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Field Service Engineer
Medical Devices & Equipment
Engineers Field & Depot
Decontamination
Kent
£42,000 - £48,000
Infection Prevention
Role Overview
This is a validation-focused Field Service Engineering role supporting hospitals, sterile services departments, and endoscopy units. You will take ownership of servicing, testing, and compliance activities across decontamination systems, ensuring equipment operates in line with HTM guidance and recognised standards.
The role combines structured validation work with fault diagnosis and repair, with a clear emphasis on regulatory compliance, process control, and safe system performance.
Company Information
Our client is the UK’s largest independent biomedical engineering organisation, recognised as a market leader in healthcare engineering and medical device technology. Operating across highly regulated clinical environments, the business is built around technical integrity, compliance, and long-term partnerships with healthcare providers.
This opportunity sits within their specialist Decontamination team, supporting the service, testing, and validation of critical equipment including washer disinfectors, steam sterilisers, and endoscopy reprocessing systems. The culture is structured and safety-led, with engineers operating as trusted technical authorities responsible for compliance, documentation accuracy, and the reliable performance of essential infrastructure.
Role Requirements
Service, fault finding, and repair of decontamination equipment, including steam sterilisers, washer disinfectors, and endoscopy reprocessors.
Support commissioning, periodic testing, and validation activities in line with regulatory standards.
Ensure compliance with HTM guidance, ISO, and BS EN standards.
Complete accurate service, validation, and compliance documentation.
Conduct insurance inspections and compliance reporting.
Deliver professional, customer-focused technical support within regulated healthcare environments.
Person Specifications
In-depth knowledge of decontamination, validation, and medical device servicing, including: Steam sterilisers, Washer disinfectors, Endoscopy reprocessors
WTM1, STM2, or STM3 qualification (Eastwood Park qualifications considered).
Strong understanding of HTM 01-01 to HTM 01-06.
Knowledge of ISO 9001.
Desirable Skills & Experience
Knowledge of ISO 13485.
Strong fault-finding and rectification capability.
Professional registration: EngTech, IEng, or CEng.
3–5+ years’ experience in medical device servicing, validation engineering, or healthcare estates engineering.
Experience working within NHS or regulated healthcare environments.
Competent Person (Decontamination) CP(D).
Experience managing multi-site engineering teams and delivering compliance, uptime, and performance KPIs.
Package
Base salary reaching £48,000.
Company car or van + Fuel card.
Premier Inn card.
Full training, including AP(D).
Private healthcare after first year.
Contributory pension scheme.
Bonus scheme (under review).
Meal allowances.
Overtime rates: 1.5x Saturday, 2x Sunday.
Time in lieu.
25 days annual leave plus bank holidays.
If you are motivated by structured engineering, compliance ownership, and maintaining critical systems within regulated environments, we welcome your application.
Unless stated otherwise, candidates applying for UK-based positions must already be authorised to work in the UK.
Locations
Ashford
Banstead
Basildon
Beckenham
Benfleet
Bexley
Brighton
Bromley
Camberwell
Canterbury
Carshalton
Caterham
Crawley
Croydon
Dagenham
Dartford
Deptford
Eastbourne
Gatwick
Gravesend
Grays
Greenwich
Haywards Heath
Herne Bay
Hornchurch
Horsham
Hove
Lewes
Lewisham
Maidstone
Margate
Medway
Mitcham
Morden
Orpington
Purley
Rayleigh
Redhill
Romford
Sevenoaks
Sidcup
South East London
Southend-on-sea
Sutton
Tonbridge
Tunbridge Wells
Upminster
Whitstable
Wickford
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Date Updated
21 May 2026
Job reference
75562
Categories
Full Time
Permanent
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