Field Service Engineer

We have an opportunity to work from home in the Lexington, KY area for a highly motivated person whose work will reflect Instron’s commitment to customer satisfaction.

• Travel daily to customer sites to perform a variety of services including calibration, preventative maintenance, repair, and installation, on a wide range of Instron’s products.
• Submit daily/weekly field reports, documenting all activity at the customer site as well as weekly/monthly expense reports.
• Ensure safe job practices are followed.
• You will have regional responsibility for servicing customers along the Interstate 64 corridor, from Huntington, WV to West of Louisville, KY area in the following industries: ­­­­­­­­­­bio-medical, composite, and industrial.
• Up to 30% overnight travel required and some occasional travel to other locations in the US may be required.

Requirements

• 2- or 4-year technical degree from an accredited university and knowledge of electro–mechanical systems. Equivalent military/trade school training may be accepted in lieu of degree.
• Ability to read, comprehend, and interpret basic technical information involving mechanics and electronics is needed and familiarity with PC’s including operating systems and Windows applications.
• This role requires a high level of autonomy, as well as superior organizational, time management and customer service skills.
• Prior field service experience strongly preferred.
• Experience performing preventative or corrective maintenance on servo hydraulic systems preferred
• Experience with materials testing preferred, but not required
• Experience delivering hands on and classroom training on topics technical in nature preferred
• Automation systems experience is a plus