Field Service Engineer, Life Sciences Microscopy

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13 months ago
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Field Service Engineer, Life Sciences Microscopy

Basic Salary £50,000 to £55,000
10% Bonus
Car / Car Allowance (Hybrid and Electric)
Excellent Benefits Package
An excellent opportunity for a field service engineer with a background in electronics, scientific, life sciences, laboratory or medical field service to join a global market leading supplier of sophisticated microscopes, offering full and comprehensive manufacturer training  

The Role - Field Service Engineer, Life Sciences Microscopy

This market leading optical group now seeks to recruit a technically motivated and customer focused Field Service Engineer, responsible for:

Customer training, installation, service and technical support of leading edge microscopes, used in a wide range of sectors such as nanotechnology, semiconductor, life sciences and medical
Cultivating positive working relationships with both internal and external customers
Demonstrating the innovation and leadership for which the organisation is recognised
Your Background – Field Service Engineer, Life Sciences Microscopy

To succeed in this exciting role, you must be able to demonstrate:

A background in a customer facing field service engineering capacity, gained within any high value electronics capital equipment environment
Applications are encouraged from engineers with a broad range of backgrounds, including:

  • laboratory device
  • microscopes
  • lasers or optics
  • medical device
  • pharmaceutical device
  • ex forces engineers (medical & dental, weapons systems, radar) 
  • wide range of other electronic or electro-mechanical sectors
    A qualification in engineering or electronics is preferred, ideally to a minimum of ONC level
    Applicants are welcome from electronics service engineers from a broad base of sectors, as full and comprehensive product training will be provided
    The Company – Field Service Engineer, Life Sciences Microscopy

    Worldwide leading manufacturer of technically advanced optical and microscopy systems
    Trusted by scientific and healthcare professionals to deliver ‘best in class’ product solutions across their key markets, which include life science research and drug discovery, medical systems and semiconductor manufacture
    An unrelenting commitment to research and development, world class manufacturing facilities and the recruitment of good people are central to their success
    This vacancy is being advertised by TRS Consulting. The services advertised by TRS Consulting are those of an employment agency and / or employment business

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