Field Service Engineer

Northampton, Northamptonshire, United Kingdom • Posted June 18, 2026

Job Type: Full-time
Location: Northampton, Northamptonshire
Posted: June 18, 2026
Category: architecture-and-engineering
Application Deadline: July 28, 2026

Role Description

Field Service Engineer – Automation – International – Home Based - Permanent – £50k base salary + overseas uplift + overtime (£70-75k OTE)

Samuel Frank is recruiting for a Field Service Engineer to support the commissioning, servicing and maintenance of automated systems across Europe and beyond.

The successful Field Service Engineer will be a hands-on, versatile engineer with a blend of electrical, controls and mechanical skills rather than a pure controls specialist.

Key aspects of the Field Service Engineer role include –

* Electrical and PLC commissioning using Siemens PLCs

* Ideally have knowledge of conveyors, material handing or baggage handling equipment

* PLC fault-finding on live systems (rather than full software development)

* Planned service and maintenance visits to existing sites

* Minor mechanical works including tracking belts, conveyor repairs, replacing brackets etc.

* Some SCADA exposure and ...

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