Customer Support Engineer

Malvern Panalytical; Boise (ID); On-site; USD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Malvern Panalytical is seeking a Customer Support Engineer based in Idaho to install, maintain, troubleshoot, and repair analytical instrumentation across the Northwestern US. You will be the trusted technical partner for customers, traveling extensively to ensure optimal instrument performance and minimal downtime.

Key responsibilities include on-site installations, preventative maintenance, diagnostics, and proactive customer communication.

Qualifications

• 3–5 years experience in electronics, electro-mechanical systems, or related field.
• Hands-on experience troubleshooting and repairing complex instrumentation.
• Proven customer-facing communication and problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Install instrumentation from delivery to customer sign-off.
• Perform preventative maintenance, repairs, upgrades, and troubleshooting on equipment.
• Diagnose issues remotely, over the phone, and on-site at customer locations.
• Respond to customer inquiries within service response guidelines.
• Build strong customer relationships through proactive communication and service excellence.
• Maintain service reports and maintenance records accurately with quality standards.

Skills

Electronics

Troubleshooting

Customer Service

Communication

Time Management

Diagnostic Tools

Travel Ready

Driver's License

Education

Engineering degree

Tools

Service reporting systems

Job description

About the RoleAre you passionate about advanced technology and delivering exceptional customer experiences? Do you enjoy combining your technical expertise with customer-facing problem-solving?Join our Service Team as a Customer Support Engineer, where you'll be responsible for the installation, maintenance, troubleshooting, and repair of Malvern Panalytical's industry-leading analytical instrumentation. In this role, you will support our broad portfolio of products and technologies, serving as a trusted technical partner to customers across a wide range of industries and applications.Based in Idaho, this position is responsible for supporting customers throughout the Northwestern region of the United States. You will play a critical role in ensuring optimal instrument performance, minimizing customer downtime, and building strong, long-term customer relationships through exceptional technical service and support.This role offers extensive travel throughout the territory and provides the opportunity to work with cutting-edge scientific instrumentation while collaborating with customers, colleagues, and technical experts across the organization.

Responsibilities

• Install analytical instrumentation from delivery through final customer sign-off.
• Perform preventative maintenance, repairs, upgrades, and troubleshooting on complex scientific and analytical equipment.
• Diagnose and resolve instrumentation issues remotely, over the phone, and on‑site at customer locations.
• Respond to customer inquiries within established service response guidelines.
• Build and maintain strong customer relationships through proactive communication and exceptional service delivery.
• Escalate technical issues through established procedures when additional expertise is required.
• Accurately complete and submit service reports, maintenance records, and other electronic documentation.
• Process parts returns and repairs in accordance with company policies and procedures.
• Keep customers informed regarding service progress, open issues, and resolution timelines.
• Manage assigned customer accounts with a high degree of autonomy and professionalism.
• Collaborate with service team colleagues and provide support across the region as needed.
• Maintain up‑to‑date knowledge of service manuals, technical documentation, and product developments.
• Perform all activities in accordance with applicable quality standards, ISO requirements, safety policies, and company procedures.
• Safely lift, move, and transport equipment and materials weighing up to 50 lbs.

Qualifications

• 3 to 5 years of experience in electronics, electro‑mechanical systems, scientific instrumentation, or a related technical field.
• Hands‑on experience troubleshooting, repairing, and maintaining complex instrumentation or technical equipment.
• Strong technical aptitude with the ability to diagnose, analyze, and resolve equipment issues independently.
• Excellent customer service, communication, and relationship‑building skills.
• Ability to understand customer needs and provide effective technical solutions.
• Strong organizational and time‑management skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities.
• Proficiency with computer‑based diagnostic tools and service reporting systems.
• Valid driver's license and ability to travel extensively throughout the assigned territory (approximately 80% travel).

Nice to Have

• Experience supporting laser‑based analytical instrumentation.
• Experience with particle characterization systems, spectroscopy, materials characterization, or similar analytical technologies.
• Previous field service or customer‑facing technical support experience.
• Experience working in laboratory, industrial, research, or manufacturing environments.
• Familiarity with ISO quality systems and regulated environments.
• Associate's or Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Electronics, Physics, Chemistry, or a related technical discipline.

We provide market‑leading, material characterization technologies for the world's most innovative companies, academic institutions, and government laboratories in the analytics of advanced materials. We support our customers through our biggest challenges, from developing lifesaving vaccines to sustainable fuels. We wake up every day to delight our customers through innovation, high‑quality solutions and workflows, and excellence in customer satisfaction. We are a recognized leader for quality and insights in material characterization; winning customers with performance and keeping them with service. With more than 2,000 employees operating in over 20 countries across the world, and R&D sites in North America, Europe and Asia. We are part of Spectris, a company which combines precision with purpose to equip customers to solve some of their greatest challenges to make the world cleaner, healthier and more productive. In 2025, Spectris acquired Micromeritics as part of Malvern Panalytical.