Field Application Engineer

Parker Hannifin Corporation; Freiburg; In loco; CHF 90.000 - 130.000; Tempo pieno

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Descrizione del lavoro

Parker Hannifin is seeking an experienced field service engineer to install, configure, test, and troubleshoot vibration monitoring systems at customer sites. You will translate requirements into technical solutions and collaborate with sales, R&D, and product management teams in Fribourg.

The role requires 5+ years in industrial environments, fluency in English, and willingness to travel up to 30%. French and/or German are assets.

Competenze

• Degree in Electrical, Mechanical, Microengineering, Automation, Systems, or Mechatronics or equivalent.
• Minimum 5 years of experience in application engineering, field service, commissioning, troubleshooting, and customer support in an industrial environment.
• Experience in energy sector or other industrial environments is a plus.

Mansioni

• Perform on-site installation, wiring verification, configuration, functional testing, commissioning, and troubleshooting of vibration monitoring systems and related software.
• Coordinate with customer site personnel to confirm requirements and site readiness and prepare field service reports and root-cause analyses.
• Translate rotating machinery and condition monitoring requirements into technical proposals and system architectures.

Conoscenze

Vibration monitoring

Field service

Signal processing

Industrial protocols

Formazione

Electrical/Mechanical/Mechatronics degree

Strumenti

Modbus

Profibus

Profinet

OPC

Descrizione del lavoro

Parker Hannifin

Are you ready to shape a brighter future?

Did you know that every second, an aircraft takes off somewhere in the world, and that 90% of them are equipped with a component produced in Fribourg? We are Parker Hannifin, a global leader in motion and control technologies, with more than 58,000 team members across 44 countries. Our Parker Business Unit in Fribourg, Switzerland, part of the Motion, Power, and Sensing division, is a technological and manufacturing center of excellence specializing in the development and production of measurement, control, and protection solutions for the aerospace and energy sectors. With around 400 employees, we design, qualify, and manufacture high-performance sensors, electronic systems, and software monitoring solutions for critical and extreme environments. We are proud to work with passion, to enable engineering breakthrough and innovation. Joining Parker Fribourg means contributing to high-value international technology projects, growing in a collaborative and innovative environment, and developing your full professional and personal potential.

Your responsibilities

• Perform on-site installation, wiring verification, configuration, functional testing, commissioning, and troubleshooting of vibration monitoring systems, sensors, protection racks, and related software; resolve hardware, software, and industrial networking issues at customer sites.

• Coordinate with customer site personnel to confirm requirements and site readiness, apply applicable safety standards and site rules, and prepare field service reports, troubleshooting summaries, and root-cause analysis logs.

• Translate rotating machinery and condition monitoring requirements into technical proposals, system architectures, feasibility studies, system sizing, and technical solutions using proprietary sensor and monitoring product lines.

• Coordinate technical input between customers, sales teams, distributors, OEMs, and local R&D/Product Management teams in Fribourg; deliver technical presentations and solution explanations.

• Support sales teams, distributors, and OEMs during customer discussions, new projects, and retrofit or modernization opportunities, including management of technical inquiries through the Customer Service Desk or Salesforce in line with defined KPIs.

• Support project engineering teams during project execution, technical clarifications, Pre-FAT, and FAT activities, ensuring customer requirements are understood and implemented.

• Deliver advanced technical training and prepare customer-facing and internal documentation, including commissioning records, intervention reports, and technical summaries.

• Support investigation, testing, validation, and internal simulation activities related to customer issues, product behavior, and application performance; provide structured field feedback to R&D/Product Management.

Who we are looking for

• Degree in Electrical, Mechanical, Microengineering, Automation, Systems, Mechatronics, or equivalent.

• Minimum 5 years of experience in application engineering, field service, commissioning, troubleshooting, and customer support within an industrial environment.

• Experience in the energy sector or other industrial environments is an asset (Aerospace, heavy machinery or equivalent).

• Strong technical knowledge of vibration monitoring, condition monitoring, rotating machinery, sensors, protection racks, and related software. Good understanding of signal processing, vibration analysis, electronics, and industrial communication protocols such as Modbus, Profibus, Profinet, and OPC. Vibration Analyst Category 2 certification is considered a strong asset

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills

• Strong customer-focused approach, curious and hands-on

• Professional fluency in English; French and/or German considered as a strong asset

• Willingness to travel up to 30% of the time

What we offer

• Solid employer on the market for over 100 years, we manage the full product lifecycle and support leading aerospace and energy companies worldwide

• Career growth, opportunities and training: we hire from within!

• Collaborative and empowered work environment where team spirit is at the center of our success.

• Company values that encourage trust, respect, collaboration and professional growth.

• Open environment: we are excited to hear your ideas!

• Attractive compensation packages designed to hire and retain the best talents in the industry.

• Company restaurant and other benefits

Have we sparked your interest?

We look forward to getting to know you!

If you are selected for a first interview, we will arrange a meeting on Teams.

Some stages of the recruiting process will include professional situational exercises.

Please note that only selected candidates will be contacted for the next steps in the recruitment process.

Parker is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on grounds of age, race, religion, ethnic origin, gender, sexual orientation or disability in relation to recruitment and employment.

Parker Hannifin EMEA Sàrl (“PHEMEA”), based in Etoy, Switzerland, is the Principal Operating Company for Parker in the EMEA region. It is supported by a network of Parker Manufacturing Divisions and Sales Company Entities. The Aerospace Group EMEA is a strategic business Group within PHEMEA, and its Motion, Power, and Sensing Division is a key service provider to PHEMEA.