Field Engineer Lead- Cabling and Network - 100% onsite with travel

Calance, Inc.; Minneapolis (MN); On-site; USD 69,000 - 83,000; Full time

Job summary

Calance, Inc. is seeking a Field Engineer Lead for cabling and network deployments. This 100% onsite role includes nationwide travel, leading data center construction deployments, and coordinating field resources across multiple sites.

The successful candidate will mentor junior engineers, manage subcontractors, and ensure safe, on-time project execution with hands-on technical leadership at customer locations. Minneapolis-based candidates are preferred for headquarters proximity.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of hands-on field engineering, infrastructure deployment, or technical implementation experience.
• Experience leading onsite technology deployments and coordinating project resources.
• Strong networking knowledge, including switches, firewalls, wireless infrastructure, and network troubleshooting.
• Experience with network rack installations, structured cabling, and low-voltage infrastructure.
• Proven ability to independently manage field activities and drive project execution.
• Strong problem-solving and troubleshooting skills.
• Excellent communication and customer-facing skills.
• Experience coordinating subcontractors, vendors, and multiple stakeholder groups.
• Comfortable working within active construction environments and project sites.
• Ability and willingness to travel nationally on a regular basis.
• Valid driver's license and ability to work at customer locations throughout the United States.

Responsibilities

• Lead onsite technology deployments from planning through implementation and turnover.
• Serve as the primary field-based technical lead and customer-facing representative.
• Coordinate and direct field engineers, subcontractors, and internal project resources.
• Mentor and provide technical guidance to team members, including field engineering staff.
• Manage project execution, ensuring work is completed safely, on schedule, and according to customer requirements.
• Identify and resolve project risks, technical challenges, and deployment issues.
• Communicate project status, milestones, dependencies, and escalations to project stakeholders.

Skills

Field engineering

Field leadership

Network troubleshooting

Customer facing

Travel readiness

Infrastructure deployment

Technical implementation

Job description

Job Title: Field Engineer Lead - Cabling and Network - 100% onsite with travel - ID: 45088

Duration: 6-12 Months

Start Date: ASAP

Location: Minneapolis, MN

Location: Minneapolis, MN (Headquarters-Based)

Duration: 6-Month Contract (Potential Extension)

Work Type: Primarily Onsite and Field-Based Deployment Work

Travel: National travel required (typically 2-5 days per week, with occasional travel-intensive periods)

Position Overview

Company is seeking a highly skilled and hands-on Field Engineer Lead to support mission-critical technology deployments across data center construction projects and active job sites nationwide. This individual will serve as the technical leader for field deployments, overseeing network, infrastructure, and collaboration technology implementations within temporary jobsite offices, construction trailers, and customer facilities. The role requires a combination of technical expertise, project leadership, customer engagement, and team coordination. The ideal candidate is a proven field engineer who can independently lead deployments, mentor junior engineers, coordinate subcontractors and internal resources, troubleshoot complex technical issues, and represent the company professionally at customer sites.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead onsite technology deployments from planning through implementation and turnover.
• Serve as the primary field-based technical lead and customer-facing representative.
• Coordinate and direct field engineers, subcontractors, and internal project resources.
• Mentor and provide technical guidance to team members, including field engineering staff.
• Manage project execution, ensuring work is completed safely, on schedule, and according to customer requirements.
• Identify and resolve project risks, technical challenges, and deployment issues.
• Communicate project status, milestones, dependencies, and escalations to project stakeholders.

Network & Infrastructure Deployment

• Install and validate temporary and permanent network environments.
• Deploy switches, firewalls, wireless access points, and supporting infrastructure.
• Build and organize network racks and equipment installations.
• Support structured cabling and low-voltage infrastructure deployments.
• Deploy wireless networks across active construction and project sites.
• Perform troubleshooting and root-cause analysis for network, connectivity, and infrastructure issues.
• Validate system functionality and readiness prior to customer handoff.

Collaboration & AV Technology

• Deploy and support conference room and collaboration technologies.
• Install and validate Logitech solutions, OWL devices, displays, and related AV technologies.
• Coordinate mounting and installation activities for displays and collaboration equipment.
• Test, validate, and optimize end-user collaboration experiences.

Construction Site Technology Support

• Outfit temporary jobsite trailers and project offices with network and collaboration infrastructure.
• Support technology requirements for large-scale construction and data center projects.
• Coordinate field activities across customers, vendors, contractors, and internal teams.
• Ensure technology environments remain operational throughout project lifecycles.

Required Qualifications

• 5+ years of hands-on field engineering, infrastructure deployment, or technical implementation experience.
• Experience leading onsite technology deployments and coordinating project resources.
• Strong networking knowledge, including switches, firewalls, wireless infrastructure, and network troubleshooting.
• Experience with network rack installations, structured cabling, and low-voltage infrastructure.
• Proven ability to independently manage field activities and drive project execution.
• Strong problem-solving and troubleshooting skills.
• Excellent communication and customer-facing skills.
• Experience coordinating subcontractors, vendors, and multiple stakeholder groups.
• Comfortable working within active construction environments and project sites.
• Ability and willingness to travel nationally on a regular basis.
• Valid driver's license and ability to work at customer locations throughout the United States.

Preferred Qualifications

• OSHA 10 Certification
• Experience supporting data center construction projects or mission-critical environments.
• Experience leading field engineering teams or serving as the primary onsite technical lead.
• Experience deploying technology within temporary offices, jobsite trailers, or large construction projects.
• Familiarity with Logitech, OWL, and other collaboration platforms.
• Experience supporting greenfield site deployments and large infrastructure rollouts.
• Current networking certifications or relevant technical certifications are a plus.

Key Success Factors

• Strong field leadership and ownership of complex deployments.
• Ability to lead teams while remaining hands-on technically.
• Excellent customer communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Troubleshooting expertise across network, infrastructure, and collaboration technologies.
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple concurrent projects.
• A proactive, solution-oriented mindset in fast-paced field environments.

Ideal Candidate Profile

This role is best suited for a hands-on field engineering leader, not an individual whose experience is primarily limited to remote administration, architecture, or engineering design.

Ideal candidates will have experience supporting data centers, construction sites, branch openings, manufacturing facilities, warehouses, or other environments where they were directly responsible for deploying, supporting, and leading technology implementations in the field.

The strongest candidates will combine technical expertise with the ability to lead people, coordinate subcontractors, communicate effectively with customers, and take full ownership of successful project delivery.

Pay Range

50-60/hr