Field Service Specialist

Jenoptik is an international photonics group with representatives in over 80 countries. Optical technologies are the foundation of our business. We employ around 4,000 people worldwide.

Join our team and help to shape our future with lasting effect.

Job

Location:

Farnborough, ENG, GB

Date:
Oct 30, 2025

Role Description:

Location: Home Based

The Field Engineer will work within the Operations department, reporting to a Field Operations Manager. The role will predominantly support the design, build and installation of new permanent and temporary highways projects. There will also be a requirement to complete maintenance tasks on those projects that are within their warranty and maintenance periods.

The Field Engineer will be required to gain a strong technical knowledge of the Jenoptik supplied product range, while maintaining a strong customer focus.

The role will be split between working on customer sites and will require some UK wide travel, occasional staying away and working unsociable hours.

The ideal candidate should have excellent communication skills; capable of clearly communicating technical matters to stakeholders, be able to work independently and to tight timescales while managing multiple tasks and prioritising effectively. Quality customer service is our top priority, as such we rely on dedicated team members to continuously help improve the way we work, in serving our clients' needs.

Candidates will be required to successfully obtain security clearance.

• Under the guidance of the Field Operations Manager, support the design, configuration, and installation of new projects.
• Provide pre-technical support to sales, activities could include site surveys, solution design, customer meetings, job costing, and negotiations with third parties.
• Completing installation of equipment on site, or where applicable supervising the sub-contractors while they undertake those installation tasks.
• Undertake field service tasks and maintenance activities i.e., calibrations, annual maintenance, and service.
• Ensure that faults are resolved within the agreed Service Level Agreement (SLA) and that the customer is regularly updated regarding progress.
• Ensure that assets are registered on the system and that asset status is correctly reported within the service management system.
• Ensure that faults are correctly recorded against assets.
• Ensure that work orders are completed within the agreed target SLA and that Field Service Reports (FSR's) are completed within service management system.
• Working with Account Management assist in managing the relationship with the customer to maintain a positive and professional image of Jenoptik.
• Compliance with company policies and procedures and follow the procedures as defined within the companies Quality Management System (QEMS) i.e., returns, stock management, incident reporting and updates, system calibrations, and risk assessments.
• Supervision of third-party contractors on-site.
• Return of faulty equipment service.
• Liaising with product engineering to feed back any fault, product enhancements, and design concerns to engineering.
• Action work tasks via service management tool.
• Recording of working time within the timesheet system.
• Documentation of site surveys.
• Production and review of technical specifications.
• Production of calibration certificates and site-specific data files.
• Successful security clearance and vetting is mandatory for this role.

• Planning and Organisation Essential
• Methodical work-based approach Essential
• Proven track record of establishing good working relationships with customers and other professionals Essential
• Good understanding of Health and Safety and its application to Highways environments Essential
• Some experience of camera-based Speed enforcement solutions and ANPR technologies Desirable
• Sound understanding of TCP/IP networking technologies including 3G/4G, wireless, routing, and fibre optics. Desirable
• IT literate with knowledge of PC configuration and communications Desirable
• Experience of a range of Windows OS and Linux Desirable
• Good understanding…