Field Support Engineer

 

 

An Amazing Career Opportunity for a Field Support Engineer!! 

Location: Fort Lauderdale, Florida

Job ID: 50501

Travel: ~11-30%

 

As a member of the pivCLASS Product Engineering team, the Field Support Engineer serves as a critical link between Engineering, Technical Support, and customers. This role combines advanced technical troubleshooting, customer engagement, and product advocacy to ensure successful deployments and exceptional customer experiences. The successful candidate will resolve complex escalations, support strategic customer implementations, and provide valuable field insights that influence future product enhancements and roadmap decisions.

 

Who are we? 

 

HID powers the trusted identities of the world’s people, places, and things, allowing people to transact safely, work productively and travel freely.

We are a high-tech software company headquartered in Austin, TX, with over 4,500 worldwide employees. Check us out here: www.hidglobal.com and https://youtu.be/23km5H4K9Eo 

 

Physical Access Control Solutions (PACS):

HID Physical Access Control Solutions (PACS) is at the forefront of securing spaces with advanced, reliable access control solutions. From cutting-edge readers, credentials and controllers, to mobile and biometric technologies, HID PACS empowers organizations worldwide to protect their people, property and assets with scalable, high-quality solutions. 

This is more than just a job – it’s your chance to join an industry leader to drive innovation in access control and make a real impact on global security solutions.  

 

Are you ready to make a difference? Join us and help shape the future of security. 

 

 

As our Field Support Engineer, you’ll support HID’s success by: 

• Partnering closely with Product Engineering to investigate, diagnose, and resolve complex product issues.
• Serving as a technical liaison between customers, Technical Support, and Engineering teams.
• Configuring, integrating, and validating physical access control system environments for testing, troubleshooting, and product verification.
• Conducting customer-specific configuration testing and validation to support deployment requirements.
• Documenting and communicating product defects, enhancement requests, and integration challenges through established processes.
• Owning and managing escalated customer support cases through resolution.
• Identifying opportunities to improve product functionality, usability, and internal processes.
• Troubleshooting and resolving complex issues involving pivCLASS solutions and third-party access control integrations.
• Developing and maintaining technical knowledge base articles, troubleshooting guides, and customer-facing documentation.
• Assisting with customer support issues when tech support cannot resolve them on their own.
• Coordinating with product engineering for two-way feedback (requesting assistance when needed and providing feedback to further enhance the product).
• Attending on-site customer visits to assist with special deployments or challenging technical troubleshooting.
• Assisting with product testing for new features and issue fixes 

 

Your Experience and Background include:  

• 4-7 years of experience working with physical access control systems (PACS).
• Experience installing, configuring, and supporting access control hardware and software solutions.
• Demonstrated ability to independently troubleshoot and resolve complex technical issues in customer environments.
• Experience supporting customers in a technical support, field engineering, systems engineering, or similar customer-facing role.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills with the ability to explain technical concepts to both technical an