Field Operations Technician - Outdoor Ag Tech & Demos

orchard; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 30,000 - 39,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health coverage

Company-paid premiums

Job summary

Orchard Robotics is seeking a Field Operations Technician in California's North Coast to deploy AI-powered camera systems in the field and support growers in optimizing data-driven farming. The role emphasizes outdoor work, driving ATVs, and customer interaction.

You’ll collaborate with the sales and engineering teams to deploy equipment, conduct demos, and provide on-site training while traveling to customer farms as needed.

Qualifications

• Prior agriculture or field work experience.
• Able to lift at least 20 lbs.
• Willing to travel 1–3 hours daily to customer farms.
• Valid driver’s license for frequent travel.
• Comfortable working outdoors in varying weather.
• Proactive, reliable and problem-solver.

Responsibilities

• Visit customer farms and scan fields with our camera systems to collect data.
• Drive ATVs along rows to capture field observations.
• Conduct field scouting to gather ground-truth data for AI systems.
• Travel 1–3 hours daily for training and deployments at customer sites.
• Provide hands-on support, troubleshooting and training for FruitScope systems.
• Conduct on-farm demos for prospective customers.
• Relay customer insights to success and engineering teams.

Skills

Outdoor work

Customer-facing

Self-starter

Tools

Google Workspace

Slack

Job description

Orchard Robotics is seeking a Field Operations Technician in California's North Coast to deploy AI-powered camera systems in the field and support growers in optimizing data-driven farming. The role emphasizes outdoor work, driving ATVs, and customer interaction.

You’ll collaborate with the sales and engineering teams to deploy equipment, conduct demos, and provide on-site training while traveling to customer farms as needed.