Product Specialist / Field Service Engineer, X-Ray Analytical Instrumentation - Catania, Sicily

The chips in our phones, cars and medical devices begin as extremely thin layers of material on crystal wafers, and a tiny defect or a slightly wrong composition can ruin them. X-ray techniques let manufacturers and researchers check crystal quality, layer thickness and chemical composition without damaging the sample. This is why semiconductor, microelectronics, quality control and research labs rely on X-ray analytical instruments.

Our client is a well-established Italian distributor of scientific and analytical instrumentation, with around 125 people in Milan, Rome and Sicily. They represent leading international manufacturers and support customers from the sale through installation, training and long-term service. The technical team you would join supports advanced X-ray systems for industrial, scientific and semiconductor customers. The main systems are:
- X-ray topography (XRT) systems, used to inspect the crystal quality of materials
- Total reflection X-ray fluorescence (TXRF)



systems, used to detect extremely small traces of contamination
- X-ray fluorescence (XRF) systems for the elemental analysis of thin films
- Related instrumentation used in microelectronics, quality control, research and manufacturing

The Sicilian site is growing and needs a dedicated technical person based in Catania. This is a permanent position, created so that local customers have a technical contact close by.

You are the technical face of the company for customers using these systems. You install and commission instruments, diagnose and repair faults, maintain systems, train users, and act as product specialist when customers want to know what their equipment can do. Most of your work is around Catania and Sicily, with trips elsewhere in Italy when needed. Travel is around 70 to 75% of your time, but mostly day trips, with only a few nights away per year.

You learn on the job and

📌 Product Specialist (Catania)
🏢 VRS Recruitment
📍 Catania