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Thermo Fisher Scientific

Makes lab instruments, reagents and supplies

Field Service Engineer 3 - Electron Microscopy

Equipment Field ServiceConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeIdaho, USA

About the Job

Requirements

  • A university or bachelor's degree in electronics, physics, engineering, computer science, or a similar field is preferred, or 5–10 years of an equivalent combination of education, skills, and experience.
  • Five to ten years of experience.
  • Experience operating, troubleshooting, repairing, and calibrating complex analysis tools such as SEM, TEM, FIB, or Prober is a plus but not required.
  • Experience with ultra-high vacuum is a plus but not required.
  • Experience operating a digital voltmeter and logical problem-solving ability.
  • Demonstrated ability to lead or coach others and lead complex technical issues.
  • Ability to partner effectively with customers and colleagues.
  • Thorough understanding and extensive experience troubleshooting and repairing ultra-high vacuum and high-voltage systems.
  • Interpersonal communication, teamwork and team-building, time management, organizational, problem-solving, conflict-management, and customer-service skills.
  • Ability to fix complex systems and subsystems down to component level.
  • Ability to read and interpret schematics.
  • Ability to read, write, and speak English fluently.
  • Ability to work under pressure and make decisions with minimal direct supervision.
  • Ability to maintain confidentiality for customers and Thermo Fisher Scientific.
  • Literacy in Windows software environments.
  • Willingness to travel 0–25% of the time, including regional and international travel as needed.
  • Valid driver's license and passport.
  • Ability to lift up to 40 pounds; extensive walking may be required.
  • May require proof of COVID-19 vaccination; personal protective equipment may be required depending on the building area.

Responsibilities

  • Ensure customer needs are met as the primary regional field service engineer by applying appropriate resources.
  • Install sophisticated equipment onsite and follow testing procedures to ensure it is working properly.
  • Conduct scheduled onsite preventive maintenance visits and perform preventive maintenance on assigned tools.
  • Troubleshoot and repair equipment for customers and other field service personnel.
  • Develop positive working relationships with customers, system users, and company personnel.
  • Complete required technical training and specialist training based on the microscopes in the region.
  • Seek additional learning opportunities inside and outside the region.
  • Work informally with an applications engineer or attend an applications course to gain sophisticated knowledge.
  • Complete and submit field service reports.
  • Partner with colleagues to obtain technical guidance and solve system problems.
  • Train customers and users on system maintenance.
  • Train and mentor new field service engineers.
  • Update and correct Thermo Fisher system documentation.
  • Provide input for reports, including identifying and isolating unique system problems.
  • Act as a subject-matter expert and resource for training.
  • Perform onsite installation, servicing, and repair of complex equipment and systems; investigate and improve system operational quality; instruct customers in system operation and maintenance; serve as the company liaison with customers on administrative and technical matters for assigned projects; and install electron microscopy systems and associated options.

Desired Qualifications

  • Experience operating, troubleshooting, repairing, and calibrating complex analysis tools such as SEM, TEM, FIB, or Prober is a plus but not required.
  • Experience with ultra-high vacuum is a plus but not required.
  • A university or bachelor's degree in electronics, physics, engineering, computer science, or a similar field is preferred.

About the Company

Thermo Fisher Scientific

Makes lab instruments, reagents and supplies

Thermo Fisher Scientific makes and sells the instruments, chemicals, consumables and lab services that drug companies, hospitals, universities and industrial labs use for research, testing and production. Its products cover work from gene sequencing and protein analysis to diagnostic tests and lab freezers, and its distribution arm ships supplies to labs worldwide. Drug developers also hire it to run clinical trials and to manufacture medicines under contract. It earns money from consumables that labs buy again and again, along with instrument sales, service contracts and outsourcing fees. The company traces its roots to Thermo Electron, founded in 1956, which merged with Fisher Scientific in 2006, and it is based in Waltham, Massachusetts.

Company size
10,001+
Company stage
IPO
Headquarters
Waltham, MA
Founded
1956

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