Service Engineer II- Western US territory

Your role

The Field Service Engineer or Field Service Technician is responsible for post-sale customer support activities at Montana Instruments, primarily via in-person visits to customer sites for installation, repair, and maintenance, as well as email, video call, and telephone support communications.

Essential Duties, Responsibilities, and Expectations

Troubleshoot, diagnose, and resolve customer problems via (primarily) on-site visits and (secondary) via telephone, video call, and email.

Track and follow up with customers to ensure issues are resolved.

Travel to customer sites to perform installations, user training, maintenance, and resolve problems.

Perform remote installations by video call.

Prepare service trip reports, document issues, and pass on relevant information to the operations and engineering teams.

Issue RMAs, work with Sales, Production and Shipping/Receiving to ensure service work is completed in a timely manner and customer systems are returned and invoiced appropriately.

Identify systemic customer issues and work towards root cause and corrective actions; participate in quality assurance councils.

Provide detailed feedback to the Headquarters regarding any customer feedback and any quality issues

Review product manuals for accuracy and assist in the development of product and service manuals.

Work on New Product Initiatives (NPI) with headquarters staff by providing input on serviceability of new product ideas.

Actively sell Service capabilities at customer sites by working with Inside Sales and the Regional Sales Account Manager.

Domestic (primarily) and International travel required 50-75% of the time.

Routinely track time spent on Service projects, with a goal of 30 hours per week of billable hours.

Test and troubleshoot various components within systems including mechanical design, wiring harnesses, PCBs, piezoelectric components, compressors, and vacuum pumps.

To succeed, you will need

Minimum Qualifications (Experience / Education)

Bachelor's degree in an engineering discipline, or experience as a technician in a related field.

1-3 years' experience in a technical service role, which includes travel to customer sites.

Experience servicing equipment with electronics, software, mechanical, and firmware components; cryogenics and heat transfer experience is a significant plus.

Basic electronics wiring and circuitry troubleshooting skills.

Ability to read electrical schematics.

Basic understanding of the heat transfer modes (conduction, convection, radiation)

Able to work with small tools such as tweezers, fine screwdrivers, and small handheld DMM leads.

Knowledge of Salesforce or equivalent CRM software.

Knowledge of Epicor or equivalent ERP software.

Experience with Microsoft Office, Adobe Acrobat, and the ability to learn other standard business applications.

Competencies // Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities (KSAs)

Cross-functional team-building skills.

Strong client-facing communication skills including punctuality, tact, and work focus.

Strong, positive interpersonal skills and ability to work as an effective member of a team.

Skilled at creating and maintaining positive client relationships.

Skilled at building and managing schedules, timelines, and resource allocation.

Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.

Proven personal task management skills and a high level of self-motivation and initiative.

Ability to work independently and remotely.

A creative and disciplined approach to problem-solving

Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Ability to read, write, and edit technical documents.

Strong skills in engineering concepts and understanding scientific instruments.

Must have an affinity for regional travel.

Because this role requires entry to US government facilities, candidates must meet federal facility entry requirements.

In return, we offer

Culture of trust and accountability

Lifelong learning and career growth

Innovation powered by people

Comprehensive compensation and benefits

Health and well-being

Job location

This role requires you to remotely from San Francisco, CA, United States (US).

Contact information

Talent Acquisition Team: Danielle Ward

Montana Instruments

Montana Instruments is an industry-leading brand in cryostat solutions for physics research and low-temperature technology, enabling paradigm-shifting discoveries. This brand proudly supplies pioneers in the field with simple and efficient tools that are essential to their work. By making cold science simple, Montana Instruments pave the way for customers' paradigm-shifting quantum discoveries. All by offering high-precision electrical, optical and cryogenic products for quantum computing, quantum education, quantum networking and quantum materials research. The custom engineering team is ready to adapt solutions for specific needs. With cutting-edge software and strategic product development, Montana Instruments delivers tried and trusted results to customers around the world. Montana Instruments is a brand within Atlas Copco Group.

Visit the Montana Instruments website

Company: Atlas Copco Group

Functional area: Customer Service Location: US - United States City: San Francisco, CA On-site/remote: Remote Brand: Montana Instruments Company Name: Montana Instruments Date of Posting: August 12, 2026