Trainee Field Engineer - Roadside Tech & Service

Jenoptik Group; Farnborough; Hybrid; GBP 21,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

Jenoptik is seeking a Trainee Field Engineer to join our Field Team in the Farnborough area. The role involves assisting with installation, calibration, maintenance, and site surveys for ANPR and related Jenoptik technologies.

You will travel across the UK as needed and work in varied roadside environments, including potential unsociable hours. The successful candidate will demonstrate strong communication, independent work ethic, and the ability to plan and prioritise tasks, with training

Qualifications

• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, able to explain technical issues to customers and stakeholders.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team, building relationships quickly.
• Ability to plan, organise and prioritise tasks effectively.
• IT literacy with interest in developing further skills in this area.
• Demonstrate patience and understanding and aptitude for training/transferring technical knowledge.
• Aptitude for negotiating and managing third parties as required.
• Sound understanding of TCP/IP networking technologies including 3G/4G, wireless, routing, and fibre optics (Desirable).
• IT literacy with knowledge of PC configuration and communications (Desirable).
• Experience of Windows OS and Linux (Desirable).
• Good understanding of Construction design management (CDM) (Desirable).
• Good working knowledge within the Highways environment (Desirable).

Responsibilities

• Support Field Engineers under supervision of the Field Operations Manager.
• Assist with site surveys for ANPR installations.
• Perform field service tasks such as calibrations and maintenance.
• Assist in producing calibration certificates and site data files.
• Record time and manage work orders in the service management tool.
• Ensure proper documentation of site surveys and reports.

Skills

Excellent communication

Independent & team work

Planning & prioritisation

IT literacy

Patience & training aptitude

Negotiation & third-party management

Networking basics

PC configuration knowledge

Windows & Linux experience

CDM awareness

Highways knowledge

Job description

Jenoptik is seeking a Trainee Field Engineer to join our Field Team in the Farnborough area. The role involves assisting with installation, calibration, maintenance, and site surveys for ANPR and related Jenoptik technologies.

You will travel across the UK as needed and work in varied roadside environments, including potential unsociable hours. The successful candidate will demonstrate strong communication, independent work ethic, and the ability to plan and prioritise tasks, with training