Technical Support Engineer

in Chelmsford, MA

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Req. ID

R5064-2
Organization

Life Science
Job Category

Customer Support
Job Type

Full time
Job Location

15 Elizabeth Drive
Chelmsford, MA 01824
US

Overview

ORGANIZATION Brooks Automation, Inc. (NASDAQ: BRKS)

POSITION Technical Support Engineer

LOCATION Remote - US

Company Overview

Brooks Life Sciences (BLS) is a global leader in the life sciences space with headquarters in Chelmsford, MA, and offices and operations worldwide. We are a market leader in automated biosample management solutions and genomic services across areas such as drug development, clinical and advanced cell therapies for the industry's top pharmaceutical, biotech, academic and healthcare institutions globally. We provide unparalleled capabilities with our lab analysis, sample management and storage services, informatics software, and consumables, with the largest installed base managing over 1 billion samples globally.

Brooks Life Sciences is part of Brooks Automation (Nasdaq: BRKS).

At Brooks, new ideas, new technologies and new ways of thinking are driving our purpose; to advance science and technology to enable a healthier and more connected world for everyone, everywhere. We believe each employee brings diverse perspectives, unique value and untapped potential that can be developed to mutually enrich the individual and the organization alike.

All we accomplish is grounded in our Core Values of Customer Focus, Achievement, Accountability, Teamwork, Employee Value, and Integrity.

Position Summary:

The Technical Support Engineer (TSE) provides technical support to customers and Field Service staff who are diagnosing, troubleshooting, and/or repairing complex equipment, sophisticated systems (computer, software and/or applications). They respond to situations where standard procedures have not isolated or fixed problems in equipment, systems, and/or software. The TSE responsibilities include coordination of problem-solving efforts between customers and field service personnel, software support, investigation and analysis of product problems. They recommend and implement proposed solutions to resolve reported problems and/or escalates to appropriate parties.

Key focus areas:

Develop client satisfaction by establishing Brooks as a preferred supplier with regards to introduction, implementation, maintenance and support of systems designed and installed by Brooks Life Science Systems.
Acts within the front-line element in the customer relationship for Brooks – high level of customer facing skills.
Applies professional concepts, company policies, and company procedures and exercises judgment to provide technical support for various issues to field engineers, technicians, and product support personnel who are diagnosing, troubleshooting, repairing and debugging complex electro/mechanical equipment, computer systems, complex software, or networked and wireless systems.
Provides support for issues of moderate scope (where analysis requires a review of a variety of factors) to customers and users where the product is highly technical or sophisticated in nature.
Resource would work directly with the engineering teams (HW + SW) to ensure a comprehensive understanding of the assigned product
Leadership of the assigned task/s.
Based on analysis of the current system performances provides recommendations on current + future technical / project focus areas for the CoS team with the goal of driving improved system performances and customer satisfaction on the assigned platform
Manages all data required to understand system performances within the assigned region/product set and seeks to drive continuous improvements.
Manages the creation of revised service-related documentation, including but not limited to Installation, Service & Preventative Maintenance manuals, Troubleshooting Guides, Checklists and Recommended Spares List. - Alongside Engineering and PM team

Candidate qualifications / education/ experience:

Bachelor’s degree in related area required; Master’s degree preferred
Over four (4) years of direct service experience gained in customer service/field service-based environment; over 6 years preferred

Relevant additional requirements:

Ability to collate and analyze data leading to robust tactical and strategic business decisions
The job holder is required to have experience of client interfacing at management / senior management levels, and have a working degree of commercial/contractual awareness
Proven experience to successfully interact with customer’s senior management regarding performance issues
Ability to work well under pressure, manage time and multi-task
Self-motivated and able to work both independently and within a team
Experienced in use of Oracle and MS Office product suite
Additional languages are beneficial
Problem-solving ability
Issue management

EOE M/F/Disabled/VET

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HEAR FROM OUR TEAM MEMBERS

"I have been blessed with excellent managers at Brooks that have helped me develop professionally and personally. Every day here at Brooks I have an opportunity to make a difference. It is very rewarding working at a company that is committed to excellence for our customers and truly cares about its employees and the community."

I’ve been working at GENEWIZ, a Brooks Life Sciences Company, for over 10 years across 4 different departments, and this has been a great place to grow my career and develop new skills. The environment is highly collaborative and team-oriented, with a strong focus on customer service. I would strongly recommend GENEWIZ to any prospective employee as an excellent place to work!

"I am grateful to be a part of such a wonderful company that strives to make the world a better place. My main career goal was to positively contribute to the world around me and, by working at GENEWIZ, I have the chance to make a difference in the field of science and technology. GENEWIZâ€™s friendly environment and positive atmosphere has allowed me to grow as an individual, learn new things in the field of genomics, and to strive to always find ways to improve. I look forward to my continued growth at GENEWIZ and to contributing to positively making a difference in the world."

"Working as an associate scientist in technical support for GENEWIZ, a Brooks Life Sciences Company, has provided me with an opportunity to apply my passion for science and helping others to the real world. I am humbled that my skillsets and expertise can play a part in helping research scientists around the world achieve the end goal of their experiments. GENEWIZ has provided me with opportunities to develop my skillsets in the fields of my own personal interests and allows me to practice them with experienced scientists. Every day is a new and exciting challenge and I am eager to see what the rest of my career with the Company has to offer."

“Working at Brooks has been an amazing experience. I have great mentors and supervisors who provide consistent training, guidance, and support, and give me the opportunity to develop my talents in sales and knowledge in genomics. Overall, Brooks has made me a more well-rounded professional. I am given the opportunity to pursue exciting new projects and am exposed to the most cutting-edge life sciences technologies.”

“Working at Brooks has empowered me to take on new roles and responsibilities which has allowed me to broaden my career and increase my confidence in my abilities. The technology I work on is novel and the prospect of follow on projects is exciting. I appreciate the team environment in which I work and feel I am a valued employee.”

“Working at Brooks, I consider myself a technologist working mostly in Software. At Brooks, we work on the latest technologies including robotics, control, machine vision, and machine learning. Through our solutions we are bringing value to customers allowing them to solve their most complex issues. During my 10 years with Brooks, I’ve found hard work is rewarded while seeing how our bleeding edge technology captures market share while working with a fun and dedicated team.”

“I like working at Brooks because they value their employees and how they work toward a common goal. I get to work both individually and with my team on a variety of challenging projects, which helps me grow both personally and professionally.”

"Working at Brooks, you are surrounded by a great group of people. They are experienced, have positive energy, and are willing to pull together as a team to go the extra mile. Also, the work we do at Brooks is in a diverse and dynamic market where we are continually coming up with new solutions. The combination of this makes coming to work each day very enjoyable."

“Working at Brooks has helped me to grow as an engineering leader and innovator. As a research and development engineer, I have the opportunity to work on improving existing technology as well as tackling the next generation of challenges. I can only accomplish these goals due to the exceptional community that has been built at Brooks. Every day I wake up and I am excited to get to work and be a part of that Brooks community.”

“My one goal after graduating was to begin a career in a company that loved robots as much as I did. As a Mechanical Engineer in the rotational program at Brooks Automation, I look forward to facing new and interesting challenges every day that let me continue to expand my knowledge base. I not only get to work in a wide variety of robotics subfields, but also have the opportunity to work alongside top-tier engineers who are inspiring models for the type of engineer I would want to be like in the future.”

“It has been fun to be a part of an organization which is growing and adding new products which are truly novel and support an unmet market need. It is a dynamic culture with a lot of opportunity to contribute and grow professionally.”