Customer Support & Service Engineer Nanoindentation

Materials Analysis is an Oxford Instruments Business Unit that manages our Electron Microscopy and Mechanical Microscopy products Atomic Force Microscopes Raman Microscopes and Benchtop NMR Products. We are part of the wider Oxford Instruments Group that also includes Andor Technology NanoScience Plasma Technology and X-Ray Technology. With a sixty-year history and fourteen Queens Awards for Enterprise our world-class products and technologies are helping our customers to address the greatest challenges of the 21st century

We are seeking a Field Service Engineer to be based remotely in Germany with frequent travel (up to 60% ). If you are passionate about supporting customers working with cutting-edge scientific tools and have hands on experience with Nanoindentation read on...

The Field Service Engineer will provide technical (onsite and remote) support installation and training to customers across Europe with occasional support in distributor regions (e.g. Southern Europe Africa Middle East Turkey and Israel). This role focuses on supporting various product lines as required by the business but with a specialism in Nanoindentation and Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM) instrumentation ensuring customers are fully operational and satisfied with their systems The role requires excellent problem-solving skills self-motivation and strong technical expertise

Responsibilities

• Provide onsite and remote technical support for all I&A product lines as required by the business but with a specialism in Nanoindentation and AFM systems ensuring customer satisfaction.
• Perform onsite installations software setups and user orientation training.
• Diagnose troubleshoot and resolve hardware software and application-related issues efficiently.
• Act as a trusted advisor to customers helping them optimize system use and achieve their research or production goals.
• Conduct regular preventive maintenance visits to ensure instruments remain in optimal condition.
• Perform repairs onsite providing clear communication with customers about root causes and solutions.
• Maintain accurate service records in the field service management system.
• Deliver comprehensive customer training including calibration operation and advanced techniques.
• Assist customers in optimizing workflows and developing best practices for their specific applications.
• Liaise with internal teams (applications R&D product management and sales) to ensure excellent customer outcomes and continuous product improvement.
• Feedback customer insights product needs and technical challenges to the Service Business Manager and Service Product Manager.
• Promote service products (e.g. support contracts upgrades accessories) and provide leads to the sales team.
• Support new product introductions by ensuring field readiness for installations and troubleshooting.
• Generate detailed site reports installation records and risk assessments as required.
• Submit timely updates on open issues and actively contribute to team knowledge-sharing activities

Qualifications

• A degree (BSc / MSc / PhD) in Physics Materials Science Engineering Electronics or a related discipline.
• Practical experience with Nanoindentation and / or AFM systems is essential.
• Excellent customer service and interpersonal skills with the ability to explain technical concepts clearly.
• Fluency in English (spoken and written); additional European languages (e.g. German French or Spanish) are advantageous.
• Willingness and flexibility to be able to travel to customers as required.

Next Steps

If you’d like to learn more before applying or have any questions please contact . Applicants will be reviewed as quickly as possible with successful applicants being invited to a Teams call to learn more about the role.

Equal Opportunities and Reasonable Adjustments

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