Service Systems Engineer

Gloucestershire · IR35 not stated · £40 – £50/hour · Contract · Posted 27 October 2026

A global medical technology company is seeking an experienced Service Engineer on a contract basis for 5-months, to support the launch and ongoing service of complex technology products within a regulated environment.…

Pay rate £40 – £50/hour
Contract type Contract
Location Gloucestershire
Posted 27 October 2026

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About this contract

A global medical technology company is seeking an experienced Service Engineer on a contract basis for 5-months, to support the launch and ongoing service of complex technology products within a regulated environment.

You'll work with international R&D teams, product owners and service functions to design the processes, documentation, training and workflows needed for product deployment, installation, configuration and support.

The role will also provide hands-on Tier 3 technical support, manage customer escalations and transfer new service processes into operations.

Essential Skills

Technical service engineering within an R&D or product-development environment
Troubleshooting, root-cause analysis and problem-solving
Creation of service documentation, workflows and technical training
Product deployment, configuration, installation or upgrade support
Customer escalation management and cross-functional collaboration

Desirable Skills

Experience within medical devices, regulated technology or another safety-critical environment
Experience supporting cloud-based products, software platforms or system integrationsThis is a strong fit for Service Engineers who enjoy working between product development, technical support and service operations, with hands-on involvement in new product launches and complex customer escalations.

Additional Experience of Interest

2-3 years experience in R&D environments
Tier 2 or Tier 3 technical support
Design transfer into service operations
Systems requirements and requirements decomposition
FDA, ISO or IEC-regulated product development
Training technical support and field service teams
Jira, Azure DevOps or similar tracking systems
Customer-facing technical support
Technical leadership during product deployments
Availability to work onsite and travel when needed

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Real Staffing, a trading division of SThree Partnership LLP is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy | Registered office | 8 Bishopsgate, London, EC2N 4BQ, United Kingdom | Partnership Number | OC(phone number removed) England and Wales

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