Field service engineer
| Highest | $6,000 / mo · Switzerland |
|---|---|
| Experience | 2–4 yrs |
| Degree | Required |
| First paycheck | 4 years of study (entry salary begins upon graduation in service trainee programs) |
Pay in the destination countries
Monthly, in US dollars. Each country is an Imora admission package — open one for that route's fees, language requirement and deadline.
| Country | Monthly |
|---|---|
| SwitzerlandIELTS 6.5 · CHF 0.9–8k | $6,000max |
| NorwayIELTS 6.0–6.5 · NOK 130–260k | $5,900 |
| United StatesTOEFL 80–100 · $10–70k | $5,900 |
| GermanyIELTS 6.5 · €0–3k | $5,750 |
| FinlandIELTS 6.0–6.5 · €6–18k | $5,750 |
| DenmarkIELTS 6.5 · DKK 45–135k | $5,750 |
What does the day look like?
You spend 40% of your working hours traveling by car, train, or plane, or waiting in transit between client sites. Once on site, you handle mechanical and electrical assembly, physical anchoring, and kinematic calibration of multi-axis industrial articulated arms like KUKA KR CYBERTECH, FANUC M-20iD, or ABB IRB 6700. Hands-on physical troubleshooting and programming take 35% of your day: you test sensors, encoders, servomotors, and safety circuits using multimeters and oscilloscopes, teach coordinate paths using handheld teach pendants like the KUKA smartPAD or FANUC iPendant, and configure industrial fieldbus networks like PROFINET and EtherNet/IP.
Another 15% of your time goes to drafting formal Field Service Reports, logging fault codes, and ordering spare parts, while 10% is spent waiting for client line stoppages or lock-out/tag-out clearances. Working conditions involve industrial noise, oily air, welding spatter, and strict safety gear. During plant shutdowns, you face unbudgeted 12-hour overnight or weekend shifts, along with mandatory on-call emergency rotations 1 week per month.
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