Trainee Field Service Engineer

Infinitesima; Abingdon; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pay rises to £32,000 after training

Annual bonus

Private health care (BUPA)

EMI Share scheme

Job summary

Infinitesima invites ambitious individuals to join as a Trainee Field Service Engineer in Abingdon, Oxfordshire. You will train to install, maintain and repair advanced metrology systems used by semiconductor manufacturers around the world, progressing from UK‑based activity to global deployment.

You will follow a structured programme over about a year, with no prior field service experience required and opportunities for international travel up to 20%.

Qualifications

• A Levels (A/B) in Physics, Maths, Engineering or a degree in Mechanics, Electrical Engineering or a related subject.
• Interest in electronics, tinkering or building projects.
• Willing to travel internationally up to 20% of time and learn quickly.

Responsibilities

• Follow a structured training programme and build knowledge step by step.
• Install, commission and upgrade advanced metrology systems at customer sites worldwide.
• Carry out preventative maintenance and repairs, diagnosing electrical, mechanical, optical and software faults.
• Support customers remotely and on site, building relationships and keeping systems performing.

Skills

STEM curiosity

Problem solving

Willing to travel

Good communicator

Education

A Levels in Physics/Maths/Engineering

Job description

Are you a natural problem-solver who likes to learn by doing?Perhaps you’ve built, repaired, programmed or experimented with things simply because you wanted to understand how they worked. Do you enjoy taking an idea, learning the basics and then working out how to turn it into something that actually works? This could be just the role you are looking for...

Reward and Benefits

• Pay rises to £32,000 when you successfully complete your training , and you are promoted to JuniorField Service Engineer. (There is no timelines, you'll be promoted as soon as you hit the agreed competency level)
• Benefits: Annual bonus, 3x salary death in service and private health care benefits BUPA, EMI Share scheme.

Why not join us in Abingdon, Oxfordshire as a Trainee Field Service Engineer, and train to install, maintain and fix the advanced metrology systems that semiconductor manufacturers around the world depend on.

We are looking for ambitious and adaptable people at the start of their engineering career.If you are the type of person who enjoys building your own PC from scratch, you have the mindset we are looking for andwe’d love to hear from you.No field service experience isneeded.

You’ll follow a structured training programme that builds your knowledge step by step, usually over about a year, depending on how quickly you progress. Complete it successfully and you’ll get an £8,000 pay rise as a Junior Field Service Engineer.

Along the way you’ll learn from experienced Field Service Engineers in a highly specialised and much sought after area, work directly with customers, and see the world, with up to 20 percent international travel.

If your passion is finding out why something stopped working and getting it running again,and you would like a great career in a fast paced, high growth global arena this could be a very strong first step.

What you’ll be doing(UK based until up to speed then at our global customer sites)

• Follow a structured training programme , building your knowledge step by step at a pace that suits your progress
• Learn to install, commission and upgrade advanced metrology systems at customer sites worldwide, alongside experienced engineers
• Carry out preventative maintenance and repairs, diagnosing electrical, mechanical, optical and software-controlled faults
• Support customers remotely and on site, building great relationships and keepingour systems performing
• Spot issues before they become bigger problems
• Feed customer insight back to engineering, and support production, test and commissioning at our Abingdon HQ

Education and experience

• A Levels (grade A or B) in Physics, Maths, Engineering or another science subject, or a degree in Mechanics, ElectricalEngineering or a related subject

Skills and experience we’re looking for:

• An aptitude and passionfor STEM subjects, and real curiosity about how technology works
• A habit of making, mending or tinkering with electronics, gadgets or machines (your own projects count)
• Keen to join us at entry level, learn quickly and grow with full training
• Adaptable, and calm when something doesn’t work first time
• Enjoy building relationships and giving customers excellent service
• A clear communicator who can explain technical things simply once trained
• Willing to take ownership and manage competing priorities
• Ready and willing to travel internationally up to 20 percent of your time, sometimes at short notice
• A valid passport with a minimum of 8 months expiry and no international travel restrictions

We’d love to see:

• Basic electronics, soldering or programming skills from projects, clubs or study
• Any customer-facing experience (a Saturday job counts)
• An interest in optics, lasers, vacuum or automation systems

A bit about us:

Infinitesima is a privately owned company founded in 2001, as a spin-out of the University of Bristol, by CTO Professor Andrew Humphris. Our dynamic team of scientists and engineers is focussed on enabling the next generation of semiconductor devices through delivery of innovative products to customers around the world.

If you require adjustments to take part in the recruitment process, please let us know, we’ll do our best to support you.

Your recruitment journey:

We will interview you: Monday to Friday UK Time 9am to 4.30pm and we'll be as flexible as we can with Global Scheduling

Recruitment Journey - Group Assessment Days:

If you have what we are looking for, we will invite you to attend a Group Assessment Day near our site in Abingdon, Oxfordshire.

Along with your technical aptitude, we are assessing: your curiosity, engagement and rapport building, collaboration and communications skills.

We will aim to give you a month's notice to make arrangements to attend your assessment day.

There are no further assessments after the group day and we aim to make decisions and provide feedback expeditiously.

I nformal dress is absolutely fine for assessment days, we want you to feel comfortable when you meet us and if there's anything else we can do to support your journey, just let us know.

A note on how we use AI:

We use AIonlyto transcribe our interviews so we can focus fully on you instead of scribbling notes. The AI doesnot take part in any decision making at any stage. All hiring decisions are made by real humans based on the conversation we have with you.

Location and working pattern:

You are required onsite every weekday.

We do not offer VISA sponsorship for this role.

This is a contractual requirement due to the need for global travel.