Engineer II, Field Service

When you’re part of the team at Thermo Fisher Scientific, you’ll do important work, like helping customers in finding cures for cancer, protecting the environment or making sure our food is safe. Your work will have real-world impact, and you’ll be supported in achieving your career goals.

Location/Division

The Materials and Structural Analysis Electron Microscopy (M&SA EM) business enables customers to find meaningful answers to questions that accelerate breakthrough discoveries and ultimately change the world. The M&SA EM business designs, manufactures, and supports the broadest range of high-performance microscopy workflows that provide images and answers in the micro-, nano-, and picometer scales.

How will you make an impact?

Combining hardware and software expertise in electron, ion, and light microscopy with deep application knowledge in the materials science, life sciences, electronics, and natural resources markets, the worldwide Electron Microscopy employees are dedicated to customers' pursuit of discovery and resolution to global challenges.

Day to day activities include:

• Conduct on-site installation of sophisticated equipment and follow testing procedures to ensure accurate working order

• Conduct on-site scheduled planned maintenance visits

• Provide diagnosis and repair support for customers and other field personnel

• Cultivate and develop positive working relationships with customers, system users, and company personnel

• Travel, often on short notice, to customer sites to resolve problems or support other field service personnel

• Complete and submit field service reports

• Provide training to customers and users on system maintenance

• Provide feedback to product quality teams

• Provide appropriate input in writing updating and correcting various Thermo Fisher system documentation

• Provide guidance for various reports including identifying and isolating outstanding problems with the system

• Act as a subject expert and resource for training

How will you get here?

This position is ideal for an experienced service engineer wanting to be involved with a team with varied strengths and exposed to a constant variety of customer application areas.

* Must be Legally authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship.

*Must be able to pass a comprehensive background check to include drug screening.

Education

• Bachelor's degree or 7+ years equivalent education and experience in electronic systems, preferred

Experience

• 5+ years, preferred, of hands-on technical experience installing, troubleshooting, repairing, and calibrating sophisticated analysis tools such as SEM, TEM, FIB, or similar systems.

• A detailed understanding and extensive experience diagnosing and repairing ultra-high vacuum and high voltage systems.

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities

• Ability to deal effectively with customers

• Excellent interpersonal communication skills; must have a professional working proficiency in English

• Consistent record of fixing sophisticated systems and subsystems down to the component level

• Literate in MS DOS and Windows software environments

• Able to read and interpret schematics

• Familiar with UHV phenomenon and technology

• Must have ability to acquire a valid passport and travel regionally and internationally as required

• Must possess a valid driver’s license

• Physical requirements include the ability to lift up to 50 lbs.

Competitive wages & Excellent benefits package

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• Medical, Dental, & Vision benefits-effective Day 1

• Paid Time Off & Holidays

• 401K Company Match up to 6%(after 1 year)

• Tuition Reimbursement – eligible after 90 days

• Employee Referral Bonus

• Employee Discount Program

• Recognition Program

• Charitable Gift Matching

• Company Paid Parental Leave

• We will provide the vital equipment for your role including: computer, monitor, keyboard, mouse, etc.

• We also provide any Personal Protective Equipment you may need including: lab coats, safety glasses, safety shoes, etc.

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The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of the work being performed by people assigned to this job. They are not a comprehensive list of all the duties and responsibilities associated with it. 

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We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.