Graduate Technical Support Engineer - UK

Deep Sea Electronics Ltd; Hunmanby; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 46,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days holiday

Flexible holiday scheme

Bupa Healthcare package

Life Assurance

Enhanced Maternity/ Paternity pay

5% Pension contributions

Companywide performance based annual-b

Job summary

Deep Sea Electronics Ltd is seeking a motivated Technical Support Engineer to provide high-quality technical support for DSE product families including generator controllers and SCADA systems. The role includes training customers and internal teams, debugging issues, and producing clear technical documentation.

The successful candidate will join a global support function, engage with production, sales, and engineering, and contribute to product development guidance.

Qualifications

• General generator application and system knowledge.
• Excellent communications skills.
• Confident IT skills.
• Ability to work at a high level of concentration and commitment.
• Ability to operate under own initiative as well as possessing strong team working skills.
• Excellent time management skills.
• Recent experience in the generators and the diesel generator industry.
• Relevant experience in a customer-based environment.

Responsibilities

• Providing customers with global technical support (training, trouble shooting, commissioning etc.) via telephone, email, remote desktop sessions and face-to-face on a wide range of DSE product.
• Delivering training sessions on DSE products covering technical functions, applications, and common faults.
• Test and confirm reported issues from customers and follow procedures for remedial action.
• Preparation of technical documentation including product manuals and training instructions.
• Proofread technical documents authored by other personnel.
• Development guidance to engineering on new and existing product features.
• Assisting the test and approval department’s comprehensive testing of products.
• Technical support to internal teams including production, engineering, sales & marketing, test & approvals, and other members of the technical support team.

Skills

Generator knowledge

Communication skills

IT skills

Teamwork

Time management

Education

HNC in Electrical and Electronic Engineering

Tools

DSEConfiguration Suite

Scada Suite

DSEWebnet

PLC

Job description

Deep Sea Electronics is a global leader in the design and manufacture of generator controllers, automatic transfer switch controllers, battery chargers, and vehicle and off-highway control systems. With over 200 employees across four continents, we supply our products to customers in more than 150 countries, both directly from our UK head office and through a well-established international distributor network.

The Graduate Technical Support Role will begin as a fixed term contract and will result in a permanent contract as a Technical Support Engineer at DSE if successful. There will be constant on the job learning with a mentor, as well as training session as and when required. There will be a steep learning curve with this role, however the office environment encourages you to ask as many questions as possible.

Learning Will Include

• Fundamental Theory including AC/DC, electrical topologies, engines and alternators, switchgear, protection & CT’s and number systems including binary and Hexadecimal
• Use of Deep sea software including DSEConfiguration Suite, Scada Suite, Scada, PLC and DSEWebnet
• Communication protocols including MQTT, Modbus, SNMP, J1939
• Synchronising and Loadsharing between generators, including understanding AVRs and Governors

Technical Support Engineer Role

To provide DSE’s external customers with high quality, value adding technical support on the full range of the company’s electronic control modules for a wide range of generator and control applications. Including (but not limited to) renewable energy, backup/emergency power, paralleling with the grid, and other complex applications, engine only functions and off highway implementations.

To provide technical support and product development guidance to DSE’s internal teams including production, engineering, sales & marketing, test & approvals, and other members of the technical support team.

Training global and local customers, and internal personnel on DSE product and their applications. Global and local customer visits to assist sales, training, or fault-finding purposes.

Key Responsibilities

• Providing customers with global technical support (training, trouble shooting, commissioning etc.) via telephone, email, remote desktop sessions (e.g., Microsoft Teams, Zoom, etc) and face-to-face on a wide range of DSE product
• Delivering training sessions on DSE products covering technical functions, applications, and common faults
• Test and confirm reported issues from customers. If confirmed follow the company’s procedures and guidelines for remedial action
• Preparation of technical documentation including product manuals and training instructions
• Proofread technical documents authored by other personnel
• Development guidance to engineering on new and existing product features
• Assisting the test and approval department’s comprehensive testing of products
• Technical support to DSE Internal teams including production, engineering, sales & marketing, test & approvals, and other members of the technical support team
• Compliance with internal procedures and documentation
• Submit a monthly report to the global support manager of previous months activities

Internal And External Relationships

• Liaise with other technical support engineers to better understand existing and new products, and their functionality
• Liaise with the engineering and test & approval departments when clarification is required by those departments or technical support
• Liaise with internal sales and marketing providing assistance where necessary
• Liaise with the relevant Business Development Manager (BDM) for their region’s requirements. Keeping them appraised of developments in their area
• Liaise with DSE distributers, customers, integrators, and end users requiring support
• Liaise with 3rd party companies within DSE supply chain providing assistance where necessary

Requirements

• General generator application and system knowledge
• Excellent communications skills
• Confident IT skills
• Ability to work at a high level of concentration and commitment
• Ability to operate under own initiative as well as possessing strong team working skills
• Excellent time management skills
• Recent experience in the generators and the diesel generator industry
• Relevant experience in a customer-based environment
• Educated to a HNC level in Electrical and Electronic Engineering or equivalent by industry experience

Benefits

• 25 days holiday & Bank Holidays
• Flexible holiday scheme
• Bupa Healthcare package & Life Assurance
• Enhanced Maternity/ Paternity pay
• 5% Pension contributions
• Companywide performance based annual bonus scheme

Please Note

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