Lead Installation Technician

Glacier

$95K — $110K *
Technical Services
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 3+ years leading or coordinating technical builds, installs, or field deployments
  • 2+ years of project/hardware deployment planning experience
  • Experience directing a team on-site while interfacing with customers
  • Familiarity with mechanical/electrical assembly and tools
  • Willingness to travel up to 75%, including evenings/weekends
  • Ability to lift up to 50 lbs and stand for long periods
  • Self-starter with strong detail orientation

Responsibilities

  • Own pre-install planning including schedules and task assignments
  • Lead installation teams at customer sites, ensuring quality and efficiency
  • Collaborate with the Director of Deployments on improvement projects
  • Serve as the primary on-site customer contact during installations
  • Make quick decisions to address issues in the field
  • Maintain and update installation documentation as required
  • Support in-house manufacturing during non-travel periods

Benefits

  • Real ownership of install processes for a growing robotics fleet
  • Direct impact on operational success leading to customer-ready robots
  • Opportunity to shape deployment operations with leadership
  • Engaged in mission-driven work supported by leading investors
Full Job Description
We9re looking for a Deployment Lead to own robot installs end to end, planning first, execution second. You9ll build the install plans, schedules, and staffing before the team arrives, then lead that team on-site to execute the plan. When not traveling, you9ll work with our Director of Deployments to improve how we install our products at customer sites.

Up to 75% travel, domestic and occasional international.

Responsibilities:
  • Own pre-install planning including schedules, staffing, task assignments, parts and equipment logistics
  • Lead installation teams at customer sites, overseeing field quality control to ensure safe, efficient, and on-schedule deployments.
  • Partner with the Director of Deployments to identify and execute continues improvement projects related to installs.
  • Serve as the main on-site contact for customers during installs, providing timeline updates, addressing challenges, and building trust.
  • Make on-the-spot decisions when issues arise in the field, balancing customer needs, team capacity, and technical requirements.
  • Maintain and update install documentation as needed
  • Support in-house manufacturing during non-travel periods


Experience requirements:
  • 3+ years leading or coordinating technical builds, installs, or field deployments
  • 2+ years of project/hardware deployment planning experience (schedules, staffing, resourcing)
  • Comfortable directing a team on-site and interfacing directly with customers
  • Familiarity with mechanical/electrical assembly, tools, and build documentation
  • Willing to travel frequently (up to 75%, domestic and occasional international), including evenings/weekends
  • Able to lift up to 50 lbs, climb, bend, stand for extended periods
  • Self-starter, adaptable, detail-oriented


What traits will make you successful in this role:
  • You can plan five moves ahead and still keep a group of people moving under pressure
  • You follow the plan, but you know exactly when to throw it out and improvise
  • You9ve got real hustle, you don9t wait around for someone to tell you what9s next
  • Nothing slips past you, details matter and you catch what others miss
  • You know how to manage up, down, and sideways, with your team, with customers, with leadership
  • You want to keep driving toward improvements and aren9t satisfied with 4good enough4;


Why join us:
  • Own end-to-end installs for a fast-growing robotics fleet, real ownership from day one
  • Direct, visible impact: your plans will directly lead to working robots at customer sites
  • Work closely with leadership to shape how Glacier scales deployment operations
  • Mission-driven work ending waste, backed by top-tier VCs with a fleet already in production


If you9re excited about planning ahead, leading technical installs, and growing into a bigger strategic role, we9d love to hear from you!

Compensation: The base compensation range for this role is 95,000-110,000. In addition to cash compensation, Glacier also offers competitive equity compensation and benefits. Final compensation depends on individualized factors including skills, experience, and interview performance.

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