Senior Materials Characterization Support Specialist

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About the role

  • Remote PerkinElmer specialist diagnosing Materials Characterization hardware, software, and application issues. Supporting customers, field engineers, and service teams across North America.

Responsibilities

  • Serve as a primary technical contact for customer, field engineer, and internal support inquiries via phone and email
  • Triage product information requests and complex hardware, software, consumables, methodology, service, and performance issues
  • Perform detailed remote diagnostics of electro/mechanical equipment and computer/software systems using user descriptions, symptoms, error messages, logs, and user-generated data
  • Drive issue resolution through remote fixes or well-prepared service events
  • Guide customers and colleagues through corrective actions to restore performance and uptime
  • Determine root causes, recommend corrective actions, identify required parts, and document action plans for field service
  • Provide quotations for billable services and escalate leads for other PerkinElmer products and services when applicable
  • Mentor colleagues and liaise with global technical services, training teams, and the North American service organization
  • Disseminate product updates, service notices, lessons learned, and best practices
  • Maintain accurate and timely service records and documentation for handoffs, trend analysis, and escalation
  • Participate in technical and soft-skills training and continuous improvement programs
  • Support cross-functional initiatives involving training, mentoring, SOP/documentation improvement, and data analysis
  • Maintain health, safety, security, environmental, and operational compliance

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Biology, Chemistry, Electronics, or related discipline
  • Expert-level experience with Materials Characterization Instrumentation on a repair level as a Subject Matter Expert (5+ years)
  • 5+ years' experience with at least two of FT-IR, UV-Vis, and TEA product technologies
  • 5+ years of experience in a support, service, or analytical laboratory environment as a product end user or service technician using Materials Characterization instrumentation
  • Ability to travel up to 25% for training in the USA and quarterly field ridealongs
  • Sound technical knowledge of supported Materials Characterization product lines, applications, and associated software platforms
  • Structured diagnostic reasoning, root-cause analysis, and complex technical problem-solving skills
  • Ability to safely execute technical work under written and verbal instructions and interpret technical bulletins and service manuals
  • Ability to adhere to universal precautions for potential electrical, chemical, radiologic, and biologic hazards
  • Proficiency with standard computing tools for documentation, analysis, and reporting
  • Ability to communicate complex technical information clearly
  • Preferred: 10 years of support, service, or analytical laboratory experience
  • Preferred: experience with all three product technologies: FT-IR, UV-Vis, and TEA
  • Preferred: company-provided PerkinElmer instrumentation and software certification or equivalent hands-on professional experience
  • Ability to remain stationary more than 25% of the time
  • Specific close-range, color, peripheral, depth-perception, and focus-adjustment vision abilities
  • Ability to lift or move items typically up to 25 pounds
  • Depending on assignment, ability to complete medical clearance, respiratory protection training, and fit testing

Benefits

  • Company-offered training and development programs
  • Virtual or live classroom training
  • Hands-on service location visits
  • Field engineer shadowing
  • Equal opportunity employer and commitment to a culturally diverse workforce

Job type

Full Time

Experience level

Senior

Salary

$82,000 - $105,000 per year

Degree requirement

Bachelor's Degree

Location requirements

RemoteUnited States

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