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R-01329129 Field Service Engineer I (LE) (REMOTE - Cambridge, MA)

Thermo Fisher Scientific
United StatesRemotefull_timeVerifiedPosted 15 Sept 2025

About the role

Work Schedule

First Shift (Days)

Environmental Conditions

Able to lift 40 lbs. without assistance, Adherence to all Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) Safety Standards, Laboratory Setting, Some degree of PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) required (safety glasses, gowning, gloves, lab coat, ear plugs etc.)

Job Description

Job Description

As part of the Thermo Fisher Scientific team, you’ll discover meaningful work that makes a positive impact on a global scale. Join our colleagues in bringing our Mission to life every single day to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner, and safer. We provide our global teams with the resources needed to achieve individual career goals while helping to take science a step beyond by developing solutions for some of the world’s toughest challenges, like protecting the environment, making sure our food is safe or helping find cures for cancer.

Location/Division Specific Information

Position based REMOTELY in Cambridge, MA area and will support the New England area. Supporting the Instruments and Enterprise Services (IES) Division at Thermo Fisher Scientific.

Discover Impactful Work:

Field Service Engineers are considered “remote” colleagues since they commute daily to customer sites to provide service. As such, Field Service Engineers are provided with a Fleet vehicle to allow for daily travel to multiple customer locations in their defined service area. Some overnight travel will be encouraged to service customers and participate in training programs.

You will make an impact by handling various aspects of field service support and customer relationships within our Laboratory Equipment (LE). You will provide complete services on laboratory equipment, including repairs, preventative maintenance, installation, and instrument qualifications, as well as being an advocate for Thermo Fisher Scientific.

A Day in the Life:

  • Repair, install, and maintain a variety of Laboratory Equipment Products including incubators, centrifuges, refrigerators, freezers, and cryogenic storage (refrigerators and freezers), and other equipment as needed.

  • Schedules and completes detailed preventative maintenance and corrective service to ensure peak uptime of customer equipment

  • Provide onsite service training to Biomedical Engineering. Technicians (BMET) or advanced operators.

  • Submit expenses and manage trunk stock inventory in a timely and accurate manner.

  • Document daily service actions through the company work order database.

  • Maintains courteous and knowledgeable communication with customers to ensure alignment of all aspects of the service events (status, cost, scheduling, etc.).

Keys to Success:

Education

  • High School Diploma or equivalent required.

  • Associate degree or equivalent experience in Electronics or Engineering field preferred.

  • EPA Certification preferred.

Experience

  • A minimum of 1 year of experience in field service, Depot repair, manufacturing facilities or equivalent, servicing medical devices or laboratory equipment, etc.

  • Strong electronic/electrical and mechanical background preferred, refrigeration experience a plus.

  • Experience working with basic test equipment such as DMM, tachometer, temperature devices, etc. Hands-on Refrigeration experience preferred.

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities, and Work Environment

  • Ability to operate computers, smartphones, and related software efficiently.

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Company

Thermo Fisher Scientific

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