Technical Consultant - Routing​/Switching - Chicago, IL

Technical Consultant – Routing/Switching – Chicago, IL

Provide pre and post-sale technical support in specialized areas of Routing/Switching and Wireless. You will consult, configure, implement, troubleshoot, and maintain ownership on new services offered from the Hospital Patient Monitoring (HPM) solutions team to key customers in the zone.

• Provide technical recommendations that best suit the environment based on customer requirements, support the transition from a break‑fix operating model to a customer solutions focused operating model. Drive continuous improvement of implementation methodology and service offerings; actively support to implement service strategies to achieve customer loyalty.
• Actively participate as a member of the regional work team, collaborating with a diverse team of internal and external resources, including clinical, sales, and service partners. Coordinate project resources and tasks, enabling team members to focus on customer deliverables.
• Perform all administrative duties within established Philips, State, and Federal regulatory requirements and time frames including timesheets, service work orders, expense reports, Field Change Orders (FCO), preventative maintenance (PM), installation documents, site and service documentation, and other related paperwork. Adhere to established training, quality, and safety requirements.
• Install complex, multi‑phased systems comprised of IT infrastructure and patient monitoring equipment in both clinical and non‑clinical environments (build, deploy, and/or integrate solutions). Provide a technical review of system configuration to ensure viability of system performance during implementations; diagnose and resolve electronic, networking, and mechanical problems.
• Travel across the specified geography is required. The average driving time is 2‑5 hours daily and may exceed 75% rnight stays and travel by air and/or train may be required.

• You’ve acquired 3+ years of professional working experience in the IT technologies or electronics industry, preferably in a field or hospital‑based service environment. Experience with patient monitoring, telemetry units, ventilators, and defibrillators highly preferred.
• Your skills include network configuration and/or troubleshooting experience, and you have obtained the Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP) certification (or required to obtain within 4 months from beginning of employment).
• You have a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Electronics, Biomedical, or other related disciplines.
• You must be able to successfully perform the following minimum Physical, Cognitive and Environmental job requirements with or without accommodation for this Field Service position.
• You must be able to:
  • Work in an office/home office and/or remote setting, as well as in a hospital/healthcare environment; adhere to requirements.
  • Work flexible hours (based on business needs to include overtime, weekends, and on‑call rotations).
  • Wear all required personal protective equipment.

This is a Field role that requires an in‑office presence at our facilities at least 3 days per week for office‑based teams. For onsite roles full‑time presence on company premises is required, while field roles are most effectively performed outside the company’s main facilities, generally at customers’ or suppliers’ locations. Travel requirements are as described above.

The pay range for this position in IL is $88,000 to $140,000 annually. The actual base pay offered may vary within the posted ranges depending on multiple factors including job‑related knowledge/skills, experience, business needs, geographical location, and internal equity.

In addition, other compensation, such as a service incentive bonus, sales commission or long‑term incentives may be offered. Employees are eligible to participate in Philips Total Rewards benefits program, which includes generous PTO, 401k (up to 7 % match), HSA with company contribution, stock purchase plan, education reimbursement and other benefits. Details about our benefits can be found here.

US work authorization is a precondition of employment. The company will not consider candidates who require sponsorship for a work‑authorized visa, now or in the future.

Company relocation benefits will not be provided for this position. For this position, you must reside in or within commuting distance to Chicago, IL.

Philips is an Equal Employment and Opportunity Employer including Disability/Vets and maintains a drug‑free workplace.