Industrial Mechanical Engineer Hector Cheda discusses his career, his move to the UK from Spain, and his plans for the future.

After completing two internships at Cofersa Seguridad, and NOEGA Systems in Spain, Hector completed a HND in electronics, a bachelors degree in Mechanical Engineering from Universidade da Coruña, and a Masters Degree in Industrial Engineering from Universidad de Oviedo.

He moved to the UK in the pandemic period where he has worked as a Field Engineer and Field Service Engineer for Zetes UK in logistics and supply chain, and then for Thermo Fisher Scientific.

He is now looking for a company that aligns with his values and skills.

Some quick tips from Hector. 1. Need to be aware of the equipment and understand it before going out to service it. 2. Write down your mistakes, so you can learn from them. 3. Grow your Emotional Intelligence 4. Network 5. Keep Balancing work and home life. 6. Manage your own energy 7. Stay fit - Hector likes running.

Richard Baker discusses the work of a Radiotherapy Equipment Service Engineer with Charlie Apps.

Richard explains how Radiotherapy equipment works, and why working in Radiotherapy field service and installation is a great career.

Here are some useful Radiotherapy related links.Radiotherapy Service Engineers’ Association (RSEA) - https://linaceng.org/Northern European Association for Accelerator Engineers - https://www.naae.se/American Association of Physicists in Medicine - https://aapm.org/

https://thefieldengineer.com/blog/learning-and-development/recruiting-and-hiring-skills/richard-baker-discusses-the-benefits-of-recruiting-radiotherapy-equipment-technicians-using-apprenticeships/

Experienced Field Service Leader Charlie Apps gives quick some tips on How to prepare before going on site.

Who is Frank Pemberton? One story encapsulates his professionalism.'Once, years ago, in El Paso Texas, I was working on an old Linear Accelerator for Elekta. I was at Del Sol Medical Center. It had taken me most of the morning to get it working again, and then I wandered out to the lobby to get a cup of coffee. In the lobby, I saw many patients patiently waiting for their treatments.I asked the nurse on station:“Why didn’t you send these patients home? You knew the machine was broken right?”She simply replied:“Yes Frank, but we knew you would fix it.”I was stunned by her response, and then a great amount of pride swept over me. My confidence and outlook were immediately energised and I felt uplifted. My work does make a difference, and I am helping people, patients, one by one. It was an enlightening moment and one that I never forgot'.Frank has over 30 years in medical equipment field service and management and over 25 years in semiconductor field service and technical support. He has worked directly on imaging systems, flow cytometry, radiation oncology and gamma knives. He has functioned in field service and field service management. He has over 35 years in customer facing roles and his customer service skills are top notch. Specialties: Previous Regional Service manager, where he managed a team of dedicated field service engineers within a confined budget and cost centre. He learned good interviewing techniques, contract negotiation, and personnel management. He managed several large customer accounts across a 5 state area and the field service engineers within his region.'Over 30 years in field service engineering. I know what it takes to achieve complete customer satisfaction. I value the customer relationship and realize that trust is everything in this daily interaction'. Frank's last role was as Field Service Engineer for Becton Dickinson Biosciences supporting cell analysers and cell sorters. He recently joined his current employer still working in medical equipment field service supporting robotic-assisted surgery devices. Frank is a US Air Force Veteran.He is based in San Antonio, Texas.To see Frank's posts for The Field Engineer community visit https://thefieldengineer.com/author/frankp/

When a team leave a Field Service team, a huge gap can be left , where colleagues have to take up the slack left by the departing team member.hat should you do if the departing teammate is not immediately replaced?Charlie Apps, interviewed here,    • Field Service Leader Guy Eid interviews Me...   . shares his expertise on this subject.

Paul Camidge Service Leader with over 40 years experience as a Service Engineer. The last twenty in a variety of Medical Devices and Diagnostics companies, is joined by Arnauld Billard, who is a Service leader with 16 years of experience in Service Leadership with companies like Baxter international, and as Director of Service with BD (Beckton Dickinson), and Senior Director of Service at Cepheid.He has mainly worked in Medical devices and diagnostic equipment, and he is located in France.With their experience they Paul and Arnaud discuss the 5 Attributes you need to be a good Field Service Engineer in 2026.1. Define what is a Good Engineer?2. What is a Field Engineer in this specific organization? What do they need to do?3. Communication skills4. Commercial Awareness5. Resilience

Our First Podcast release of 2026 features 6 Field Service Leaders discussing the current state of hiring.

Recorded just before Christmas, it features The Field Engineer Community Members Kevin Mace of Varian, Charlie Apps, Guy Eid, Paul Camidge, Maurizio De Poli, and Jerome Varvaro

Med Tech Consultant Charlie Apps meets Matt Neil a Radiotherapy Service Engineer from the USA. Matt is on the board of the Radiotherapy Service Engineers Association (RSEA) and is keen for people to learn about this type of field service career.Matt works for BJC Healthcare in Springfield Missouri.Matt has previously worked for Varian Medical Systems as a Field Services Engineer.He is a US Navy submarine Fire Control Technician veteran.

Guy Eid and Charlie Apps discuss the many interviews and discussions that The Field Engineer podcast has shared this year. Their highlights and plans for the new year. In 2025 The Field Engineer interviewed 17 individuals, Bruce Breeden, Marc Wabo, Rosemary Coates, Slava Gorovoy, Chris Tidy, Tim Robertson, Caroline Gregory, Tino Jongwe, Jason Jackman, Poonam Gupta, Kim Araman, Joe Deater, Varun Sharma, Paul Camidge, Danielle McGeary, Arturo González, and Sakher Fadaleh. We also held numerous roundtable discussions that featured panellists, Maurizio De Poli, Jerome Varvaro, Bruce Breeden, Kevin Mace, Paul Camidge, Charlie Apps and Guy Eid.

The Field Engineer has released it's first interview in Arabic. Guy Eid meets Sakher Fadaleh and discusses Sakher's 25 years of supporting medical devices in Jordan. Sakher Fadaleh has many years of experience in installing and qualifying medical instruments and machines. He has worked under challenging or extreme conditions or when there was limited infrastructure. Previously, Sakher was a Technical Support and Validation Specialist for analytical research and medical instruments for Thermo Fisher Scientific. He managed a service team covering Africa and Asia. The service team installed Liquid, Gas and Ion Chromatography, Mass spectroscopy, Molecular, and Elemental Instruments.

نشرت مجلة "مهندس الميدان" أول مقابلة لها باللغة العربية.يلتقي غاي عيد بصخر فضلة ويتحدث معه عن مسيرة صخر المهنية الممتدة على مدار 25 عامًا في دعم الأجهزة الطبية في الأردن.يتمتع صخر فضلة بخبرة طويلة في تركيب وتأهيل الأجهزة والمعدات الطبية. وقد عمل في ظروف صعبة أو قاسية، أو في ظل بنية تحتية محدودة.عمل صخر سابقًا كأخصائي دعم فني وتحقق من صحة الأجهزة التحليلية والطبية في شركة "ثيرمو فيشر ساينتيفيك". أدار فريق خدمة يغطي أفريقيا وآسيا، حيث قام الفريق بتركيب أجهزة كروماتوغرافيا السوائل والغازات والأيونات، وأجهزة مطياف الكتلة، وأجهزة التحليل الجزيئي والعنصري.