Thermo Fisher Scientific

Thermo Fisher Scientific

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Field Service Engineer II (TEM) Denver, CO REMOTE

Posted Sep 4, 2026

Role at a glance

Job function
Manufacturing & Skilled Trades Equipment Engineering & Maintenance
Salary
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Location
Denver, Colorado, United States
Work arrangement
Remote
Employment
Full-time
Experience
Bachelor's degree and 3+ years of hands-on technical experience in electronic systems, 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, or similar systems.
Education
Bachelor's degree

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Role Summary

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Remote Field Service Engineer II supporting electron microscopy customers in the Denver territory, including Idaho, Utah, and Wyoming, with travel of up to 75%. The role installs, maintains, diagnoses, and repairs sophisticated microscopy equipment and supports customers and field service personnel.

What You'll Do

  • Install equipment at customer sites and perform testing to verify it is working accurately.
  • Conduct scheduled planned maintenance visits.
  • Diagnose and repair customer systems and provide support to other field personnel.
  • Travel to customer sites, sometimes on short notice, to resolve problems or support field service personnel.
  • Train customers and users on system maintenance and submit field service reports.
  • Provide feedback to product quality teams and update or correct system documentation.

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Qualifications

Bachelor's degree; 3+ years of hands-on technical experience with electronic systems and sophisticated analysis tools such as SEM, TEM, FIB, or similar systems; detailed understanding and extensive experience diagnosing and repairing ultra-high vacuum and high-voltage systems, or similar systems. Requires customer and interpersonal communication skills, professional working proficiency in English, component-level troubleshooting, MS DOS and Windows literacy, ability to read schematics, familiarity with UHV technology, ability to acquire a valid passport, and a valid driver's license.

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Work Schedule

Standard (Mon-Fri)

Environmental Conditions

Able to lift 40 lbs. without assistance, Laboratory Setting, Some degree of PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) required (safety glasses, gowning, gloves, lab coat, ear plugs etc.), Standing for full shift

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.


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.



Territory: The ideal candidate will reside within the assigned Denver, CO territory (includes: ID, UT, WY), with a strong preference for candidates based in the Denver, CO area within one hour of a major airport. This role requires up to 75% travel.



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.


Minimum Education/Experience

  • Bachelor's degree and 3+ years of hands-on technical experience in electronic systems, 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, or similar 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.

Compensation and Benefits

The hourly pay range estimated for this position based in Colorado is $28.85–$43.27.

This position may also be eligible to receive a variable annual bonus based on company, team, and/or individual performance results in accordance with company policy. We offer a comprehensive Total Rewards package that our U.S. colleagues and their families can count on, which includes:

  • A choice of national medical and dental plans, and a national vision plan, including health incentive programs

  • Employee assistance and family support programs, including commuter benefits and tuition reimbursement

  • At least 120 hours paid time off (PTO), 10 paid holidays annually, paid parental leave (3 weeks for bonding and 8 weeks for caregiver leave), accident and life insurance, and short- and long-term disability in accordance with company policy

  • Retirement and savings programs, such as our competitive 401(k) U.S. retirement savings plan

  • Employees’ Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP) offers eligible colleagues the opportunity to purchase company stock at a discount

For more information on our benefits, please visit: https://jobs.thermofisher.com/global/en/total-rewards

Thermo Fisher Scientific

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.