A Field Service Engineer is responsible for installing, maintaining, repairing, and providing technical support for equipment or machinery at customer sites. They typically work directly with customers, troubleshooting problems, performing repairs, and ensuring that the equipment operates efficiently. They may work across various industries, such as telecommunications, manufacturing, healthcare, or IT, depending on the nature of the equipment they specialize in.
Senior Field Service Engineer
Service
Hillsboro, OR Role Description Our Global Business Group at Nova is looking for a Field Service Engineer who is a self-starter, has a positive attitude, is a team player, and can support our systems at the customer site in a professional manner. The FSE will perform engineering and technical activities, while utilizing company's R D teams to direct technology development of new products. Nova provides insights into process control in the world's most technologically advanced industry. We employ physics, math, algorithms, software and hardware expertise to redefine the limits of possible in semiconductors' manufacturing.
We invite you to join our dreamers and winners! Brilliant high- aimers who see impossible as the starting point to exciting challenges, and work together in multidisciplinary global teams to find answers.
We dive deep, into the nanometric and atomic levels, to extract unique insights and provide our customers and partners with crucial decision-making data. Each and every one of us helps redefine what people can achieve through technology. We simply do things differently. What about you?
Why Nova:
Certified Great Place to
Work:
Recognized between 2022-2026 based on employee feedback, and consistently ranked among the Top 30 companies in our industry for workplace excellence.
Customer-Focused Environment:
Be the face of Nova. We value strong relationships, and you'll work closely with customers to understand their needs and deliver high-impact solutions.
Culture of Continuous Learning:
At Nova, growth never stops. You'll work with cutting-edge metrology tools, work with top engineers, and participate in ongoing industry training programs.
Responsibilities
Support Nova and End Users service as defined under Nova's warranty and service support agreements
Maintain proper reporting methods for all activities of customer support as defined by the Service Manager
Assist in new equipment installations, "add-ons," and upgrades
Provide feedback to the US headquarters based on experience gained with customers
Produce regular reports to customer and Nova management
Provide customer training and retraining
Ensure an adequate level of know how among customers' 'users'
Manage Nova's parts inventory at the locations assigned to this position
Assist in setting Nova's spare parts stock policy and maintain proper levels of stock in accordance with that policy
Repair parts and components according to general service policy
Verify that spare systems are stored properly and are available without delay when needed
Provide sales support and sales related information
Collaborate with sales and customer on-site evaluations
Be familiar with customer operating methods, procedures, and policy
Adhere to customers' site policies and guidelines with regards to safety, performance and behavior
Maintain customers' information with the utmost confidentiality
Be polite, cordial, considerate, and respectful when communicating with customers
Provide customer support during working schedule defined by service contract
Be prepared to support the customer beyond the defined working schedule as required
Requirements
BS in Electrical / Mechanical Engineering or equivalent experience
Strong mechanical and electrical aptitude with independent troubleshooting ability.
First level software troubleshooting and support
Previous experience working with multi-discipline semiconductor metrology equipment preferred
The FSE should have working knowledge of integration with different equipment platforms and communication protocols such as
SECS/ HSMS
Understanding of semiconductor practices, safety, ergonomics, and yield requirements