Electrical Engineer – Field Based

Company: Planet Pharma
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Location: Swindon
Job Description:

Join a growing organisation supporting customers across the life sciences and diagnostics sector. This field-based role offers the opportunity to work with advanced laboratory and automation technologies while providing critical support to customers across your territory.

The Role

As a Field Service Engineer, you will be responsible for the installation, commissioning, maintenance and repair of complex laboratory and diagnostic instrumentation. Working independently, you will ensure equipment operates reliably while delivering a high standard of technical support and customer service.

Key responsibilities include:

  • Installing and commissioning instrumentation at customer sites.
  • Performing preventative maintenance activities to planned schedules.
  • Diagnosing and repairing electro-mechanical, electronic and software-related faults.
  • Troubleshooting network connectivity and system integration issues.
  • Maintaining accurate service documentation and reports.
  • Managing spare parts and field service inventory.
  • Building strong relationships with customers and internal teams.
  • Ensuring high levels of equipment uptime and customer satisfaction.

About You

To be successful in this role, you will have:

  • A qualification in Electrical Engineering, Electronic Engineering or a related discipline (HNC, HND or City & Guilds).
  • At least 3 years of field service engineering experience.
  • Strong electro-mechanical and electronic fault-finding skills.
  • Experience installing, servicing and maintaining complex equipment.
  • Knowledge of Windows operating systems and networked environments.
  • Experience working with TCP/IP, DHCP, DNS and device connectivity troubleshooting.
  • The ability to diagnose both hardware and software-related issues.
  • Excellent communication and customer-facing skills.
  • A proactive and independent approach to problem solving.

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Posted: September 30th, 2026