Hardware Technician

City Detect is hiring a Hardware Technician in Detroit, United States. Level rates it ; you can apply on City Detect.

Level's read on this job

Little AI ●○○○ is how Level rates this role: aI is not part of the work.
Tools and skills the posting cites include Hardware Testing, computer vision and hardware installation.
Level classifies it as a mid-level role.
Level lists 3 other open roles at City Detect.

AI in this role

Hardware technician responsible for preparing, installing, and maintaining sensors and hardware fleets for urban management technology.

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About City Detect

City Detect harnesses AI and computer vision to revolutionize urban management by using sensors to map the physical world and help communities respond to issues and track longitudinal changes. Founded in 2021, we recently raised a Series A and are actively partnering with major municipalities across Texas, California, Florida, and beyond to create cleaner, safer, and more livable cities. We value responsible practices, cutting-edge innovation, and collaborative community partnerships as we scale our platform and shape the future of urban living through technology.
We're seeking a detail-oriented Hardware Technician to join our hardware team. Your core mission: make sure every installation, maintenance visit, or deployment goes right the first time. That starts before you ever leave the warehouse; the more thoroughly a job is planned and prepped in-house, the smoother the on-site work will go. This means owning your toolkit, reviewing the install plan and asking questions ahead of time, assembling and testing hardware before it ships and you are familiar with it; everything to make sure what you you need is packed and available to you when you get to the site. It also means leading other technicians when a job calls for it, and always looking to improve how the team works.

What You'll Do

Prepare for success before you get to a site: review install plans in advance, ask questions, assemble and test hardware, and confirm your toolkit and all materials are packed and shipped ahead of time
Own the full lifecycle of an installation or maintenance job, performing on-site work across a diverse fleet nationwide (refuse/recycling trucks, consumer vehicles, fixed installations)
Act as on-site lead for larger jobs, supervising and coordinating outsourced installation partners or other technicians to keep the process consistent and high quality
Work with warehouse staff to keep hardware assembly, material usage tracking, and documentation up to date
Identify gaps or inefficiencies in your own process and address them. Share recurring issues and improvement ideas with the team so the whole organization benefits, not just your own jobs
Follow warehouse and installation safety and cleanliness standards
Help train and onboard new staff or installation partners as we grow

Requirements

2+ years of experience as a technician in a mobility industry (automotive, transportation) or similar (automotive manufacturing, test engineering)
Solid working knowledge of basic vehicle systems and automotive electrical fundamentals
Hands-on experience with mechanical assembly, wiring, and electro-mechanical tools (multimeters, calipers, heat gun, etc.)
Familiarity with deploying GPS, camera, or other electronic, customer-facing systems
Strong self-sufficiency: comfortable planning ahead, anticipating what a job needs, and troubleshooting when something is missing or incorrect on-site
Ability to adapt to many different customer vehicle types and install requirements without losing attention to detail
Solid organizational and communication skills, written and verbal, including the ability to lead or direct other technicians on-site
A valid driver's license
50% travel to customer installation sites, 50% in-house assembly, preparation, and test drives

Nice to Have

Associate's or Bachelor's degree in Robotics, Mechanical, or Electrical Engineering or a related field
Experience with embedded systems, real-time systems, or Linux, especially as related to data collection or self-driving systems
Experience with CAD software (Autodesk, SolidWorks, Catia, etc.) and prototyping (3D printing, sheet metal fabrication, vacuum forming)
Experience with supply, production, and equipment tracking systems (BOMIST, Odoo, etc.)
Knowledge of materials, machining, and other hardware creation processes and limitations

Compensation

The base pay range for this role is $50,000 – $80,000 per year.

How we rate this

Hardware Technician at City Detect rates 10 out of 100 for how much of the daily work is AI. That makes it Little AI (AI Level 1 of 4). The level is about AI in the job, not seniority.

Classification

Little AI. AI is not part of the work.

●●●● Builds AI80 to 100
●●●○ Works on AI60 to 79
●●○○ Uses AI40 to 59
●○○○ Little AI0 to 39

Levels come from how often the tools, models and workflows of the role are named in the posting itself. Read the description and count the AI tools, models and workflows it names.

Key facts

Hardware Technician is an open job at City Detect.
Level rates this role AI Level 1 of 4: Little AI.
The role is based in Detroit, United States.
The job was posted on September 10, 2026.
Seniority: mid.
Applications are handled by City Detect. Apply on City Detect

Prepare for this job

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Skills and AI tools this role asks for

Computer visionHardware InstallationFleet MaintenanceTroubleshootingHardware Testing

Questions you could be asked

Walk me through a computer vision problem you solved, from raw data to a deployed model.
Tell me about a project where hardware installation was part of your work. What did you do?
Tell me about a project where fleet maintenance was part of your work. What did you do?
Tell me about a project where troubleshooting was part of your work. What did you do?
Walk me through how you've used Hardware Testing in your day-to-day work.

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List these exact terms on your resume: Computer vision, Hardware Installation, Fleet Maintenance, Troubleshooting, and Hardware Testing. An applicant tracking system matches the wording, not the idea.
Attach one line of real, concrete experience to at least one of them. A tool named with nothing behind it rarely survives a human read.

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