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Field Engineer roles in infrastructure, oil and gas, telecommunications, and industrial automation regularly appear on H-1B visa LCA filings because employers need degree-holding candidates who can manage on-site technical work. Most qualifying positions require a bachelor's degree in mechanical, electrical, or civil engineering, meeting the specialty occupation standard USCIS applies to H-1B visa petitions.
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LGC is a leading, global life science tools company, providing mission-critical components and solutions into high-growth application areas across the human healthcare and applied market segments. Our high-quality product portfolio is comprised of mission-critical tools for genomic analysis and for quality assurance applications, which are typically embedded and recurring within our customers’ products and workflows and are valued for their performance, quality and range. Our tools play a key role in customer workflows from discovery applications through to commercial manufacture and enable its customers to: bring new diagnostics and therapies to market; progress research and development; optimize food production; and continuously monitor and enhance the quality of food, the environment and consumer products. LGC’s 175+ years of scientific heritage, combined with a track record of innovation and value-enhancing acquisitions, has enabled the company to build its product portfolio and expertise, and develop deep relationships with customers, industry partners and the global scientific community. Join us and help us achieve our mission of Science for a Safer World!
JOB DESCRIPTION
Our team of service personnel provide front-line technical support to LGC’s repertoire of laboratory instrumentation and consumables. What we do enables the scientific discovery of information that allows our customers to better feed the world, improve food safety, permit greater healthcare research and pharmaceutical discovery, and improve animal health…ultimately providing science for a safer world! With a focus on always putting customers first, our Field Service Engineers work directly with an internal and external customer base to resolve technical equipment and software problems remotely and onsite at customer locations. They provide equipment and software training, log and forward instrument issues, and engineering design requests to the Field Service Advisor team. Operational attributes for this role include shadowing and assisting senior level Service Engineers during installations, individual performance of repairs, and individual performance of preventative maintenance on laboratory equipment at customer facilities to support other global field service teams. Field Service Engineer’s can pair with others to perform tasks as designated to complete customer requests in field, such as large instrument volume preventative maintenance visits. This role collaborates closely with the Field Service Manager and other service team members to balance resources and to meet the needs of the customer and organization.
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to capably perform each of the following essential functions:
Essential Functions:
- Service Delivery: Delivers industry leading service through instrument installations, training, preventative maintenance, repairs, operational assistance, and trade shows to customers and operators. Completes individual performance with training customers onsite which includes, conducting preventative maintenance, and instrument repairs. The Field Service Engineer II will be expected to provide service support independent of direct oversight. They will develop strong relationships through professionalism, understanding, tact, fairness, and technical knowledge in all customer interactions, providing system start-up, integration support, and production optimization to meet needs for the customer.
- This position is an integral part of a team that provides on-call emergency service support and troubleshooting assistance 24/7 and up to 75% travel, domestic and international.
- Operations: Field service efforts include on-site support for: all technical issues that could not be resolved remotely, start-up, commissioning and training, test and repair, and preventative maintenance of equipment.
- Training: Participates and at times performs delivery of on-site operator and technical training to customers. This position will gain further knowledge of the LGC product line through trainings, staff meetings, and keep up to date on new products, markets, customers, and competitors. They will support new processes and instrument implementation in field and collaborate with sales on potential new opportunities with our customer base.
- Problem Solving: Takes lead and also collaborates when needed with other FSE’s and Technical Advisor team to resolve customer issues, improve processes, define corrective actions, and remain responsible for completion of service cases to meet customer satisfaction. May be responsible to oversee and support special projects as assigned and delegate tasks to others when appropriate.
- Quality Assurance: Continuously seek and support new approaches, practices, and processes to improve the efficiency, training services offered, and ability to care for our customers. This position is responsible to effectively communicate instrument status, issues, and customer complaints and needs to appropriate managers and Technical Advisor Team.
- Business Growth: This position contributes to achieve specific service-related key performance indicators as defined for revenues, profit, and service order volumes in accordance with our shared corporate values to allow service to permeate through everything we do. Important KPI’s FSE’s will be held accountable to, Fixed Right First Time (FRFT), Customer satisfaction index score, Turnaround Time (TAT) to site visit, Mean time to Repair (MTTR), days onsite at customer to complete work.
- Other Duties as Assigned: Responds with flexibility and collaboration to the needs of the business – both internally and externally – by addressing important corporate initiatives when requested by management.
QUALIFICATIONS
Essential Knowledge & Qualifications:
- 2-year degree in a mechanical, industrial, or electrical technical field with knowledge in the application of basic engineering principles, theories, and techniques or equivalent amount of experience
- 3 years’ experience in Field Service
- Valid driver’s license and good driving record
- Must have a clean criminal record due to travel visa qualification requirements
Preferred Knowledge & Qualifications:
- 3 years’ experience in Field Service in the Life Science field or Ag-Bio Science field
Behavioural & Interpersonal Competencies:
- Resonate and operate in line with LGC’s core value behaviors: Passion, Curiosity, Integrity, Brilliance, and Respect
- Focus on high level customer care and the customer experience
- Highly adaptable and willing to change and flex work schedule as needs require
- Excellent written and oral communication
- Highly motivated and proactive individual who asks questions, seeks to understand, and gets results
- Demonstrates teamwork by working closely with various teams (internal and external) to accomplish goals and improve processes
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
The customary salary range for this position is:
Minimum pay rate: $29 USD per hour
Maximum pay rate: $43 USD per hour
The salary range provided covers the minimum and maximum amounts projected for this role. The base salary will be influenced by factors like experience, skills, and location.
What we offer (US based-employees):
- Competitive compensation with strong bonus program
- Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision benefits for employees and dependents
- FSA/HSA Pre-tax savings plans for health care, childcare, and elder care
- Deductible Buffer Insurance and Critical Illness Insurance
- 401(k) retirement plan with matching employer contribution
- Company-paid short- and long-term disability, life insurance, and employee assistance program
- Flexible work options
- Pet Insurance for our furry friends
- Enhanced Parental leave of 8 additional weeks
- PTO that begins immediately
- Town Hall monthly meeting onsite/virtual, Cheer program where employees are recognized for outstanding work, Company wide social events, frequent catered lunches and much more!
Join LGC and become part of a team that values collaboration, integrity, and brilliance in all we do. We are committed to encouraging a workplace where everyone can thrive and contribute to our mission. Our positive and inclusive culture ensures that we can compete and succeed in our goals while encouraging respect and innovation. All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.
Our values:
- PASSION
- CURIOSITY
- INTEGRITY
- BRILLIANCE
- RESPECT
Equal opportunities
LGC is committed to valuing every job applicant and employee for their distinct skills regardless of age, disability, race, color, ethnic or national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, marital or civil partnership, parental responsibilities, religion, or belief. Shortlisting, interviewing, and selection procedures will always be performed without bias related to gender, sexual orientation, marital status, color, race, nationality, ethnic or national origins, religion or belief, age, or trade union membership.
INTRODUCTION
LGC is a leading, global life science tools company, providing mission-critical components and solutions into high-growth application areas across the human healthcare and applied market segments. Our high-quality product portfolio is comprised of mission-critical tools for genomic analysis and for quality assurance applications, which are typically embedded and recurring within our customers’ products and workflows and are valued for their performance, quality and range. Our tools play a key role in customer workflows from discovery applications through to commercial manufacture and enable its customers to: bring new diagnostics and therapies to market; progress research and development; optimize food production; and continuously monitor and enhance the quality of food, the environment and consumer products. LGC’s 175+ years of scientific heritage, combined with a track record of innovation and value-enhancing acquisitions, has enabled the company to build its product portfolio and expertise, and develop deep relationships with customers, industry partners and the global scientific community. Join us and help us achieve our mission of Science for a Safer World!
JOB DESCRIPTION
Our team of service personnel provide front-line technical support to LGC’s repertoire of laboratory instrumentation and consumables. What we do enables the scientific discovery of information that allows our customers to better feed the world, improve food safety, permit greater healthcare research and pharmaceutical discovery, and improve animal health…ultimately providing science for a safer world! With a focus on always putting customers first, our Field Service Engineers work directly with an internal and external customer base to resolve technical equipment and software problems remotely and onsite at customer locations. They provide equipment and software training, log and forward instrument issues, and engineering design requests to the Field Service Advisor team. Operational attributes for this role include shadowing and assisting senior level Service Engineers during installations, individual performance of repairs, and individual performance of preventative maintenance on laboratory equipment at customer facilities to support other global field service teams. Field Service Engineer’s can pair with others to perform tasks as designated to complete customer requests in field, such as large instrument volume preventative maintenance visits. This role collaborates closely with the Field Service Manager and other service team members to balance resources and to meet the needs of the customer and organization.
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to capably perform each of the following essential functions:
Essential Functions:
- Service Delivery: Delivers industry leading service through instrument installations, training, preventative maintenance, repairs, operational assistance, and trade shows to customers and operators. Completes individual performance with training customers onsite which includes, conducting preventative maintenance, and instrument repairs. The Field Service Engineer II will be expected to provide service support independent of direct oversight. They will develop strong relationships through professionalism, understanding, tact, fairness, and technical knowledge in all customer interactions, providing system start-up, integration support, and production optimization to meet needs for the customer.
- This position is an integral part of a team that provides on-call emergency service support and troubleshooting assistance 24/7 and up to 75% travel, domestic and international.
- Operations: Field service efforts include on-site support for: all technical issues that could not be resolved remotely, start-up, commissioning and training, test and repair, and preventative maintenance of equipment.
- Training: Participates and at times performs delivery of on-site operator and technical training to customers. This position will gain further knowledge of the LGC product line through trainings, staff meetings, and keep up to date on new products, markets, customers, and competitors. They will support new processes and instrument implementation in field and collaborate with sales on potential new opportunities with our customer base.
- Problem Solving: Takes lead and also collaborates when needed with other FSE’s and Technical Advisor team to resolve customer issues, improve processes, define corrective actions, and remain responsible for completion of service cases to meet customer satisfaction. May be responsible to oversee and support special projects as assigned and delegate tasks to others when appropriate.
- Quality Assurance: Continuously seek and support new approaches, practices, and processes to improve the efficiency, training services offered, and ability to care for our customers. This position is responsible to effectively communicate instrument status, issues, and customer complaints and needs to appropriate managers and Technical Advisor Team.
- Business Growth: This position contributes to achieve specific service-related key performance indicators as defined for revenues, profit, and service order volumes in accordance with our shared corporate values to allow service to permeate through everything we do. Important KPI’s FSE’s will be held accountable to, Fixed Right First Time (FRFT), Customer satisfaction index score, Turnaround Time (TAT) to site visit, Mean time to Repair (MTTR), days onsite at customer to complete work.
- Other Duties as Assigned: Responds with flexibility and collaboration to the needs of the business – both internally and externally – by addressing important corporate initiatives when requested by management.
QUALIFICATIONS
Essential Knowledge & Qualifications:
- 2-year degree in a mechanical, industrial, or electrical technical field with knowledge in the application of basic engineering principles, theories, and techniques or equivalent amount of experience
- 3 years’ experience in Field Service
- Valid driver’s license and good driving record
- Must have a clean criminal record due to travel visa qualification requirements
Preferred Knowledge & Qualifications:
- 3 years’ experience in Field Service in the Life Science field or Ag-Bio Science field
Behavioural & Interpersonal Competencies:
- Resonate and operate in line with LGC’s core value behaviors: Passion, Curiosity, Integrity, Brilliance, and Respect
- Focus on high level customer care and the customer experience
- Highly adaptable and willing to change and flex work schedule as needs require
- Excellent written and oral communication
- Highly motivated and proactive individual who asks questions, seeks to understand, and gets results
- Demonstrates teamwork by working closely with various teams (internal and external) to accomplish goals and improve processes
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
The customary salary range for this position is:
Minimum pay rate: $29 USD per hour
Maximum pay rate: $43 USD per hour
The salary range provided covers the minimum and maximum amounts projected for this role. The base salary will be influenced by factors like experience, skills, and location.
What we offer (US based-employees):
- Competitive compensation with strong bonus program
- Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision benefits for employees and dependents
- FSA/HSA Pre-tax savings plans for health care, childcare, and elder care
- Deductible Buffer Insurance and Critical Illness Insurance
- 401(k) retirement plan with matching employer contribution
- Company-paid short- and long-term disability, life insurance, and employee assistance program
- Flexible work options
- Pet Insurance for our furry friends
- Enhanced Parental leave of 8 additional weeks
- PTO that begins immediately
- Town Hall monthly meeting onsite/virtual, Cheer program where employees are recognized for outstanding work, Company wide social events, frequent catered lunches and much more!
Join LGC and become part of a team that values collaboration, integrity, and brilliance in all we do. We are committed to encouraging a workplace where everyone can thrive and contribute to our mission. Our positive and inclusive culture ensures that we can compete and succeed in our goals while encouraging respect and innovation. All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.
Our values:
- PASSION
- CURIOSITY
- INTEGRITY
- BRILLIANCE
- RESPECT
Equal opportunities
LGC is committed to valuing every job applicant and employee for their distinct skills regardless of age, disability, race, color, ethnic or national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, marital or civil partnership, parental responsibilities, religion, or belief. Shortlisting, interviewing, and selection procedures will always be performed without bias related to gender, sexual orientation, marital status, color, race, nationality, ethnic or national origins, religion or belief, age, or trade union membership.
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding H-1B Visa Sponsorship as a Field Engineer
Verify your degree field matches the role
USCIS scrutinizes Field Engineer petitions for specialty occupation compliance. Your degree must directly relate to the specific engineering discipline the job requires. A general business or unrelated science degree typically won't support the petition, even with years of field experience.
Search LCA filings by occupation code
Field Engineer roles file under SOC codes like 17-2051 or 17-2141 depending on the discipline. Use the OFLC Wage Search to identify which employers have certified LCAs for your specific code, then target outreach to those companies.
Prioritize E-Verify enrolled employers early
If you're on OPT or cap-gap, your employer must be enrolled in E-Verify for your work authorization to remain valid. Confirm enrollment before accepting any Field Engineer offer, not after the paperwork has started.
Find sponsors using verified filing history on Migrate Mate
Filter Field Engineer roles by employers with documented H-1B LCA filing history on Migrate Mate. This lets you skip cold outreach to companies that have never sponsored and focus your applications where sponsorship is already established practice.
Clarify worksite arrangements before petition filing
Field Engineers frequently rotate across client sites or project locations. Each worksite change can trigger a new LCA requirement under DOL rules. Confirm with your employer how multi-site assignments are handled before your I-129 petition is filed.
Request premium processing when start dates are tight
Project-based Field Engineer roles often have firm mobilization deadlines. Premium processing upgrades USCIS adjudication to a 15-business-day window, which reduces the risk of missing a project start date tied to your H-1B approval.
H-1B Visa Field Engineer: Frequently Asked Questions
Do Field Engineer jobs qualify as specialty occupations for H-1B purposes?
Yes, most Field Engineer roles qualify because they require at least a bachelor's degree in a specific engineering discipline such as mechanical, electrical, civil, or petroleum engineering. The key is that the job description must require a degree in a directly related field. Roles framed as general technical support or requiring any bachelor's degree may face USCIS scrutiny and requests for evidence.
How do I find Field Engineer employers who actually sponsor H-1B visas?
Migrate Mate surfaces Field Engineer roles filtered by employers with verified H-1B LCA filing history, so you're not guessing which companies will sponsor. You can also cross-reference employer names against OFLC disclosure data to see how frequently a company has certified LCAs for engineering roles before you apply.
Can my H-1B petition cover multiple job sites as a Field Engineer?
It can, but each worksite requires its own certified LCA under DOL rules. If your role involves rotating between client sites or project locations in different metropolitan areas, your employer must file a separate LCA for each area and post required notices at each location. Confirm your employer understands this obligation before your petition is submitted.
Does O*NET classify Field Engineer as a qualifying H-1B occupation?
O*NET profiles engineering roles such as Civil Engineers and Mechanical Engineers, which typically map to Field Engineer positions, as Job Zone 4 occupations requiring a bachelor's degree as the standard entry-level education. This classification supports the specialty occupation argument in an H-1B petition, though the actual job duties and degree requirement must still be documented by the employer.
What happens to my H-1B status if my Field Engineer project ends early?
If your employer terminates you before your H-1B period ends, you enter the 60-day grace period during which you can change employers, change status, or prepare to depart. Your new employer must file an H-1B transfer petition and you can begin working once USCIS receives it. Notify your employer immediately if a project cancellation affects your employment status.