Field Service Engineer, Houston

About the Role/Team:

Performs assembly, disassembly, and repair work on analytical laboratory instruments and equipment. Effectively and safely utilizes test equipment, hand tools and power tools when needed. Responsible for documentation as required by company policy, cGMP, ISO, State Regulatory agencies, and FDA. Serve as a regional subject matter expert when the Key Market Technical Engineer for the region is unavailable. Support the loading and updating of software, calibrations, preventive maintenance, and Pre-staging of new equipment. Monitors personal parts stock, test equipment and test tools inventory to ensure proper levels and current calibration certificates are readily available for typical servicing of instruments. Conduct advanced, complex service tasks and instrument configurations. Provide oversight of field based on the job training and direction to other team members performing service activities. Serve as backup and team lead when the field service manager is unavailable.

What you will be doing:

• Test, troubleshoot and advise others in the repair of analytical laboratory instruments to the Field Replaceable Unit (FRU) level.
• Able to analyze complex situations and apply independent judgment when accessing problems.
• Interpret past repairs on analytical laboratory instruments to resolve and diagnosis new highly complex issues.
• Assemble and disassemble analytical laboratory instruments.
• Support Pre-staging of instruments to ensure full functionality prior to Sales Inventory transfer.
• Perform advanced electronic, mechanical, pneumatic, programmable logic controllers, liquid, gas, fluidics, and electrical repairs associated analytical laboratory instruments and equipment.
• Provide field based on the job training for Field Service Engineers on the proper preventive maintenance, calibration, and service techniques for analytical laboratory instruments.
• Responsible for supporting upgrade release activities including calibration and configuration of analytical laboratory instruments.
• Monitor personal inventory levels to ensure adequate levels of parts and supplies are available on hand, if not place orders for supplies following company procedures.

Minimum Requirements:           

• Bachelors degree in Biomedical Engineering / Technology and 4+ years of experience with the service and repair of analytical laboratory instruments.

Or completion of the DoD Biomedical Technician course and 7+ years of experience as a service engineer with a minimum of 4+ years of experience with the service and repair of analytical laboratory instruments. 

Preferred Qualifications

• Demonstrated ability to operate without supervision and manage multiple priorities.
• Excellent communications and interpersonal skills.
• Detail and action oriented, self-directed, and able to effectively direct others in a collaborative manner.
• Demonstrated time management skills, with a focus on effective scheduling, prioritization, delegation, and the ability to coordinate and address competing demands.
• Advanced knowledge of Microsoft application suite including Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.
• Demonstrated leadership skills, with a focus on the effective coaching of non-direct reports and leading by example.
• Demonstrated understanding of critical Customer Experience factors and how to use that understanding to support customer loyalty initiatives.

What you’ll do!

As part of the Instrument Services team, you will take ownership of cases assigned, driving & delivering high quality service resolution; provide timely onsite support to address service repair issues at customer sites according to contract prioritization. Ensure the timely completion of all required service documentation. Follow up with customers regarding instrument performance post service intervention. Communicate proactively and share information with field team members, Service Operation team, Technical Service and Customer Service teams, in addition to other support functions to ensure the success of 10X Genomics.

Contribute to the Service Knowledge Base and actively support increased utilization of the knowledge management database. Provide feedback to field service leadership regarding field service engineer training and development needs. Recommend methods to improve field service efficiency and productivity working together with regional teams. Identify opportunities to improve overall service delivery processes, remote tools, support capabilities, and customer satisfaction.

 

Below is the base pay range for this full time position.  The actual base pay will depend on several factors unique to each candidate, including one’s skills, qualifications, and experience.  At 10x, base pay is also just one compone