System Support Engineer (German Speaker)

Ubisense; Cambridge; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Job summary

Ubisense Limited in Cambridge is seeking a Support Analyst to ensure continuity, stability and quality of service for customer installations of Ubisense RTLS and smart factory systems.

You will provide front-line technical support, incident management, software maintenance coordination and proactive system monitoring, working across Europe and the US with on-call duties.

Qualifications

• Strong background in IT support, enterprise systems, or industrial automation.

Responsibilities

• Provide front-line technical support for Ubisense hardware, software and systems.
• Incident management and remote diagnostic support to urgently restore production.
• Plan, set up and maintain customer SmartSpace instances on premise and in the cloud.
• Analyze logs, traces and datasets to troubleshoot issues.
• Maintain operational documentation and inspection records.

Skills

IT support

Windows/Linux

Log analysis

German language

SQL

Remote access tools

Distributed systems

Tools

Diagnostic utilities

Command-line

Networking basics

Job description

About Ubisense Limited

Ubisense is a company at the forefront of Industry 4.0 and the Industrial Internet‑of‑Things. We build products that transform physical space into “smart space”, enabling software to see, understand and participate in the real world of people and business activities. In so doing, we augment people and objects with new forms of insight and intelligence that make the environments we live and work in more productive, safe and profitable. This unique ability to connect the physical to the digital has been our driving force for more than 18 years and has enabled Fortune 500 manufacturers like Daimler‑Benz, Lockheed Martin and John Deere to revolutionise the way they build our cars, the most advanced aircraft and the machinery that grows our food.

About The Role

Ubisense is transforming how the world connects physical and digital spaces. Our solutions power smarter, safer, and more productive environments for leading global manufacturers. As we expand, the Support Analyst will play a critical role in ensuring continuity, stability, and quality of service for all customer installations. This role will provide front‑line technical support, incident management, software maintenance coordination, and proactive system monitoring for Ubisense real‑time location and smart factory systems deployed at major customers.

The Support Analyst will become an expert in Ubisense RTLS installations, support processes, product behaviour, logging analysis, problem report creation, and remote access mechanisms.

Key Responsibilities

• Expert support of Ubisense hardware, software and systems to internal and external customers
• Participate in on‑call rota to support customers in Europe and the US
• Plan, setup and maintain customer SmartSpace instances on premise and in the cloud
• Understand and update diverse Ubisense solutions
• Troubleshoot and analyse diverse problem reports

Incident Management

• Act as the primary responder for incidents raised by authorised customers
• Provide remote diagnostic support to urgently restore production
• Ensure all incidents are logged in detail in Ubisense ticketing systems

Problem Investigation

• Create reproducible issue reports to Ubisense 3rd‑Level support
• Participate in customer root cause analysis as required
• Ability to draw evidence from multiple sources including trace files, databases, event logs etc

Service Requests

• Advise and assist supported customers with configuration and software updates
• Regular system maintenance support
• Log file inspection for early detection of issues (weekly or monthly)
• Supporting operational restarts after production breaks or system updates
• Updating configurations based on monitored performance or customer change requests
• Maintaining operational documentation and inspection records
• Participating in emergency recovery simulations (where required)

Technical Skills

Skills and Experience Required

• Strong background in IT support, enterprise systems, or industrial automation.
• Familiarity with Windows/Linux server environments, network components, and remote access tools.
• Experience analysing logs, system traces, and structured datasets.
• Proficient/Native German Speaker
• Knowledge of SQL or comparable data inspection tools (desirable).
• Competence in using diagnostic utilities and command‑line tools.
• Understanding of distributed systems, middleware, or sensor‑based technologies (advantageous).

Soft Skills

• Excellent communication skills with the ability to simplify complex issues.
• Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills.
• Ability to work under pressure and within defined SLA windows.
• High attention to detail, especially in documentation and logging.
• Comfortable interacting with customers at all levels, especially operational teams.

Background

• Experience supporting production‑critical systems (automotive manufacturing experience is a plus).
• Previous roles in support, NOC, field service, IT operations, or application support.
• Exposure to change management, incident management, or ITIL practices.

Working Conditions

• Office‑based providing remote support during operational hours and service windows (coverage varies by customer contract).
• Occasional on‑site visits depending on customer requirements.
• Participation in scheduled maintenance windows (some weekends or nights depending on contract).
• Part of an on‑call rota for Priority 1 and 2 incidents.