Support Engineer

April Quest

Shipton On Cherwell, Oxfordshire

8 months ago

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Info about the company
An innovative and industry-leading organisation specialising in the development of high-end navigation and positioning systems for the Autonomous vehicles, Aerospace Drones, Geo Mapping and Robotics sectors.
Info about what the x2 Support Engineer role entails
X 2 brand new Support Engineer/ Test & Diagnosis Engineer roles as our client splits their Customer Support and a Test/QA team into 2 functions and creates a new support team, focused on the UK, Europe and Latin America markets. You will be happy to travel globally (all expenses paid), with a can do approach and a desire to provide an excellent customer experience.
The goal is to have the new team in place by Christmas 2025 with a fully standalone customer support team working closely with the sales team and QA and test team in the UK.
Essential Requirements for the x2 Support Engineer / Test & Diagnosis Engineer roles

Technical degree in engineering or equivalent experience (Electronics, Electrical, Telecommunications or Mathematics would also be good).
Experience with technical troubleshooting & fault diagnostics for complex hardware/software/electronics.
A methodical fault finding approach
Technical support / fault finding experience within products in industry sectors such as Autonomous vehicles, Aerospace (Drones), Telecoms (antenna, aerials etc), Surveying or Robotics
Able to work in a customer facing environment - working under pressure, liaising with internal and external stakeholders.
Happy to travel within the UK, Europe and Latin America sometimes at fairly short notice
Desirable Requirements for the x2 Support Engineer / Test & Diagnosis roles
GNSS / Tracking & Monitoring / Georeferencing / Precision Control / Positioning / Localisation / MEMS / Inertial navigation / LIDAR / Sensor fusion type product experience.
Experience working with automotive test houses.
Experience working with different cultures across Asia, Latin America, Europe etc would be helpful but not essential.
Benefits
Holiday entitlement - 27 days + bank holidays
Pension 5% employer contributions
Group Income Protection Insurance Scheme
Death In Service Scheme
Electric Vehicle Scheme
Wellness initiatives
- others
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