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# Contract Product Support Associate Engineer

- **Company:** Deerfoot Recruitment Solutions Ltd
- **Location:** Hounslow, UK
- **Experience:** Starter
- **Salary:** £41,600.0 - £44,200.0
- **Contract:** Temporary contract
- **Skills:** Java (Programming Language), Cloud Computing, Monitoring of Systems, Python (Programming Language), Log Analysis, Network Architecture, Remote Access Technology, SQL Databases, Scripting, Guidewire PolicyCenter, Information Technology, Kibana
- **Published:** October 26, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.reed.co.uk/jobs/contract-product-support-associate-engineer/57491839

## About the Role

* A degree in IT, Computer Science, Mechatronics, Electrical Engineering, Networking or a related subject
 * 1 to 2 years of relevant experience, including part-time roles
 * A grounding in operating systems, PC and electronic hardware, networks and cloud
 * Some scripting or programming in Python, Java, SQL or similar
 * A clear, customer-focused approach and an understanding of how much customers rely on the service you support

Desirable: electro-mechanical devices, PLCs, Kibana, UltraVNC, * Java

 * operating systems
 * Python
 * PC and electronic hardware
 * networks and cloud
 * SQL or similar

## Description

Are you early in your IT or engineering career and ready to support technology that passengers rely on every day? This Associate Product Support Engineer contract puts you at the centre of passenger self-service at Heathrow, supporting airlines and airports around the world.

You'll support auto bag drop units, check-in kiosks, biometric pods and automated boarding gates, along with the cloud and network infrastructure and software behind them, from touchless bag tagging to on- and off-airport check-in.

It's a shift-based role on a rostered pattern covering all 365 days of the year, working either days (09:00 - 17:30) or nights (23:00 - 07:30), and mixing remote diagnosis with hands-on work on the equipment itself.

What You'll Be Doing

 * Taking calls from passenger-facing agents and airline or airport helpdesks, owning each incident from first contact to resolution within SLA
 * Triaging incidents and proactive alerts from monitoring tools, investigating root cause with remote access tools, Kibana and log analysis
 * Escalating issues beyond the team's scope to higher-level support groups or third parties, and keeping customers updated throughout
 * Spotting recurring problems, linking incidents to problem records and passing clear evidence to R&D teams
 * Creating support documentation, helping onboard new customers and delivering training to customers and colleagues
 * Attending site for scheduled maintenance and mechanical repairs, and completing preventative maintenance records