Field Service Engineer vacancy in Derby with International Travel (229jc)
- east midlands, england, United Kingdom
- Permanent·On-site
- Full time
- £36 - £44 Per Hour
Job Description
Field Service Engineer vacancy in Derby with International Travel (229jc)
Field Service Engineer (229jc) – Derby with International Travel – up to £40k + Benefits
Are you a technically skilled military engineer ready to deploy your expertise in a civilian role where precision, discipline and professionalism genuinely matter?
My client is seeking a Field Service Engineer to install, maintain and support specialist medical equipment across the UK and overseas. This role is ideally suited to former Royal Signals personnel, RAF engineers, Royal Navy weapons/electronics engineers, or REME technicians looking to transition into a high-specification, safety-critical engineering environment.
If you are used to working on complex electronic systems, operating to strict procedures, and delivering under pressure this is a natural next step.
The Role
You will be responsible for the installation, commissioning, servicing and fault diagnosis of specialist medical systems used in clinical environments.
This is a front-line technical role customer-facing, autonomous, and requiring the highest professional standards.
You will represent the company on-site, often working independently, applying structured fault-finding skills and disciplined engineering practice developed through military service as well as full training by the client on their equipment
What You’ll Be Doing
- Lead installations and service tasks on specialist medical systems
- Conduct commissioning, maintenance and fault diagnosis
- Work in regulated, safety-critical environments
- Liaise professionally with clinical teams, contractors and site engineers
- Complete service documentation accurately and to standard
- Ensure full compliance with health & safety and regulatory requirements
- Maintain company tools, equipment and assets
- Support wider operational teams when required
- Continue professional development through structured training
This role would particularly suit:
- Royal Signals Communication Systems Engineers
- RAF Avionics or Ground Systems Engineers
- Royal Navy Weapons / Electronics Technicians
- REME Electronics Technicians
- Submarine or Aircraft Engineering Technicians
- Any military engineer with strong electronics and systems experience
What You’ll Bring
- Essential:
- Level 3 engineering qualification (or equivalent military trade qualification) - Strong electronics / communications systems background
- Proven fault-finding and diagnostic ability
- Experience working in structured, procedural environments
- Ability to operate independently and manage your own workload
- Full UK driving licence
- Willingness to travel across the UK and internationally, as there will be about 40% travel in this role.
Highly Desirable:
- Experience with radiation-based or regulated equipment
- Experience in safety-critical environments
- Knowledge of networking / connectivity systems
- Exposure to medical or clinical environments
You will need these Key Attributes
- Calm under pressure
- Methodical and detail-focused
- Professional and customer-facing
- Self-motivated and disciplined
- Strong communicator
- High personal standards
Why This Role Could Suit YOU
You’ll be moving from maintaining operational capability to supporting life-saving clinical capability.
The environment demands:
- Procedural compliance
- Precision engineering
- Accountability
- Professional representation
- Independent decision-making
As all of the above strengths embedded in military training.
You will receive structured product training and ongoing technical development to support your transition into the medical engineering sector and they want the individual to be in place by June 2026
In return they are offering an excellent starting salary of up to £40k, with company pension, 28 days holiday + bank holidays and they are looking to add more benefits at the moment, all accommodation and travel costs will also be covered by the company when required.
For more information, please contact Jean-Claude Hedouin at Ex-Mil Recruitment Ltd on , or or via the website
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Genuine honest conversation, with communication throughout the whole process from initial contact, introduction and right through to placement.
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Jean Claude has been amazing in every step of the way, I'm currently two weeks into my new job a job that I never thought it was achievable..
Jean Claude give me the confidence I needed to do it very highly recommend
I have and many of my contacts have done business with JC and Ex-Mil Recruitment Ltd, every company HR's should use his business module it is excellent.
J Walker
A very big thank you to Jean-Claude and Ex Mil recruitment, posted a Job advertisement on linked in and within days of submitting my CV to him an interview was secured. Post interview follow up was fantastic not only feedback given but also an offer of employment followed it, absolutely understands military background and how and where best to place Ex service personell in our transition into civilian street.
Corey
Having had a woeful experience with a number recruitment consultants and companies phishing and farming data from job sites such as CV Library Indeed and Total Jobs who phone up have an initial conversation promise the world and then never hear from then again it was a delight to deal with both Dan and JC at Ex Mil Recruitment.
Genuine honest conversation, with communication throughout the whole process from initial contact, introduction and right through to placement.
I couldn't recommend the team enough genuinely would recommend the team at Ex Mil whether you're an employer seeking candidates or seeking a new opportunity.