Service Engineer

The Francis Crick have an exciting opportunity available for a Scientific Equipment Care (SEC) Service Engineer to join one of the world’s leading research Institutes at a crucial time in its evolution, and play a definitive role in shaping it for the future. You will join us on a full time, permanent basis, and in return, you will receive a competitive salary from £45,560, subject to skills and experience, with benefits.

Working pattern: Working pattern: Monday – Friday. This is a full-time permanent position on Crick terms and conditions of employment.

The Francis Crick Institute is Europe’s largest biomedical research institute under one roof. Our world-class scientists and staff collaborate on vital research to help prevent, diagnose, and treat illnesses such as cancer, heart disease, infectious diseases, and neurodegenerative conditions.

The Service Engineer role:

Researchers at the Crick are operating over 35,000 pieces of scientific equipment. It is vital that equipment is well maintained and returned to service quickly following breakdown. The Scientific Equipment Care Service team provides high quality, responsive, and cost effective, in-house service to maintain and repair scientific equipment, minimising disruption to scientific operations in the event of equipment failure.

We are looking for a Service Engineer to join the Scientific Equipment Care at the Crick. You will be responsible for the repair of all scientific equipment in the building, being able to assess and, diagnose and fault find on scientific apparatus. The main machinery you will be working on will be centrifuges and incubators, therefore prior knowledge of this machinery will be essential, although you will also be working on and repairing a diverse portfolio of scientific assets withing the laboratories and specialist science technology platform.

You will be joining a team of multiskilled engineers, where knowledge sharing is encouraged and you will have plenty of opportunity to expand your own knowledge and understanding as well as share your expertise knowledge with your colleagues.

As a Service Engineer at the Crick, you will:

Planning and conducting planned maintenance activities on Scientific equipment/instruments

Planning and conducting reactive maintenance tasks on scientific equipment / instruments

Maintain quality performance standards of systems through routine test and calibration

Managing the work of external service engineers

Advising and maintaining on critical spares inventory

Identifying, sourcing and procuring replacement parts for reactive tasks

Identifying specialist skills training for new technologies relevant to role

This role requires some moderate manual handling.

As our Service Engineer, you will bring:

ONC or City Guilds FTC in electrical / electronic engineering or relevant engineering discipline

Significant experience in equipment service engineering or related field

Demonstrable experience of electronic electrical and fault-finding and repair of a wide range of devices including centrifuges and incubators

Mechanical aptitude

Ability to read and interpret engineering diagrams

Ability to communicate well in order to explain technical issues to non-technical personnel

What will you receive?

At the Francis Crick Institute, we value our team members and are proud to offer an extensive range of benefits to support their well-being and development:

Candidates for this role will require the right to work in the UK as, unfortunately, the Crick cannot sponsor a visa for this role.

Generous Leave:

28 days of annual leave, plus three additional days over Christmas and bank holidays.

Pension Scheme:

Defined contribution pension with employer contributions of up to 16%.

Health & Well-being:

24/7 GP consultation services.

Occupational health services and mental health support programs.

Eye care vouchers and discounted healthcare plans.

Work-Life Balance:

Back-up care for dependents.

Childcare support allowance.

Annual leave purchase options.

Perks:

Discounted gym memberships, bike-to-work scheme, and shopping discounts.

Subsidised on-site restaurant and social spaces for team interaction.

Development & Recognition:

Comprehensive training, mentoring, and a pay structure with performance-linked progression.

Closing date: 7th July 2025

If you feel you have the skills and experience to become our Service Engineer, please click ‘apply’ today, we’d love to hear from you!

Please note, this role may be taken down before the closing date if a suitable candidate is found, therefore we advise that you apply for the role as soon as you can

All offers of employment are subject to successful security screening and continuous eligibility to work in the United Kingdom