CE - Resident Engineer - Abu Dhabi

Canon Inc.; Abu Dhabi; Hybrid; AED 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Comprehensive benefits

Flexible hours

Hybrid working model

Professional development

Diverse, inclusive culture

Job summary

Canon Middle East FZ LLC is seeking a Resident Engineer to provide cost-effective maintenance and optimization of hardware, firmware, and related applications via remote support. You will trouble-shoot, train super-users, and liaise with account managers to identify opportunities while ensuring safety and quality standards.

Ideal candidates hold an engineering degree or diploma, have service-industry experience, and a GCC driving license.

Qualifications

• Engineering Degree or Diploma in electronics, mechanics or software.
• Relevant experience in the service industry.
• Follows health and safety guidelines.
• Excellent fault-finding skills.
• Good customer handling and communication; able to instruct customers.
• Team player with focus on optimizing team output.
• Good commercial insight and business acumen.
• Aware of Canon representation in behavior and appearance.
• Current GCC driving license.

Responsibilities

• Provide first-line troubleshooting on standalone and connected products.
• Achieve high first-time fix rate and minimize recalls.
• Report labor and parts investment using CAESAR coding.
• Optimize stock inventory and balance with RTf visits.
• Identify commercial opportunities via OnSite-InSight with sales/marketing.
• Contribute to team development and service performance.
• Understand customer requirements to support Canon's Solution Business Strategy.
• Liaise with account managers on customer issues.
• Identify super-users and train on Canon products and drivers.

Skills

Customer handling

Fault-finding

Team player

Commercial insight

Communication skills

Self-motivation

High attention to detail

Problem solving

Education

Engineering Degree or Diploma

Tools

CAESAR Coding

Job description

Job Description:

As a Resident Engineer, you will provide cost effective maintenance and optimizing the technical performance of Hardware of products in the portfolio including maintenance and upgrading of Firmware (product system software) and product related applications via remote technical support using canon remote assistance tools.

Responsibilities

• To provide first line trouble shooting (root cause of problems) on the vast majority of standalone and connected Products within their portfolio.
• To achieve a high first-time fix rate and minimum recalls with the most cost-effective use of labor time and parts.
• Report about labor and parts investment, counter-reading by using CAESAR (Canon European Service Admin Coding) coding structure.
• Optimize the stock inventory and rotation and balance this against return to fit (RTF) visits.
• Signal commercial opportunities to the sales and Marketing department by using ‘OnSite-InSight’.
• Make contributions to the ongoing development of the team and overall service performance.
• Fully understand the customer requirements to support the functional approach of the Solution Business Strategy.
• Liaise and report back to relevant account manager on customer issues.
• Identify super-users and provide appropriate training on Canon products installed and software as appropriate, including printer drivers and features.
• Look for opportunities to develop other areas of the clients business and liaise with the account manager accordingly.

Qualifications

• Engineering Degree or Diploma (electronics, mechanics and software)
• Relevant experience in the service industry
• Experience in understanding and following health and safety guidelines
• Demonstrates a high technical aptitude with excellent fault-finding skills
• Good customer handling and communication skills. Able to give customer instruction.
• Team player that focuses on optimizing the team output
• Good commercial insight and business acumen
• Awareness to represent Canon as a company always (behavior, communication and presentation / appearance)
• Current GCC driving license

Competencies

• Able to work on own initiative and in a team environment.
• The ability to ‘think outside the box’ while solving problems – innovative.
• A high level of accuracy to provide relevant/timely information
• The ability to get good results whilst working under pressure
• Good communication skills

Canon Middle East FZ LLC , a subsidiary of Canon Europe, is the operational headquarters for Canon in the Middle East based in Dubai, UAE.

At Canon, we’ve been inspiring people to capture and share their world for over 85+ years. As a global leader in imaging and innovation, we’re driven by bold ideas, collaboration, and a commitment to making a positive impact. From cameras to commercial printers, and business consultancy to healthcare technologies, Canon enriches lives and businesses through imaging innovation. Canons corporate philosophy is Kyosei – living and working together for the common good. Canon invests heavily in R&D, delivering the richest and most innovative products and services to satisfy customers creative needs. From amateur photographers to professional print companies, Canon enables each customer to realize their own passion for image. Further information about Canon Middle East is available at www.canon-me.com

With a strong presence across Middle East for over 25 years, our regional sales offices in UAE, KSA & Qatar support operations across Middle East markets. We’re proud of our diverse, inclusive culture and our philosophy of Kyosei – living and working together for the common good.

Why Join Us?

• Be part of a diverse and energetic team, where 37+ nationalities work together with a common goal.
• Enjoy a competitive salary, comprehensive benefits, flexible hours, a hybrid working model, and opportunities for professional development.
• Benefit from continuous learning with access to extensive online resources and tailored development programs.
• Join a company that truly values sustainability, inclusion, and your personal growth.

Requirements: