Field Service Technician
Job Description
- Compensation: Up to $45/hour, depending on experience
- Travel: Up to 75%
- Openings: 4
- Employment Type: Full-Time
- Perform complete mechanical and electrical installation of custom automated equipment at customer facilities.
- Assemble, install, and assist with startup of complex machinery and automation systems.
- Troubleshoot mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, and other equipment-related issues.
- Work with customer teams and internal engineering personnel to complete installations safely and efficiently.
- Use forklifts, rigging equipment, and other material-handling equipment to position and install machinery.
- Support equipment startup, testing, and commissioning.
- Maintain a professional presence while working directly with customers.
- Travel to customer locations throughout Indiana and primarily the East Coast.
- Up to 75% travel.
- Travel is primarily throughout Indiana and the East Coast.
- Assignments can last up to three weeks at a time.
- Some assignments will require staying over weekends.
- Travel time is paid.
- This is a remote position, so you can be based outside of Indianapolis; however, Indianapolis is the preferred location.
- Pay up to $45/hour, based on experience.
- $7,200 annual vehicle allowance, paid bi-weekly.
- Gas/fuel expenses can be expensed separately.
- 1.5x overtime for hours worked between 40–60 per week.
- 2x overtime for hours worked over 60 per week.
- Experience with machine building, equipment installation, field service, or industrial automation.
- Strong mechanical assembly and troubleshooting skills.
- Electrical experience is highly preferred.
- Experience with PLCs and controls is a plus.
- Pneumatic system experience is preferred.
- Ability to read and interpret mechanical and electrical drawings.
- Comfortable working with tools, rigging, forklifts, and other equipment used during machine installation.
Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or genetic information.
Meet Your Recruiter
Team Lead and Principal Recruiter
Ric is a Team Lead and Principal Recruiter at Sterling Engineering with more than a decade of technical recruiting experience, including over eight years with Sterling. In his role, he leads recruiting efforts while also working hands-on with clients and candidates throughout the full hiring process.
From sourcing hard-to-find technical talent to navigating offer negotiations, Ric focuses on creating strong, lasting matches that benefit both the individual and the organization. His approach is built on understanding technical environments, listening closely to hiring needs and career goals, and aligning the right people with the right opportunities.
Ric enjoys recruiting because of the meaningful impact it can have on someone’s career. Whether helping a candidate pursue a growth opportunity, improve work-life balance, or step into a leadership role, he is driven by the opportunity to support people through important career decisions. At the same time, he takes pride in helping companies build high-performing teams that move their business forward.