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Field Service Engineer

Scientific

South UK (outside M25)

Role Overview

Zenopa are exclusively partnered with our client to recruit a Field Service Engineer covering the whole of the UK and Ireland with limited to no overnight stays! As one of two UK engineers, you’ll support high-end analytical systems including HPLC, SFC, CD, FTIR, UV-Vis, fluorescence and polarimetry. This is more than a pure service role: you’ll be a trusted technical partner to your customers, discussing applications and identifying opportunities for service renewals and new hardware, with commission paid on the business you help win. You’ll manage your own diary, with 2–3 days a week on the road and minimal overnights.

Role Requirements

– Install, commission and validate chromatography and spectroscopy systems
– Carry out planned preventative maintenance, repairs and pre-delivery inspections
– Provide on-site technical and applications support, plus basic user training
– Complete RAMS, SOPs and service documentation in line with GMP/GLP and 21 CFR Part 11
– Identify opportunities for service renewals and hardware sales
– Build long-term relationships with customers across your territory

Person Specifications

– Field service experience on chromatography (HPLC) or spectroscopy instruments, or strong hands-on laboratory experience as an end user
– A degree in Chemistry or a related science. This is essential, except for experienced Field Service Engineers.
– Confident discussing customers’ applications, with good commercial awareness
– Positive, flexible attitude and able to work independently
– Based outside the M25 within the Southern region, e.g. Hertfordshire, Cambridge, Milton Keynes, Northampton, Oxford, Reading, Swindon, Salisbury, Southampton or Portsmouth
– Full UK driving licence. Italian language skills would be a strong advantage.

Package

– £38,000–£45,000 basic salary (DOE)
– Performance-based commission, typically 10%, with significantly more achievable
– Company car (estate/SUV), plus a credit card covering all fuel and travel
– 25 days’ annual leave plus bank holidays, rising by one day per year to 30
– Flexible working hours with time off in lieu
– Full manufacturer training in Europe
– A clear pathway into product specialist roles and higher-end technologies

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Locations

Birmingham

Cambridge

Coventry

Derby

Guildford

Hemel

Herts

High Wycombe

Leicester

Luton

Milton Keynes

Nottingham

Oxford

Portsmouth

Reading

Sailsbury

Slough

Southampton

St Albans

Stevenage

Swindon

Walsall

Wolverhampton

Date Updated

12 Oct 2026

Job reference

900114

Hiring contacts

Bilal Hussain

01494 818 029

bilal@zenopa.com

Expertise: Chemistry, Medical Devices, Physics, Service Engineering

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Why Zenopa?

We aim to operate and maintain the following set of core values

We liaise on your behalf

Required equipment, e.g. cars, laptops, mobiles, we negotiate with the employer source and manage these on your behalf.

Solid Industry Relationships

Our recruitment teams have built relationships with some of the UK’s most prestigious pharmaceutical companies

High Success Rate

Our structured recruitment approach allows us to deliver consistently successful outcomes for both clients and candidates, supporting long-term placements and repeat partnerships.

Systems that work for you

As an ISO 9000 organisation we have fully defined systems that are regularly audited. You can be assured we consistently following processes that deliver for all.