Thermo Fisher Scientific is a leading company in the field of scientific services, dedicated to enabling customers to make the world healthier, cleaner, and safer. As a Field Service Engineer III, you will provide expert-level installation, maintenance, and repair services for advanced analytical and electron microscopy systems, while also mentoring junior engineers and ensuring exceptional service delivery.
Responsibilities:
- Perform installation, repair, calibration, and maintenance of advanced electron microscopy systems, including:
- Troubleshoot and resolve highly complex system-level failures involving electronics, vacuum systems, high voltage systems, and integrated software
- Serve as a technical escalation point for other field service engineers and support complex service cases
- Lead complex installations, upgrades, and system rebuilds
- Mentor and provide technical guidance to junior field service engineers
- Develop strong strategic relationships with customers and serve as a trusted technical advisor
- Deliver advanced customer training on system operation, maintenance, and best practices
- Provide feedback to engineering, product development, and quality teams to improve system reliability and serviceability
- Support continuous improvement initiatives across the field service organization
- Maintain accurate service documentation and provide input for improving service procedures and technical documentation
Requirements:
- Bachelor's degree in Electronics, Engineering, Physics, Chemistry, or related technical field or equivalent combination of education and advanced technical experience
- 5+ years of hands-on experience installing, maintaining, and troubleshooting sophisticated analytical instrumentation such as SEM, TEM, FIB, or similar systems
- Extensive experience diagnosing and repairing ultra-high vacuum and high voltage systems
- Expert-level electronics and mechanical troubleshooting skills
- Deep understanding of electron microscopy systems and subsystems
- Advanced ability to diagnose complex system-level failures
- Strong customer relationship management skills
- Excellent communication and mentoring abilities
- Ability to train customers and internal engineers on advanced system functionality
- Strong analytical and organizational skills
- Valid driver's license
- Ability to travel up to 75% within assigned territory
- Ability to lift up to 50 lbs and work in laboratory environments
- English proficiency required, additional languages beneficial