Trainee Field Service Engineer

Are you a natural problem-solver who likes to learn by doing? Perhaps you’ve built, repaired, programmed or experimented with things simply because you wanted to understand how they worked. Do you enjoy taking an idea, learning the basics and then working out how to turn it into something that actually works? This could be just the role you are looking for... 

Reward and Benefits 

• £24,000 starting salary 

• Pay rises to £32,000 when you successfully complete your training, and you are promoted to Junior Field Service Engineer. (There is no timelines, you'll be promoted as soon as you hit the agreed competency level) 

• Benefits: Annual bonus, 3x salary death in service and private health care benefits BUPA, EMI Share scheme. 

Why not join us in Abingdon, Oxfordshire as a Trainee Field Service Engineer, and train to install, maintain and fix the advanced metrology systems that semiconductor manufacturers around the world depend on. 

We are looking for ambitious and adaptable people at the start of their engineering career. If you are the type of person who enjoys building your own PC from scratch, you have the mindset we are looking for and we’d love to hear from you. No field service experience is needed. 

You’ll follow a structured training programme that builds your knowledge step by step, usually over about a year, depending on how quickly you progress. Complete it successfully and you’ll get an £8,000 pay rise as a Junior Field Service Engineer.  

Along the way you’ll learn from experienced Field Service Engineers in a highly specialised and much sought after area, work directly with customers, and see the world, with up to 20 percent international travel. 

If your passion is finding out why something stopped working and getting it running again, and you would like a great career in a fast paced, high growth global arena this could be a very strong first step. 

What you’ll be doing (UK based until up to speed then at our global customer sites) 

• Follow a structured training programme , building your knowledge step by step at a pace that suits your progress 

• Learn to install, commission and upgrade advanced metrology systems at customer sites worldwide, alongside experienced engineers 

• Carry out preventative maintenance and repairs, diagnosing electrical, mechanical, optical and software-controlled faults 

• Support customers remotely and on site, building great relationships and keeping our systems performing 

• Spot issues before they become bigger problems 

• Feed customer insight back to engineering, and support production, test and commissioning at our Abingdon HQ 

Education and experience 

• A Levels (grade A or B) in Physics, Maths, Engineering or another science subject, or a degree in Mechanics, Electrical Engineering or a related subject 

Skills and experience we’re looking for: 

• An aptitude and passion for STEM subjects, and real curiosity about how technology works 

• A habit of making, mending or tinkering with electronics, gadgets or machines (your own projects count) 

• Keen to join us at entry level, learn quickly and grow with full training 

• Adaptable, and calm when something doesn’t work first time 

• Enjoy building relationships and giving customers excellent service 

• A clear communicator who can explain technical things simply once trained 

• Willing to take ownership and manage competing priorities 

• Ready and willing to travel internationally up to 20 percent of your time, sometimes at short notice 

• A valid passport with a minimum of 8 months expiry and no international travel restrictions 

We’d love to see: 

• Basic electronics, soldering or programming skills from projects, clubs or study 
• Any customer-facing experience (a Saturday job counts) 
• An interest in optics, lasers, vacuum or automation systems