Engineer II, Field Service

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Job Description

Location: Texas Remote; South Central Region

As part of the Thermo Fisher Scientific team youll discover meaningful work that makes a positive impact on a global scale. Join our colleagues in bringing our Mission to life every single day to enable our customers to make the world healthier cleaner and safer. We provide our global teams with the resources needed to achieve individual career goals while helping to take science a step beyond by developing solutions for some of the worlds toughest challenges.

As a Field Service Engineer II you will play an important role in delivering exceptional service and technical support for sophisticated analytical and scientific instrumentation.

Working directly with customers across research industrial and healthcare environments you will install maintain troubleshoot and repair complex instrumentation while providing an outstanding customer experience. This position offers the opportunity to work with advanced next-generation sequencing (NGS) and clinical sequencing technologies while supporting customers whose work advances scientific discovery and improves lives.

You will combine strong technical troubleshooting skills with customer service expertise to maximize instrument performance minimize downtime and build trusted relationships with our customers.

• Install maintain troubleshoot and repair sophisticated analytical and scientific instrumentation at customer sites.
• Diagnose complex electrical electronic mechanical and system-level issues and determine appropriate corrective actions.
• Perform preventive maintenance system upgrades calibrations and other scheduled service activities.
• Support advanced NGS and clinical sequencing instrumentation and associated technologies.
• Respond to customer service needs efficiently including situations requiring support on short notice.
• Provide technical guidance and training to customers on proper equipment operation maintenance and best practices.
• Communicate technical issues service activities recommendations and resolutions clearly to customers and internal partners.
• Document service activities accurately and prepare detailed service reports in accordance with established procedures.
• Maintain complete and accurate service records using applicable service management systems.
• Read and interpret technical documentation electrical diagrams schematics and service procedures.
• Partner with technical support applications commercial and other internal teams to resolve complex customer issues.
• Manage assigned service activities and travel schedules effectively to meet customer commitments.
• Build strong customer relationships and contribute to customer satisfaction and retention.
• Follow all applicable safety quality regulatory and company procedures.
• Maintain required tools test equipment parts and other resources necessary to support assigned customers.
• Identify recurring technical issues and communicate findings that may contribute to product and service improvements.

One of the following combinations of education and experience:

• Advanced degree in Electronics Engineering Physics Chemistry or a related technical or scientific discipline; or
• Bachelors degree in a related field plus 2 years of hands-on technical experience installing maintaining troubleshooting or repairing complex analytical or scientific instrumentation.

Relevant technical certifications are a plus.

• Strong electrical electronic and mechanical troubleshooting skills with the ability to diagnose complex equipment issues.
• Ability to troubleshoot systems and components using technical documentation schematics diagnostic tools and established procedures.
• Experience with ultra-high-vacuum systems and high-voltage equipment is preferred.
• Experience with analytical life sciences sequencing clinical semiconductor or similarly sophisticated instrumentation is beneficial.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to work independently in customer environments.
• Excellent customer service skills with a demonstrated commitment to delivering a positive customer experience.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to explain technical concepts and provide effective equipment training to customers.
• Strong organizational prioritization and time-management skills.
• Ability to manage multiple customer needs and respond effectively to changing priorities.
• Experience documenting technical service activities and preparing clear detailed reports.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications and familiarity with service management software.
• Proficiency in English; additional language skills are beneficial.
• Ability to work effectively both independently and as part of a geographically dispersed team.
• Demonstrated commitment to safety quality and compliance.

• Valid drivers license and ability to travel approximately 5075% within the assigned territory based on customer and business needs.
• Ability to respond to customer needs with short notice when required.
• Ability to lift and move equipment or materials weighing up to 50 pounds.
• Ability to work safely in laboratory research clinical industrial and other customer environments.
• Ability to perform the physical activities necessary to install service and maintain scientific instrumentation.

At Thermo Fisher Scientific each one of our colleagues shares a common set of valuesIntegrity Intensity Innovation and Involvementworking together to accelerate research solve complex scientific challenges drive technological innovation and support patients in need.

Join us and help our customers make the world healthier cleaner and safer.