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Field Engineer

Primary Location Chino Hills, California Employee Status: Regular Worker Location: Onsite Schedule Full-time Scheduled Weekly Hours: 40 Shift Day Salary $40.3 - $47.3 / hour
Job Number 1440542 Date Posted 08/25/2026
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Job Summary:

Perform and document preventive maintenance, safety checks, quality control procedures, and routine repairs on all instruments and equipment located in assigned laboratories, minimizing downtime and keep in accordance with regulatory requirements.

Essential Responsibilities:


  • Upholds Kaiser Permanentes Policies and Procedures, Principles of Responsibilities and applicable state, federal and local laws.

  • Perform and document periodic instrument preventive maintenance and ensure compliance to specifications and regulations.

  • Employ basic understanding of quality control procedures. Verify accurate and precise performance of instrumentation.

  • Perform and document routine troubleshooting procedures, start-up, shutdown, and operational checks.

  • Inspect, document, and rectify safety hazards.

  • Document, update, and maintain instrument/equipment inventory in laboratories.

  • Document, update, and maintain parts and supplies inventory required to perform functions.

  • Inspect, verify, and provide documentation for all services performed at a laboratory site, within the Laboratory Instrumentation Department and by means of the telephone.

  • Test, diagnose, and repair electronic circuits, employing the basics of analog and digital electronics to the component level.

  • Repair, maintain, and demonstrate an intermediate understanding of pneumatic, hydraulic, and hydro-pneumatic systems.

  • Perform other related duties as required.

  • Assume other activities and responsibilities from time to time as directed.
Basic Qualifications:
Experience
  • Four years experience troubleshooting  some combination of clinical laboratory, electromechanical, optical, robotic, pneumatic and hydraulic equipment.
  • Must complete and successfully pass the Basic Computer Literacy Assessment. (The Basic Computer Literacy Assessment score must be current within one (1) year. Please contact Human Resources for testing.)Excellent communication skills needed.
Education
  • Two year degree (AA or AS) in electronics, computer science, and/or biomed; or equivalent experience, which could include Military Biomed training.
License, Certification, Registration
  • Drivers License (in location where applicable)
     
Additional Requirements:
  • Basic computer hardware and software skills required.
Preferred Qualifications:
  • Clinical laboratory experience.
  • Sysmex Hematology trained (XN3100, DI60) and Urinalysis (UN3000) experience preferred. 

 

Notes:

- Travel is 75-100%.

- Able to lift up to 50lbs.

- After-hours and weekend calls as necessary.

 

Primary Location: California,Chino Hills,Chino Hills Regional Laboratory Scheduled Weekly Hours: 40 Shift: Day Workdays: Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri Working Hours Start: 08:30 AM Working Hours End: 05:00 PM Job Schedule: Full-time Job Type: Standard Employee Status: Regular Worker Location: Onsite Employee Group/Union Affiliation: B03|IUOE|Local 501 Job Level: Individual Contributor Department: CHINO HILLS REG LAB - Biomed-Instrument Maintenance - 0806 Pay Range: $40.3 - $47.3 / hour Kaiser Permanente strives to offer a market competitive total rewards package and is committed to pay equity and transparency. The posted pay range is based on possible base salaries for the role and does not reflect the full value of our total rewards package. Actual base pay determined at offer will be based on labor market data, internal alignment, and a candidate's years of relevant work experience, education, certifications, skills, and geographic location. Travel: Yes, 75 % of the Time Kaiser Permanente is an equal opportunity employer committed to fair, respectful, and inclusive workplaces. Applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic or status.

For jobs where work will be performed in unincorporated LA County, the employer provides the following statement in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance. Criminal history may have a direct, adverse, and negative relationship on the following job duties, potentially resulting in the withdrawal of the conditional offer of employment:

  • Consistently supports compliance and the Principles of Responsibility (Kaiser Permanente's Code of Conduct) by maintaining the privacy and confidentiality of information, protecting the assets of the organization, acting with ethics and integrity, reporting non-compliance, and adhering to applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations, accreditation, and licensure requirements (where applicable), and Kaiser Permanente's policies and procedures.

  • Models and reinforces ethical behavior in self and others in accordance with the Principles of Responsibility, adheres to organizational policies and guidelines; supports compliance initiatives; maintains confidences; admits mistakes; conducts business with honesty, shows consistency in words and actions; follows through on commitments.

  • Job duties with at least occasional or possible access to: (1) patients, the general public, or other employees; (2) confidential protected health information and other confidential KP information (including employee, proprietary, financial or trade secret information); (3) KP property and assets, for example, electronic assets, medical instruments, or devices; (4) controlled substances regulated by federal law or potentially subject to diversion.
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