Field Service Engineer I
Company: Orion Talent
Job Ref: # 8974001
Date Posted: 10/8/2026 12:00:00 AM
City, State: Columbus, OH
Salary: $27 - $30
Description
Go to end ⇓The Field Service Engineer I is responsible for installing, maintaining, troubleshooting, repairing, calibrating, and testing specialized medical equipment at hospitals, laboratories, and healthcare facilities throughout an assigned territory. This field-based position performs preventive maintenance, equipment upgrades, recalls, field modifications, software and firmware updates, warranty repairs, and performance verification to manufacturer specifications.
- High school diploma or equivalent
- 2–4 years of field service, industrial maintenance, electronics, mechanical repair, biomedical equipment, military technical, or similar technical experience; OR an associate degree or technical certification with at least 1 year of hands-on technical experience, including qualifying internships or apprenticeships
- Strong mechanical and electrical troubleshooting aptitude
- Hands-on technical maintenance, troubleshooting, and repair skills
- Ability to install, troubleshoot, repair, and maintain specialized technical equipment
- Ability to perform preventive maintenance and corrective repairs
- Ability to perform equipment calibration, testing, and performance verification to manufacturer specifications
- Ability to complete equipment modifications, upgrades, recalls, and warranty repairs
- Ability to safely use diagnostic equipment, hand tools, and manufacturer service procedures
- Ability to read and interpret technical manuals, service documentation, and equipment procedures
- Ability to accurately document service work, repairs, parts usage, and customer interactions
- Strong customer-service and communication skills
- Strong organizational and time-management skills
- Ability to manage assigned service calls and work independently with minimal supervision
- Ability to coordinate effectively with dispatch and technical support teams
- Ability to follow established quality, safety, and documentation standards
- Ability to work professionally in hospitals, laboratories, and healthcare facilities
- Valid driver's license
- Ability to operate personal or rental vehicles
- Proof of automobile liability insurance
- Ability and willingness to travel up to 100% throughout the assigned territory
- Ability to travel primarily Monday–Friday with occasional weekend travel
- Ability to stand, walk, bend, and perform physical field-service work
- Ability to lift up to 50 pounds
- Ability to move equipment weighing up to 125 pounds with appropriate assistance or equipment
- Associate degree, military technical training, or trade school certification
- Biomedical equipment experience
- Medical device experience
- Healthcare technology experience
- Healthcare field service experience
- Medical equipment installation, maintenance, and repair experience
- Maternal and infant care equipment experience
- Fetal monitor experience
- Giraffe OmniBed experience
- Electrical troubleshooting experience
- Electronic troubleshooting experience
- Mechanical and electromechanical troubleshooting experience
- Preventive maintenance experience
- Equipment calibration and performance verification experience
- Software and firmware update experience
- Field Modification Instruction (FMI) experience
- ServiceMax experience
- Service management software or CMMS experience
- Customer-facing field service or technical support experience
- Military technical experience in electronics, biomedical equipment, avionics, communications, nuclear power, maintenance, or a related technical specialty
- Strong problem-solving and diagnostic skills
This is a field-based position requiring frequent regional travel to hospitals, laboratories, and healthcare facilities. Daily responsibilities include standing, walking, bending, lifting equipment, and working with diagnostic instruments and hand tools.
Physical requirements include lifting up to 50 pounds, moving equipment weighing up to 125 pounds with appropriate assistance or equipment, and safely operating company- approved vehicles while traveling throughout the assigned territory.
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