Field Service Engineer

We are looking for a Field Service Engineer to join our Global Services Team at Vaisala in Aberdeen, UK. Join us in a role where you play a vital part in keeping the transport network safe by ensuring reliable weather data is provided to make safety critical decisions.  

Vaisala is a global leader in measurement instruments and intelligence helping industries, nations, people, and the planet to thrive. From predicting hurricanes to optimizing renewable energy production, our technology is used where it matters the most – from data centers, windfarms and laboratories to airports, the Arctic and even the surface of Mars. Vaisala is recognized in TIME Magazine's World's Best Companies in Sustainable Growth 2025 study. Our team of over 2,400 experts and 59 nationalities around the world is committed to taking every measure for the planet. Driven by our shared purpose, curiosity, and pioneering spirit, we stay ahead and make a difference. At Vaisala, you don't have to fit in to belong. 

 
Why join us?  

• Take your skills where few can go. Work in road, rail or airfield environments to help ensure the transport network is not detrimentally impacted by weather and that the safe and efficient movement of people and goods continues.tr

• Work with cutting-edge weather monitoring systems. Work hands-on with advanced meteorological measurement systems that provide the critical data to transport authorities. 

• We take every measure for the planet. Our technology and data play a vital role in understanding, mitigating, and adapting to climate change. We enable climate action from optimizing industrial processes to advancing the energy transition, predicting hurricanes and wildfires to monitoring road conditions. 

What's your role? 
 

We are looking for a Field Service Engineer based in Scotland to work with our other Scottish based engineers to keep the network in great shape. This role includes travel and occasional overnight stays with the flexibility to plan and maintain your own schedule.

You will be part of our Global Services Team, a skilled group of professionals, helping to install and maintain the 1400+ UK wide network of ground transportation weather stations. The information generated from this network allows road, rail and runway authorities to make safety critical decisions to keep their transport networks flowing.   

Your key responsibilities will include: 

• Provide Reactive Maintenance to resolve faults on the weather stations within set response times.
• Attend each allocated weather station for a scheduled service visit to ensure excellent operation of the site.
• Project manage and undertake installation of new or upgrade of existing Weather stations. Requires liaison with Customers and Sub-Contractors with whom excellent working relationships will be developed and maintained.
• Completion all associated administration including Risk Assessments and Method Statements in a timely fashion.
• Ensure all individual Health and Safety training and certificates are maintained.
• Providing “Expert” level Technical Support on the Vaisala Weather Station hardware.
• Work closely with and provide sales support to Regional Account Managers.
• Ensuring all operations comply with ISO9001:2015 quality systems and Vaisala procedures.  

What will you bring? 

• Previous experience of environmental monitoring sensors/systems or similar instrumentation would be advantageous.
• Previous experience working within a road, rail or airport environment would be advantageous.
• Strong health and safety awareness and capability to work in inclement weathers and at height.
• Excellent customer focus and service attitude.
• Ability to troubleshoot and fix problems in a logical manner.

• Excellent time management skills and the ability to prioritise multiple jobs.
• Good project management and communication skills.
• Ability to work independently, ensuring weather station uptimes in your regions are within KPI’s.
• Attention to detail with administrative tasks.
• Full driving licence
• Ideally located within Scottish Central Belt or Inverness region. Other locations considered.

For additional information please contact Duncan Wright, Regional Service Manager by email duncan.wright@vaisala.com. Please note that applications sent via email cannot be processed due to privacy reasons.

Ready to take every measure for the planet? Apply at the latest on May 4th, 2026 via the application form.