Field Service Engineer - Chelmsford / Harlow based
UK-Manufactured, Intelligent Parking Solutions Company
£30,000-£36,000 + First-Time-Fix Bonus | Permanent | 40 hrs
Company Vehicle, Fuel Card, 25 Days Holiday (+BH), Pension, Life Assurance, Healthcare, Full Product Training
The Opportunity
We’re supporting a market leader in intelligent parking solutions as they expand their Field Service Engineer team across the UK! This role is ideal for a hands-on, self-motivated, multi-skilled engineer with experience working on electromechanical, low-voltage, or security/automation systems. The company designs and manufactures their own parking technology in the UK, including:
- Ticket kiosks and payment terminals
- Barrier and access control systems
- ANPR/CCTV camera technology
- Embedded PCs, printers, touchscreens, and industrial switches
Full product training is provided, making this a strong step for engineers from CCTV, alarms, ticketing, vending, or car park equipment backgrounds who want to develop in a specialist, future-focused industry.
The Role
As a Field Service Engineer, you will:
- Carry out repairs, servicing, and preventative maintenance on parking and access control systems
- Work on a range of hardware including cameras, kiosks, barriers, PCs, printers, touchscreens, and Moxa switches
- Diagnose electrical, mechanical, and software-related faults
- Install, terminate, and test cabling
- Work safely around power supplies and low-voltage systems
- Support installation and upgrade projects when required
- Manage your own workload independently across Essex
- Deliver a professional, customer-focused service at all times
Field Service Engineer Experience Required
You must have experience in a field-based service or maintenance role involving hands-on work with electromechanical or low-voltage systems, ideally including:
- CCTV or ANPR systems
- Alarm or security systems
- Ticketing or vending machines
- Car park equipment (barriers, pay stations, access control)
- Intercom or access systems
- PC-based or software-driven hardware
- Cabling, terminating, and basic electrical work
Note: Pure IT/networking or ATM-only backgrounds are not the right fit for this role.
Field Service Engineer Skills & Competencies
- Confident working with hardware, cabling, and low-voltage electrical systems
- Ability to diagnose faults across electrical, mechanical, and software components
- Comfortable working around power supplies
- Able to read wiring diagrams and technical documentation
- Strong customer service and communication skills
- Self-motivated and comfortable working independently
- Full UK driving licence
Field Service Engineer Desirable Qualifications
- ECS card, 18th Edition, PAT testing, or similar electrical qualification
- Networking fundamentals (CompTIA, Cisco, HND etc.)
- Experience with industrial switches (e.g., Moxa)
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