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Do you enjoy combining your technical expertise with customer-facing problem-solving?\nJoin our Service Team as a Customer Support Engineer, where you'll be responsible for the installation, maintenance, troubleshooting, and repair of Malvern Panalytical's industry-leading analytical instrumentation. In this role, you will support our broad portfolio of products and technologies, serving as a trusted technical partner to customers across a wide range of industries and applications.\nBased in Idaho, this position is responsible for supporting customers throughout the Northwestern region of the United States. 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