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- Salary
- Not Disclosed
- Location
- Remote - Oregon, United States
- Work arrangement
- Remote
- Employment
- Full-time
- Education
- Bachelor’s degree in Electronics, Engineering, Physics, Chemistry, or related technical field or 4+ years equivalent education and...
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Role Summary
The Field Service Engineer installs and supports electron microscopy equipment at customer sites. The role includes maintenance, troubleshooting and repair, customer training, service documentation, and travel to support customers and other field personnel.
What You'll Do
- Install sophisticated equipment on site and follow testing procedures to verify operation.
- Conduct scheduled planned-maintenance visits and diagnose and repair systems for customers and field personnel.
- Travel to customer sites, sometimes on short notice, to resolve problems or support other field service personnel.
- Train customers and users on system maintenance and cultivate working relationships with customers and company personnel.
- Complete field service reports, provide input on system documentation, and identify outstanding system problems.
- Provide feedback to product quality teams and act as a subject expert and resource for training.
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View full postingQualifications
Required qualifications include a bachelor’s degree in a related technical field or 4+ years of equivalent education and experience in electronic systems; hands-on experience installing, troubleshooting, repairing, and calibrating sophisticated analysis tools; and extensive experience diagnosing and repairing ultra-high-vacuum and high-voltage systems. Also required are customer-facing and interpersonal communication skills, professional working proficiency in English, component-level repair experience, familiarity with MS-DOS and Windows, ability to read schematics, UHV knowledge, ability to obtain a passport and travel internationally, a valid driver’s license, and ability to meet the stated physical requirements.
Required
- Bachelor’s degree in Electronics, Engineering, Physics, Chemistry, or a related technical field, or 4+ years of equivalent education and...
- Hands-on technical experience installing, troubleshooting, repairing, and calibrating sophisticated analysis tools such as SEM, TEM,...
- Detailed understanding and extensive experience diagnosing and repairing ultra-high-vacuum and high-voltage systems.
- Ability to deal effectively with customers; excellent interpersonal communication skills; 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.
- Ability to acquire a valid passport and travel regionally and internationally as required; valid driver’s license.
- Able to lift up to 50 lbs and walk a minimum of 10,000 steps per day.
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Work Schedule
Standard (Mon-Fri)Environmental Conditions
Able to lift 40 lbs. without assistance, Adherence to all Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) Safety Standards, Cleanroom: no hair products, jewelry, makeup, nail polish, perfume, exposed piercings, facial hair etc... allowed, Cold Room/Freezers -22degreesF/-6degrees C, Fluctuating Temps hot/cold, Laboratory Setting, Loud Noises (Equipment/Machinery), Office, Some degree of PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) required (safety glasses, gowning, gloves, lab coat, ear plugs etc.)Job Description
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.
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.
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 a field service engineer wanting to be involved with a team with wide-ranging strengths and exposed to a constant variety of customer application areas.
Minimum Requirements:
Bachelor’s degree in Electronics, Engineering, Physics, Chemistry, or related technical field or 4+ years equivalent education and experience in electronic systems including hands-on technical experience installing, solving, 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 and able to walk a min of 10k steps per day
About the company
Thermo Fisher Scientific
Large Enterprise
Thermo Fisher Scientific is a global leader in serving science, providing a wide range of analytical instruments, reagents, and software solutions for healthcare, pharmaceuticals, and life sciences research. With a commitment to innovation and quality, the company enables customers to make significant advancements in scientific discovery and healthcare diagnostics. Thermo Fisher operates in more than 50 countries and employs over 80,000 people, fostering a collaborative environment aimed at enhancing global health and safety. Through its broad portfolio of brands and technologies, the company plays a vital role in accelerating life-changing research and improving patient outcomes worldwide.