Graduate Customer Support Engineer

About the Role

As a Graduate Customer Support Engineer, you will play an essential role in ensuring customer satisfaction and building long-term loyalty. Your objective will be to support our global customers through the successful implementation and maintenance our industry-leading products.

This is a fantastic launchpad for an engineering graduate looking to solve varied, complex technical questions, build strong client relationships, and collaborate across R&D and engineering teams as a trusted technical partner.

Key Responsibilities

  • Technical Troubleshooting: Identify root causes and resolve customer issues related to the installation, configuration, and maintenance of our products.
  • Cross-Department Collaboration: Escalate complex technical issues to internal Product Owners or Engineering teams, acting as the vital link between the customer and internal experts.
  • Knowledge Management: Document all customer interactions in Salesforce ServiceCloud and author knowledge-base articles to help users solve technical queries independently.
  • Client Relations & Training: Build strong customer relationships, deliver technical training sessions, and offer tailored advice to optimize product use.
  • Product Improvement: Feed real-world customer insights back into our R&D teams to contribute directly to future product enhancements.
  • SLA Performance: Meet or exceed customer-driven Service Level Agreements (SLAs) through timely and effective communication.

Qualifications & Requirements

  • Education:Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, preferably Electronics, Computer Science, or a related technical disciplin
  • Programming: Knowledge of at least one programming language (e.g., C#, .NET, Python, LabVIEW™, VeriStand™).
  • Core Skills: An analytical mindset capable of root-cause analysis, paired with excellent interpersonal communication and natural empathy for customer needs.
  • Attributes: Resilient under pressure and adaptable enough to thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
  • Desirable Skills (Advantageous but not essential)
  • Practical experience using Test and Measurement instrumentation.
  • Knowledge of international instrument control standards (PXI, LXI, VISA, IVI).
  • Familiarity with Salesforce ServiceCloud or similar CRM tracking software.

What You Can Expect 

  • People are at the heart of our business. In return for your contribution to our growth, we offer an industry-leading benefits package:
  • Time Off: 25 days annual leave (plus bank holidays), with options to buy/sell up to 10 days of holiday.
  • Health & Security: Life Insurance (4x annual salary, capped at £50k) and a choice of salary sacrifice on pension contributions.
  • Wellbeing: Corporate membership at a local gym and spa, employee mental health support through Mind, an EAP via Sparks, and a wellbeing program with Spa Medical.
  • Career Growth: A thorough induction program, regular performance-related pay reviews, tailored training programs, and sponsorship for further education.
  • Perks & Culture: Paid company social events (including a summer festival and Christmas party), a salary sacrifice car scheme, potential for worldwide business travel, and free daily tea, coffee, and fresh fruit.

Job Details

Company
Prime Appointments
Location
Clacton-on-Sea, Essex, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Permanent
Salary
£29000/annum
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