Field Service Engineer - Gauteng

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Want to join a team with a mission to improve and save lives?

We continually look for motivated and skilled individuals who are interested in supporting our customers – healthcare professionals who use our products to help patients and their communities.

We currently have the following opportunity available - please contact us for more details!

What you’ll do at Elekta

As a Field Service Engineer based in Gauteng, you will play a critical role in supporting Elekta’s mission by installing and maintaining cutting-edge oncology equipment. This home / office / site-based role requires extensive travel across South Africa and occasional international assignments. You’ll be a trusted expert working with leading-edge medical technologies and building meaningful relationships with healthcare professionals.

Key responsibilities include :

Independently performing installations and corrective maintenance on Elekta systems

Diagnosing and repairing issues down to board level or below

Managing your own workload and prioritizing customer needs

Maintaining up-to-date knowledge of Elekta’s service portfolio

Coaching and training junior colleagues (once trained)

Delivering excellent customer service and representing Elekta’s values

Participating in feedback loops to improve the customer experience and product reliability

The right stuff

Excellent communication and customer management skills

Highly self-motivated with strong problem-solving and leadership abilities

Strong focus on customer service and professional representation

Organized, reliable, and detail-oriented

Willingness to travel extensively across South Africa and abroad

Flexible and a strong team player

Strong verbal and written English skills

What you bring

Formal technical qualification

Previous field service experience

LSE1 and LSE2 qualifications (or equivalent)

Advanced skills in electronics, mechanics, and IT systems (including Windows OS, servers, networking)

Ability to work independently and handle complex troubleshooting

Valid and clean driving license

Competence in Microsoft Office applications and general IT

What you’ll get

In this role, you will work for a higher purpose; hope for everyone dealing with cancer, and for everyone regardless of where in the world, to have access to the best cancer care. In addition to this, Elekta offers a range of benefits.

Hiring process

We are looking forward to hearing from you! Apply by submitting your application and résumé in English, via the “Apply” button. Please note that we do not accept applications by e-mail.

Your Elekta contact

For questions, please contact the Global Talent Acquisition Partner responsible, Gustaf Ericson, at We do not accept applications through e-mail.

About Elekta

As a leader in precision radiation therapy, Elekta is committed to ensuring every patient has access to the best cancer care possible. Elekta is a proud innovator and supplier of equipment and software used to improve, prolong, and save the lives of people with cancer and brain disorders.

More than 6,000 hospitals worldwide rely on Elekta technology. We openly collaborate with customers to advance sustainable, outcome-driven, and cost-efficient solutions to meet evolving patient needs, improve lives and bring hope to everyone dealing with cancer. To us, it’s personal, and our global team of 4,700 employees combine passion, science, and imagination to profoundly change cancer care. We don’t just build technology, we build hope.

Elekta is headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden, with presence in more than 120 countries and listed on Nasdaq Stockholm. For more information, visit elekta.com or follow @Elekta on Twitter and on LinkedIn.

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