Heavy Industry Field Deployment Technician

Foresight Data Machines; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Foresight Data Machines is seeking a detail-oriented Field Installation Technician to support equipment assembly, QA, inventory, and field deployments for heavy industrial sites. Role requires up to 50% travel and requires working from our Austin, TX office when not traveling.

Ideal candidates have hands-on experience in steel mills or metals manufacturing, and familiarity with camera systems, IT networking, and industrial instrumentation.

Qualifications

• 2–3+ years of hands-on experience in heavy industrial environments.
• Experience in steel mills, metals processing, manufacturing plants, refineries, mining, utilities or similar.
• Experience installing, assembling, or supporting camera systems, IT/networking equipment, industrial instrumentation, sensors, or related hardware.
• Comfortable traveling ~50% of the time and working from the Austin, TX office when not traveling.
• College degree not required; practical, safety-minded, customer-facing attitude.

Responsibilities

• Travel to client sites to install, configure, and support equipment in heavy industrial environments.
• Assemble equipment and perform QA checks in the Austin office before field deployment.
• Prepare deployment kits for site visits and for engineers traveling to sites.
• Receive incoming inventory and equipment shipments.
• Track equipment, parts, tools, and inventory usage accurately.
• Assist with installation of camera systems, networking/IT hardware, and instrumentation.
• Follow installation drawings, instructions, checklists, and safety procedures.
• Perform basic troubleshooting of hardware, cabling, connectivity, and field equipment issues.
• Coordinate with engineering, operations, engineers, and customer teams during installations.
• Document completed work, site conditions, QA results, inventory usage, issues, and follow-up actions.
• Maintain tools, equipment, inventory areas, and deployment materials in an organized manner.
• Represent the company professionally at customer facilities.
• Follow all customer site safety requirements, PPE, lockout/tagout, and site rules.

Tools

Camera systems

IT/networking equipment

Industrial instrumentation

Sensors

Cabling

Mounts

Control hardware

Job description

Foresight Data Machines is seeking a detail-oriented Field Installation Technician to support equipment assembly, QA, inventory, and field deployments for heavy industrial sites. Role requires up to 50% travel and requires working from our Austin, TX office when not traveling.

Ideal candidates have hands-on experience in steel mills or metals manufacturing, and familiarity with camera systems, IT networking, and industrial instrumentation.