Field Technician

About Treeswift:

Treeswift is revolutionizing land monitoring and management by combining cutting-edge robotics and machine learning to fundamentally upend how humans connect to landscapes. Treeswift’s technology delivers high-quality ground data at unprecedented scale to a wide range of industry stakeholders including but not limited to some of the largest U.S. timber operations, innovative carbon credit developers and major utilities managing vegetation around critical infrastructure. Treeswift’s team brings together robotics experts from top academic institutions, innovative forestry professionals and deep experience in enterprise software development in order to become the global leader in landscape data. 

About the Role:

Treeswift is seeking a mission-oriented Field Technician excited about deploying to Treeswift client locations and leveraging our cutting edge robotic technology to collect forest inventories. You will be responsible for operating Treeswift robotic backpacks which include recording terrestrial LiDAR and ancillary sensor package data. This candidate will report to the Lead Forester for their work region. Additional work may include field verification measurements and machine learning model training. Through this role you will be exposed to field sampling protocols for various forest inventory types including timber, carbon, biodiversity, research, continuous forest inventory, and right-of-way vegetation assessments. Your participation in these projects will introduce you to industry leaders in forestry, carbon, and utilities through site visits and product demonstrations.

What you’ll do at Treeswift:

• Collect forest measurements using Swiftpack (terrestrial-based LiDAR and video backpack) across the United States, primarily in the Southeast
• Work closely with members of the engineering, field operations, and sales teams to execute data collection services in forests spanning thousands of acres
• Plan field operations according to weather, environmental, or other conditions
• Occasionally collect field verification measurements using traditional tree measurement tools and assist engineering team with machine learning model training when weather conditions prevent fieldwork

A Great Candidate… 

• Has a team-oriented mindset
• Enjoys working in forests during adverse weather conditions and in remote locations
• Is comfortable living in shared lodging (AirBnB’s) with other crew members
• Has a bias toward action, values experimentation, and is more interested in finding the right answer than being right
• Is energized by learning and applying and improving new technologies

Job Requirements  

• You hold a Bachelor’s degree in Forestry or a related field
• Has 3 months+ experience doing timber cruising or timber inventory, or other relevant outdoor work experience
• Willingness and ability to travel around the United States (this job is 80-100% travel to client locations)
• You will be required to follow Treeswift’s safety policy
• You must be able to carry a 10 lbs backpack while traveling up to 8 miles on steep terrain without trails
• Comfortable operating independently in the field and maintaining operational tempo through bad weather and rough terrain

What We Value

• Mission before team, team before self. This means that we value low ego team members who focus on working towards the best outcomes for the customer and the business, regardless of who gets the credit.
• Seeking the truth.
• Never being complacent. Diagnosing challenges and creatively solving big problems. Comfort with radically rethinking and reshaping how things are done today.
• Direct feedback. Feedback is a gift and always delivered with positive intent.
• Owners mindset. If you see an opportunity for improvement, run with it. We believe that good ideas can come from anywhere, no matter your role.

Benefits

• Comprehensive medical, dental and vision insurance
• Life insurance package and disability coverage
• Stock options
• Paid leave for new parents
• 401K
• Unlimited PTO, Sick Leave, 12 paid holidays
• Lodging, food and transportation coverage while on site
• Mileage reimbursement for personal vehicles meeting offroad use standards (four-wheel drive truck)

Treeswift  is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We provide employment opportunities without regard to age, race, color, ancestry, national origin, religion, disability, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, veteran status, or any other protected status in accordance with applicable law.

If you require any accommodations during the recruitment process, whether it be alternate forms of material, accessible meeting rooms, etc., please let us know and we will work with you to meet your needs.