Field Service Technician - Midwest

AMETEK; United States; On-site; USD 75,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

AMETEK SPECTRO is seeking a field service engineer to support analytical instruments worldwide, with extensive USA travel and occasional international travel.

You will install, service, and train customers on spectrometry equipment, diagnose complex issues, and coordinate with internal teams.

Qualifications

• Competency and high level understanding of control system electronics and HV power supplies.
• Experience in operation of Analytical Instrumentation (ICP-OES, ED-XRF, HH-XRF & Arc/Spark-OES) is a plus.
• Hands-on field service or maintenance and repair of analytical lab instrumentation.
• Understanding vacuum systems, metallurgy, physics and chemistry (preferred).
• Proficiency with basic hand tools.
• Strong computer skills incl. MS Office, Excel, PowerPoint.
• Associates Degree in a technical field or equivalent experience.

Responsibilities

• Travel extensively across the USA Monday–Friday; occasional international travel.
• Provide remote and phone technical and applications support for customers and service technicians.
• Installations and training for customers and other field service engineers.
• On-site support for installation, service, repair, and upgrades of equipment.
• Conduct on-site commissioning and testing; troubleshoot startup malfunctions.
• Coordinate with In-House Tech Support and Manufacturing for corrective actions and design changes.
• Prepare expense and service reports timely and accurately.
• Engage with AI tools to improve productivity and decision making.

Skills

Control systems

High voltage power supplies

Field service experience

Troubleshooting

MS Office

Education

Associates Degree in a technical field

Job description

Specific Duties And Responsibilities

• Travel extensively, throughout USA Monday through Friday, via plane, automobile or other means of transportation. Occasional International Travel. Occasional work/travel on weekends/holidays. Travel at least 100%.
• Perform remote and phone technical and applications support for customers and service technicians.
• Provide installations and training to customers and other field service engineers.
• Perform both complex and basic on-site customer support activities involving the installation, service, repair, hardware integration, hardware and software upgrades, support troubleshooting, and training on products at customer sites in a timely manner.
• Conduct on-site installation of complex products and follow testing procedures to ensure proper working order.
• Check out and approve operational quality of products. Isolate equipment start-up malfunctions and take corrective action.
• Answer complex technical questions on equipment and work with customers to troubleshoot problems.
• Work with In-House Tech Support and Manufacturing groups for corrective action and resolution. Make recommended design changes.
• Attend necessary training to obtain the most current knowledge in their area of support
• Prepare and submit expense and service reports timely and accurately.
• Demonstrated ability and willingness to use AI tools to improve productivity, decision-marking, work quality, and to reduce costs. The successful candidate must be able to identify appropriate AI use cases and critically evaluate AI-generated outputs.
• Continuous Spectro hardware and software training. Locally and International.
• Candidate should be located in Detroit, Chicago, Cleveland, Indianapolis, or Pittsburg and within 1 hour from the major airport.

Required Knowledge And Skills

• Competency and high level of understanding of control system electronics and high voltage power supplies.
• Experience in the operation of Analytical Instrumentation (ICP-OES, ED-XRF, HH-XRF & Arc/Spark-OES) is a plus.
• Hands‑on field service experience or Maintenance & repair/service of analytical lab instrumentation.
• Competency and high level of understanding of vacuum systems, metallurgy, physics and chemistry (preferred).
• Competency in use of basic hand tools.
• Above average computer skills, knowledge of MS Office, Excel, PowerPoint and other similar software packages.
• Associates Degree in a technical field or equivalent experience.

Avout The Business Unit

SPECTRO is one of the worldwide leading suppliers of analytical instruments, employing optical emission (Arc/Spark OES, ICP-OES) and X-ray fluorescence spectrometry (XRF) technology, used for the elemental analysis of materials in industry, research and academia. SPECTRO is a member of the AMETEK Materials Analysis Division. SPECTRO manufactures advanced instruments and develops the best solutions for elemental analysis in a broad range of applications Elemental analysis is continuing to develop at a fast pace worldwide with the need for ultimate precision, complex system requirements, and expanding fields of applications for even routine operations. SPECTRO leads the progress advancements in this field by providing new solutions and continuous innovations. Founded in 1979 as a 3-man-enterprise, SPECTRO today employs over 400 employees around the world and is listed as the clear market leader for metal analyzers. In addition, growth in the sales of ICP and XRF spectrometers has continued to exceed industry averages.

For more information, visit www.ametek.com/ and www.spectro.com/

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Compensation

Employee Type: Hourly

Currency: USD

Salary Minimum: 75,000

Salary Maximum: 85,000

Incentive: No

Disclaimer: Where a specific pay range is noted, it is a good faith estimate at the time of this posting. The actual salary offered will be based on experience, skills, qualifications, market / business considerations, and geographic location.

AMETEK, Inc. is a leading global provider of industrial technology solutions serving a diverse set of attractive niche markets with annual sales over $7.5 billion.

AMETEK is committed to making a safer, sustainable, and more productive world a reality. We use differentiated technology solutions to solve our customers’ most complex challenges. We employ 22,000 colleagues, in 35 countries, that are grounded by our core values: Ethics and Integrity, Respect for the Individual, Inclusion, Teamwork, and Social Responsibility. AMETEK is a component of the S&P 500. Visit https://www.ametek.com/careers for more information.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state or local protected class. Individuals who need a reasonable accommodation because of a disability for any part of the employment process should call 1 [phone].