Field Service & Applications Engineer – Perth, WA

Elemental Scientific (ESI) is expanding its direct service and customer support capability in Western Australia and is looking for a hands-on Field Service & Applications Engineer based in Perth.

This is a practical, customer-facing role supporting the installation, maintenance, troubleshooting and application of ESI analytical instrumentation and ESL laser systems.

Most travel will be within Western Australia, supporting customers in Perth and regional WA. Occasional interstate or international travel may also be required for training, installations or customer support.

The role is home-based when not travelling.

Key responsibilities

-Install, commission, maintain and troubleshoot ESI and ESL instrumentation

-Provide field service and technical support at customer sites

-Support laser ablation systems, sample introduction systems, automation and related analytical equipment

-Perform fault-finding across electrical, electronic, mechanical and fluidic systems

-Work with pumps, valves, tubing, motors, sensors, PCBs, power supplies and motion-control components

-Provide customer training and basic application support

Maintain and manage local spare-parts inventory, including stock control, usage tracking and replenishment

-Prepare clear service reports and communicate technical issues with customers and ESI technical teams

-Develop the capability to independently support customers across WA

What we are looking for

-Engineering or technical background in electrical, electronics, mechatronics, instrumentation, biomedical,



mechanical engineering or a related field

-Robust hands-on aptitude and confidence using basic hand tools

-Practical troubleshooting and fault-finding ability

-Comfortable performing physical equipment installation and service work at customer sites

-Careful and methodical when working with sensitive and high-value equipment

-Good communication skills and a professional customer-service attitude

-Ability to learn new technologies quickly and work independently after training

-Willingness to travel mainly within Western Australia

-Current Australian work rights

Highly regarded

-Direct experience using, supporting or servicing ESI or ESL products

-Laser ablation systems

-ICP-MS or ICP-OES

-Scientific or analytical instrumentation

-Laboratory automation and sample introduction systems

-Biomedical or diagnostic equipment field service

-Instrument installation, commissioning and customer training

-Direct ESI or ESL product experience will be particularly highly regarded.

-Graduate and early-career engineers with strong hands-on capability and a genuine interest in scientific instrumentation are also encouraged to apply.

Location: Perth, Western Australia

Candidates already based in Perth are strongly preferred.

To apply, please send your CV to [email protected] together with:

-Current location

-Australian work-rights status

-Relevant hands-on service or troubleshooting experience

-Experience with analytical or scientific instrumentation, if applicable

-Salary expectation

-Availability

📌 Field Service & Application Engineer (Perth)
🏢 Elemental Scientific
📍 Perth