of Energy day by day a bit better. We have to seek for innovative solution to reduce the green house emission significantly and we will find them, I am pretty sure.”

Siemens Energy Global GmbH & Co KG is one of the world’s leading energy technology companies. The company works with its customers and partners on energy systems for the future, thus supporting the transition to a more sustainable world. With its portfolio of products, solutions and services, Siemens Energy covers almost the entire energy value chain – from power generation and transmission to storage. The portfolio includes conventional and renewable energy technology, such as gas and steam turbines, hybrid power plants operated with hydrogen, and power generators and transformers. More than 50 percent of the portfolio has already been decarbonized. A majority stake in the listed company Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy (SGRE) makes Siemens Energy a global market leader for renewable energies. An estimated one-sixth of the electricity generated worldwide is based on technologies from Siemens Energy. Siemens Energy employs 91,000 people worldwide in more than 90 countries and generated revenue of around €29 billion in fiscal year 2019.