- Robot type
- Industrial Automation
- Location
- San FranciscoCaliforniaUSA
- Job type
- Manufacturing
- Posted
- Aug 27, 2026
- Salary
- $95,000–$110,000 a year
Full-time
Lead Installation Technician
Job description
TLDR: $95K–$110K base + equity · FTE · non-exempt + OT eligible · up to 75% travel (domestic + occasional international) · SF-based/in-office when not traveling · hands-on work in MRF/recycling facility environments · physical role (lift up to 50 lbs, stand/climb/bend) · high ownership, customer-facing deployment leadership.
Hey, we're Glacier! Series A startup based in San Francisco tackling one of the world's most pressing problems: trash. Did you know that in the US, we send over half of our recyclables to the landfill? We're working to fix that. In doing so, we'll also be reducing carbon emissions, energy consumption, and depletion of natural resources.
Job 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
- You can plan five moves ahead and still keep a group of people moving under pressure
Job 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