Optical engineer Jobs in Ulm

Your mission

We’re seeking an experienced Field Service Engineer (m/f/d), who will serve as the lead technical point of contact for providing expert customer service, troubleshooting, repair, maintenance, and emergency response for advanced equipment and systems installed at client sites. This position combines technical expertise with project management skills to deliver an exceptional service experience.

Technical Service & Support:

• Lead complex onsite system installation, troubleshooting, diagnosis, repair, and preventative maintenance for customer equipment.
• Perform equipment upgrades and configurations according to company standards inhouse with our R&D team
• Provide technical advice to customers on equipment care and maintenance best practices.
• Serve as a key technical contact for customer accounts, ensuring high levels of customer satisfaction through efficient and professional service
• Ensure thorough documentation of all service procedures, diagnostics, quality issues, parts replacements, and customer interactions.

• Support the Head of Service in developing and implementing robust service processes, including SOPs, KPIs, and service workflows.
• Assist in creating and maintaining comprehensive technical documentation and manuals.
• Conduct customer training sessions on product first-line troubleshooting & maintenance.

• Work closely with R&D and engineering teams to provide feedback from field operations, supporting product development and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Participate in testing and evaluating new products, features, and solutions, offering practical insights based on customer interactions.

• Organize and manage spare parts inventory, ensuring availability for timely service delivery.
• Ensure all service activities comply with industry regulations, safety standards, and internal quality protocols.

Your profile

• Degree in Engineering (Electronics/Mechanics preferred).
• Minimum 5 years of experience in field service roles, preferably in MedTech, BioTech, or similarly regulated industries.
• Strong technical knowledge of systems involving electronics, precision mechanics, and industrial automation.
• Experience in developing service processes and providing technical training to diverse audiences.
• Proven ability to troubleshoot complex systems and manage customer relationships effectively.
• Willingness to travel extensively, both domestically and internationally (up to 70%)
• Valid driver’s license
• Excellent problem-solving, critical thinking, and communication skills.

Why us?

• Attractive compensation package, including a competitive base salary and stock options
• Key role in a highly advanced and fast-growing startup company
• Impactful product promoting better understanding and treatment of cancer
• International team, from over 30 different nationalities
• Positive work environment with open communication and a collaborative mindset
• Onsite work at state-of-the-art facilities with home-office opportunities I Hybrid model
• Indefinite employment contract
• 30 vacation days
• Flexible working hours
• Annual health budget (Allianz bKV)
• EGYM Wellpass
• Relocation support

Contact information

Any questions? Please contact:

Sandra Schärli
Senior Talent Acquisition Manager
mail: careers@nvision-imaging.com

Please note that, for data privacy reasons, we'll not review applications or CVs sent via email. Unsolicited applications can be submitted here.

About us

NVision is innovating quantum technology with a unique approach - leveraging organic molecules to change lives for the better. Our platform spans from quantum signal enhancement that enables metabolic imaging today to quantum computing that could transform drug discovery tomorrow. Headquartered in Ulm, Germany, and backed by leading investors from the United States and Europe, we are now entering a phase of global commercialization and expansion.

With our POLARIS product line, we are extending the capabilities of standard MRIs to enable real-time metabolic imaging, transforming how diseases are detected, understood, and treated. Our work sits at the intersection of physics, engineering, chemistry, and medicine - translating cutting-edge science into clinical reality. We collaborate with leading academic and clinical partners worldwide, including Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Technical University of Munich, and the University of Cambridge.

At NVision, we believe transformative innovation happens when talented people from different disciplines work together toward a shared, meaningful goal. We are a global, multidisciplinary team of nearly 150 employees from more than 30 nationalities, driven by curiosity, rigor, and a commitment to solving complex challenges. Here, ideas are valued, ownership is real, and collaboration spans functions, disciplines, and borders.

If you are motivated by impact, thrive in dynamic environments, and want to contribute to something fundamentally new, NVision offers the opportunity to grow while building technology that changes lives.

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