Overview
Entry-level Field Service Engineer I role supporting Scanning Electron Microscopes (SEM), Transmission Electron Microscopes (TEM), and/or Focused Ion Beam (FIB) instruments for customers across research, industrial, and manufacturing settings.
What you'll do
- Conduct on-site equipment installations and follow testing procedures to confirm systems are working accurately.
- Perform scheduled preventive maintenance visits at customer sites.
- Diagnose and support the repair of equipment for customers and other field service personnel.
- Build positive working relationships with customers, system users and colleagues.
- Travel, sometimes on short notice, to resolve problems or support other field service personnel.
- Complete and submit field service reports.
- Provide customer training on system maintenance and operation.
- Share product feedback with quality teams.
- Help update and correct Thermo Fisher system documentation.
- Contribute to reports by identifying and documenting unresolved system issues.
- Continue developing technical expertise and support training as appropriate.
What you'll need
- Bachelor's degree, no prior experience required, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
- Ability to work effectively with customers.
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills, including professional working proficiency in English.
- Availability to work flexible hours and respond to emergency service calls.
- Ability to obtain credentials required to access customer facilities.
- Strong organizational and time management skills.
- Ability to work independently and collaboratively.
- Ability to obtain a valid passport and travel regionally and internationally as required.
- Valid driver's license.
- Ability to lift up to 50 pounds.
Nice to have
- Experience installing, troubleshooting, and repairing sophisticated analytical instruments.
- Preferred fields of study: Engineering (Electrical, Electronics, Mechanical, Biomedical) or related scientific field.
Details
- Primary work area is Chandler, Arizona; the ideal candidate lives within the assigned Arizona territory, with a strong preference for someone based in Chandler within one hour of a major airport.
- Standard schedule Monday to Friday.
- Overall travel up to 25%, including occasional travel to New Mexico, Wisconsin and international locations.
- Able to lift 40 lbs. without assistance.
- Some degree of PPE required (safety glasses, gowning, gloves, lab coat, ear plugs, etc.).
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