Senior Field Technician

Earth Force • Reno, NV

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About The Position

Earth Force is seeking a Senior Field Technician to support deployment, maintenance, and operation of its technology on forestry equipment across the northern Sierra Nevada region. Based in or near the Reno–Tahoe area, the technician installs, services, troubleshoots, and repairs integrated hardware and software systems on heavy machinery operating in remote forest environments.

Reporting to the Director of Operations, this is a hands-on individual-contributor role requiring strong electrical and mechanical skills, sound safety judgment, and the ability to independently manage field assignments from preparation through completion. The role involves working around heavy equipment, navigating remote terrain, solving technical problems, and collaborating with equipment operators, customers, and internal teams.

The technician will help keep Earth Force systems operational, support growing regional deployments, and contribute to scaling technology that protects forests and communities from catastrophic wildfire.

Requirements

• 2–5+ years of relevant hands-on experience in field service, equipment maintenance, installation, repair, or a similar technical role, or demonstrated equivalent capability.
• Ability to independently plan and execute equipment installations, maintenance, troubleshooting, repairs, and recovery in challenging field environments.
• Strong working knowledge of 12V/24V electrical systems, including power and ground connections, circuit protection, wiring, and electrical diagnostics.
• Hands-on mechanical and fabrication skills, including mounting equipment, drilling, modifying brackets, routing and protecting wiring, and adapting installations to different machinery.
• Strong troubleshooting skills across electrical, mechanical, hardware, software, and connectivity issues, including judgment about when to escalate.
• Experience managing tools, spare parts, test equipment, and materials for safe and efficient field assignments.
• Ability to safely navigate remote worksites, operate 4WD vehicles on forest and unimproved roads, and access equipment on foot while carrying tools or materials when necessary.
• Strong safety awareness and sound judgment around heavy machinery, active jobsites, and changing environmental conditions.
• Clear communication and documentation skills, including coordinating with operators, contractors, customers, and internal technical teams.
• Valid driver's license, acceptable driving record, and willingness to travel regularly throughout the region, including to remote project sites.

Nice To Haves

• Experience working with forestry, logging, construction, agricultural, mining, or other heavy equipment.
• Background in field applications, field service engineering, mobile equipment installation, or heavy equipment maintenance.
• Familiarity with Linux, networking, embedded computing systems, command-line tools, or technical data retrieval.
• Exposure to computer vision, LiDAR, cameras, GPS, sensors, mapping, or other field-deployed technology.
• Experience training equipment operators or customers on technical systems and troubleshooting procedures.
• Experience developing technical documentation, installation procedures, maintenance checklists, or troubleshooting guides.

Responsibilities

• Install, service, maintain, troubleshoot, and repair integrated hardware and software systems on forestry equipment.
• Independently plan and execute equipment installations, maintenance, troubleshooting, repairs, and recovery in challenging field environments.
• Diagnose electrical, mechanical, hardware, software, and connectivity issues, and determine when escalation is necessary.
• Manage tools, spare parts, test equipment, and materials to complete field assignments safely and efficiently.
• Safely navigate remote worksites, operate 4WD vehicles on forest and unimproved roads, and access equipment on foot while carrying tools or materials when necessary.
• Coordinate and communicate with equipment operators, contractors, customers, and internal technical teams.
• Travel regularly throughout the region, including to remote project sites.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed