
Engineer I, Field Service
Frederick, MDJob$26.39–39.59/hrSeen 2 days agoSeen in employer's feed today
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Job overview
The Field Service Engineer installs, maintains, and repairs high-value analytical instruments, including chromatography systems. The role provides technical service and customer support to researchers and other customers. Candidates need a bachelor's degree, a valid driver's license, and the ability to travel up to 50–75%; prior instrument experience is preferred. The position is based in Maryland and offers first-shift hours.
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Work Schedule
First Shift (Days)
Environmental Conditions
Adherence to all Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) Safety Standards
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.
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Join us at Thermo Fisher Scientific as a Field Service Engineer, where you'll contribute by ensuring our sophisticated scientific instruments operate at peak performance. In this role, you'll represent our company, delivering exceptional technical service while building strong relationships with customers who are advancing critical research and innovation. You'll install, maintain, and repair a diverse range of high-value analytical instruments, including chromatography systems. You'll combine technical expertise with customer service skills to solve complex problems and help our customers achieve breakthrough discoveries that make the world healthier, cleaner, and safer.
REQUIREMENTS:
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Bachelor's Degree, no prior experience required. Experience installing, troubleshooting, and repairing sophisticated analytical instruments preferred
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Preferred Fields of Study: Electronics, Engineering, Physics, Chemistry, or related technical field
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Advanced degrees or specialized certifications are a plus
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Excellent customer service skills and professional demeanor
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Strong verbal and written communication abilities
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Fluency in English required; additional language skills welcome
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Demonstrated problem-solving capabilities and analytical thinking
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Proficiency with Windows operating systems, MS Office, and service management software
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Ability to read and interpret technical diagrams, schematics and documentation
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Valid driver's license and ability to travel up to 50-75%
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Physical ability to lift up to 50 lbs and stand for extended periods
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Experience with ultra-high vacuum systems and high voltage equipment preferred
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Availability to work flexible hours and respond to emergency service calls
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Must be able to obtain necessary credentials to access customer facilities
Must be able to obtain US Government security credentials
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Strong organizational skills and ability to manage time effectively
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Collaborative mindset with ability to work independently
Compensation and Benefits
The hourly pay range estimated for this position based in Maryland is $26.39–$39.59.
This position may also be eligible to receive a variable annual bonus based on company, team, and/or individual performance results in accordance with company policy. We offer a comprehensive Total Rewards package that our U.S. colleagues and their families can count on, which includes:
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A choice of national medical and dental plans, and a national vision plan, including health incentive programs
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Employee assistance and family support programs, including commuter benefits and tuition reimbursement
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At least 120 hours paid time off (PTO), 10 paid holidays annually, paid parental leave (3 weeks for bonding and 8 weeks for caregiver leave), accident and life insurance, and short- and long-term disability in accordance with company policy
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Retirement and savings programs, such as our competitive 401(k) U.S. retirement savings plan
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Employees’ Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP) offers eligible colleagues the opportunity to purchase company stock at a discount
For more information on our benefits, please visit: https://jobs.thermofisher.com/global/en/total-rewards
Thermo Fisher Scientific is an EEO/Affirmative Action Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability or any other legally protected status.
How this job compares
Set against the 1,259 open Field Service Engineer jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 6, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$26.39–39.59/hr
- US median$31–43/hr401 hourly ranges
This range's midpoint, $32.99/hr, is 10% below the US median midpoint ($37/hr) — in the middle half of Field Service Engineer hourly ranges across the US.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 18 open Field Service Engineer jobs in Maryland and 1,259 across the US. 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most across the US
- Honeywell Technologies136 open
- Eaton Corporation95 open
- ThermoFisher Scientific (this employer)69 open
- Experience
- Field Service Engineer postings that state a minimum ask for 3 years of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 2 to 5 years (901 postings).
- Education
- This posting asks for a bachelor's degree; 354 of the 1,259 open Field Service Engineer jobs (28%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 6, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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