Full-Time

Field Service Engineer

Updated on 9/3/2026

Ocean Optics

Ocean Optics

51-200 employees

Manufactures portable spectrometers and sensing solutions

Compensation Overview

£41k/yr

Abingdon, UK

Remote

Remote within the UK, with coverage required across Slough, Maidenhead, Bracknell, Hounslow, and other areas for two-engineer jobs.

Associate's

Category
Field Service (1)
Required Skills
Customer Service

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Requirements
  • A preferred HNC or HND in an electronics or electrical field, or an equivalent technical qualification.
  • Experience servicing, troubleshooting, and repairing electronic equipment.
  • A full UK driving licence.
  • The role requires physical ability to use access equipment and occasionally access confined spaces.
Responsibilities
  • Maintain, repair, and commission gas detection equipment.
  • Provide customer support and service, including attending customer sites for proactive maintenance, repairs, and commissioning.
  • Service, calibrate, and repair electronic gas detection equipment to the relevant standards.
  • Test serviced products, leave them fully operational, and demonstrate them to the responsible site person, recording this on the service paperwork.
  • Support other team members on jobs requiring multiple engineers.
  • Provide customer user training when experienced.
  • Coordinate with the Service Administration team to schedule jobs efficiently and meet customer requirements.
  • Complete service reports accurately and submit them for processing on time.
  • Complete RAMs and POWRAs when required.
  • Manage van stock and calibration gas holdings for the regional customer base, cycling life-critical components regularly to support first-time fixes.
  • Maintain personal personal protective equipment within inspection expiry dates and ensure service clothing and equipment are clean, current, and operational.
  • Cover the required geographical area based around Slough, Maidenhead, Bracknell, and Hounslow, as well as other areas for two-engineer jobs.
Desired Qualifications
  • Previous field service engineering experience.
  • Experience commissioning or installing equipment.
  • Confined Space, IPAF, and Safety Passport qualifications.

Ocean Optics makes compact spectroscopy hardware and related optical sensing tools. Its flagship products are miniature, portable spectrometers used to measure light across wavelengths for scientists and engineers in fields like chemical analysis, environmental monitoring, and industrial sensing. The devices work by detecting light that passes through or reflects from a sample and translating it into a spectrum—the distribution of light by wavelength—using optical components and a small detector. The company differentiates itself with a modular approach and small, affordable spectrometers that can be integrated into custom systems or handheld devices, enabling researchers to build compact spectroscopic tools rather than relying on large, expensive lab equipment. Ocean Optics' goal is to broaden access to spectral data by providing versatile, scalable sensing solutions that allow users to deploy spectroscopy across a wide range of applications and environments.

Company Size

51-200

Company Stage

N/A

Total Funding

N/A

Headquarters

Dunedin, Florida

Founded

1989

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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • Halma reported 16.2% photonics organic profit growth on June 11, 2026.
  • Ocean Optics launched the SR2 spectrometer on July 30, 2026, with higher speed and SNR.
  • Bioz tools drove record engagement in June 2025, strengthening inbound demand and citations.

What critics are saying

  • Edmund Optics now controls a major global channel and can squeeze margins by 2027.
  • Compact spectrometers face commoditization from Avantes, Hamamatsu, and Ocean Insight’s own resellers.
  • If Halma reallocates capital toward faster-growth photonics, Ocean Optics loses strategic priority.

What makes Ocean Optics unique

  • Ocean Optics commercialized the first miniature spectrometer and still defines portable spectroscopy.
  • Halma listed Ocean Optics across six global offices on August 26, 2026.
  • The September 22, 2025 Edmund Optics deal extends reach without building a sales force.

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Growth & Insights and Company News

Headcount

6 month growth

0%

1 year growth

2%

2 year growth

4%
Ocean Optics
Aug 12th, 2025
Ocean Optics Partners with Edmund Optics for Global Distribution

ORLANDO, Fla. - (August 14, 2025) - Ocean Optics, a pioneer in modular spectroscopy and a trusted name in optical sensing, is proud to announce a new Supplier Partner relationship with Edmund Optics.

Ocean Optics
Jun 23rd, 2025
Ocean Optics Launches Bioz Tool

To further enhance visibility and engagement, Ocean Optics has also added a Bioz Homepage Banner, ensuring that visitors immediately discover the powerful citation management capabilities available on its website.

EIN News
Sep 8th, 2023
Ocean Insight Announces Richard Curran as New President

Ocean Insight announces Richard Curran as new president.

Ocean Insight
Jun 22nd, 2023
Women in Engineering Day 2023

Ocean Insight has been named the Best Place to Work in both Central Florida and New York state.

Ocean Insight
May 3rd, 2023
Press Release: New Ocean SR series

Orlando, Florida, USA (May 4, 2023) – Ocean Optics, a brand of Ocean Insight, introduces compact, versatile Ocean SR series spectrometers distinguished by their rapid spectral acquisition speed and high signal to noise ratio (SNR) performance.