Field service engineers are technical specialists and natural problem fixers who never sit still. They are frequently on the frontline with customers and responsible for designing, installing, maintaining, troubleshooting, and repairing an array of technical hardware and devices. They may also supervise field service technicians or field specialists in carrying out practical tasks, like installation and repair.
Since field service engineers, field service technicians and field specialists all help keep equipment, machinery and systems running for customers, they rarely work in the office and travel from customer-to-customer site. Therefore, being people-centric and providing great customer service is a must when working on premises.
Next to performing or monitoring a technician’s performance, a field service engineer is often responsible for executing more strategic work. This can entail developing strategies for system design, continued innovation and improvement, maintenance and related.
Field service engineers can work in a range of technical sectors, including telecommunications, information technology (IT), manufacturing, transportation, facility management, and industries where electronics and mechanics are essential to operations. A field service engineer who specializes in electronics is also known as an electric field engineer.
In facility management, field service engineers may be responsible for designing strategies for using data analytics to measure a building’s energy efficiency or placing sensors in equipment. In the telecommunications industry, field service engineers may need to install, or monitor the installation, of new equipment to increase internet speed in homes. In the manufacturing sector, a field service engineer may be tasked with training team members of technicians or specialists in how to repair certain technical components and equipment.
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Service Engineer Turbomaschinen (w/m/d)
Location: Duisburg
Branche: Machine & Plant Design
Expertise: Production & Manufacturing
Experience: 1 years
Pflege Outage-relevanter Daten (Flottenerfahrung, Risikodatenbank usw.) und Abstimmung mit dem Engineering-Netzwerk Inhaltliche Abstimmung mit den Fachabteilungen und Klärungen der technischen Anforderungen u.a. mit Fachabteilungen und der IT. Aussteuern der Arbeiten und Vorantreiben der Umsetzungen Technische Unterstützung der installierten Gasturbinenflotten in Europa und Afrika Vorbereitung von Revisionen für Gasturbinen und Hilfssysteme sowie Bewertung von Maßnahmen zur Revisionsvorbereitung Durchführung von Risikobewertungen und entsprechenden Abhilfemaßnahmen bzgl. der Planung und Definition des Umfangs von Revisionen Vorbereitung von Kundenbesprechungen Unterstützung von Service Engineering-Hubs in anderen Regionen
Servicetechniker (m/w/d)
Location: Bielefeld
Branche: Infrastructure
Expertise: Planning & Testing
Experience: 2 years
Sie sind für die Installation, Inbetriebnahme und Einrichtung von Produkten oder Systemen beim Kunden vor Ort verantwortlich Sie warten und inspizieren unsere Geräte regelmäßig, um deren einwandfreie Funktion sicherzustellen. Sie führen Fehleranalysen und -behebungen bei auftretenden Störungen oder Problemen durch Sie sind für die Durchführung von Reparaturen, dem Austausch von Komponenten und Durchführungen von Software-Updates zuständig Sie schulen unsere Kunden in der Bedienung und Wartung der Geräte oder Systeme Sie dokumentieren die durchgeführten Arbeiten, erstellen Service-berichte und aktualisieren Kundendatenbanken In Ihrer Rolle als Servicetechniker fungieren Siue zudem als technischer Support per Telefon, E-Mail oder Remote-Verbindung, um Kunden bei technischen Fragen zu unterstützen
Head of Network Operations and Technical Services (w/m/d)
Location: Paderborn
Branche: Renewable Energy
Expertise: Research & Development
Experience: 3 years
Sie sind für die Organisation und Steuerung der sicheren Montage- und Wartungsarbeiten für Strom-, Gas-, Wasser- und Telekommunikationsnetze verantwortlich Sie übernehmen die Weiterentwicklung der Rohrnetzkontrolle, Zustandsbewertung von Kabeln und Fehlerortung im Netzgebiet Sie verantworten den Aufbau und die Implementierung von Kennzahlensystemen (KPIs) zur Verbesserung der Netzleistung und Überwachung der Prozesseffizienz Sie stellen die Zertifizierung nach GW 301 (Rohrleitungsbau) sicher und überwachen diese Sie entwickeln strategische und operative Ziele zur Optimierung der Netztechnik und setzen diese um Sie übernehmen die fachliche und disziplinarische Führung von vier regionalen Teams mit rund 60 Mitarbeitenden
Servicemonteur (w/m/d)
Branche: Infrastructure
Expertise: Production & Manufacturing
Experience: 1 years
Mechanische und/oder elektrotechnische Montage von Industrieanlagen oder Maschinen nach Zeichnung und Stückliste Durchführung von Funktionsprüfungen sowie Vor- und Endabnahmen Unterstützung bei Inbetriebnahmen und Übergabe an den Kunden Wartung und Instandsetzung von Komponenten, ggf. Austausch und Nachjustierung Dokumentation der durchgeführten Arbeiten und technische Rückmeldung an Projektteams Ansprechpartner für Kunden bei technischen Rückfragen im Einsatzgebiet
Sr. Mechanical Engineer (Building Services)
Location: Doha
Branche: Conventional Energy
Expertise: Planning & Testing
Experience: 5 years
Support Engineering Department to review, update and apply standards and amendments to external standards.Plan and coordinate activities of a team of multidiscipline engineers for providing timely delivery of technical services to meet project requirements.Coordinate engineering designs, develop and review multi-disciplinary work-scopes for projects and other engineering activities. Ensure the work-scope is comprehensive and clear.Review and approve method statements developed by contracted organisations for scope compliance. Liaise with contracted organisations to resolve technical issues.Develop, update and monitor schedules for in-house engineering activities, contribute to external FEED/EPIC scheduling activities and effective project delivery.Conduct evaluation of technical bid packages for scope compliance.Responsible for evaluation, assessment and recommendation of new vendors proposed during project phase.Review and evaluate the Contract Changes/Variation to approved guidelines and practices.Assess and recommend technical suitability of Tenderers to perform work, within Mechanical Building Services engineering areas of responsibility.Responsible and accountable for technical integrity and safety of design.Requires minimal guidance and instruction.Work accomplishments not subject to third party design checks.Support the development of personal technical competency and skills, and those of Coworkers.Participate in structured training for Associate, Qatari Engineers.
Common field service engineer responsibilities
A field service engineer is responsible for performing a range of important engineering tasks. Responsibilities may include:
- Conducting research and communicating with customers to identify their needs, diagnose problems and explain technical issues;
- Designing and improving diverse technical components, instruments, products, or systems;
- Inspecting, monitoring, testing, detecting, preventing, and solving an array of electromechanical or other technical malfunctions, such as failing equipment sensors;
- Installing or maintaining technical equipment, systems, or machinery;
- Collaborating with and overseeing fellow field service technicians or field specialists, providing training when needed;
- Delivering field servicing results in line with agreed project timelines and budgets;
- Reporting on results to team and management;
- Ensuring the compliance of field service engineering outputs with relevant requirements, codes, and certifications, and in line with customer needs and demands;
- Always assuring the safety and security of team members;
Traveling to customer premises to execute tasks.
Qualifications for field service engineers
Field service engineers should have at least a Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Technology, Computer Science, or a related technical field. In some countries, an engineering license may also be required.
Additional supporting skills and experience include:
- Experience as a field engineer, or in a similar technical role;
- Solid understanding of technical systems, with knowledge of electronics and mechanics;
- Excellent applied math and analytical skills;
- Proficiency in using diverse hardware and software systems;
- Strong communication and customer service skills to be able to work easily with customers, technicians, and other team members.