Field Service Technician

Job Description

Field Service Technician

Location: Willowbrook, IL
Job Type: Full-Time, Direct Hire
Schedule: 40+ hours/week; occasional evenings/weekends based on project needs
Travel: Approximately 25-35% domestic travel
Compensation: $58,000-$75,000 annually
Benefits: Health, dental and vision insurance options, paid time off, paid holidays, and additional incentives based on position level and job specifics

Position Overview

We are seeking a Field Service Technician with a strong electrical/electronics background to support the testing, assembly, deployment, installation, and maintenance of advanced security technology solutions.

When traveling, you will work directly at customer and project sites providing installation, troubleshooting, repair, and technical support. When working from the Willowbrook facility, you will help test and validate finished products and systems prior to shipment to customers, ensuring they meet quality and performance requirements.

This is a great opportunity for a hands-on technician who enjoys working with electrical and electronic components, troubleshooting complex systems, and interacting with customers. A mechanical background is helpful, but the primary focus is electrical/electronic systems rather than machinery or mechanical equipment.

Key Responsibilities

• Test and validate completed electrical/electronic systems prior to shipment
• Install, troubleshoot, repair, and maintain security technology solutions in the field
• Diagnose electrical/electronic issues and replace or repair components as needed
• Assemble and configure systems using technical documentation and design drawings
• Provide onsite technical and customer support during field visits
• Maintain accurate testing, service, repair, and maintenance records
• Collaborate with internal technical teams to ensure successful project completion
• Travel approximately 25-35% to customer and project sites

Qualifications

Required:

• Hands-on experience with electrical and/or electronic systems and components
• Experience troubleshooting electrical/electronic issues
• Ability to read and understand technical documentation, schematics, or design drawings
• Comfortable using hand tools and electrical test equipment
• Strong attention to detail and commitment to quality and safety
• Customer-focused, self-motivated, and willing to learn

Preferred:

• Field service or installation experience
• Experience with low-voltage electrical systems, security systems, CCTV, or similar technologies
• Experience testing finished electrical/electronic products
• Industrial or manufacturing environment experience
• Mechanical aptitude is a plus

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Why Join?

This role offers a mix of hands-on electrical/electronics testing, field service, troubleshooting, and customer interaction. You'll work with innovative security technology, gain exposure to complex systems, and have opportunities to expand your technical skills in a collaborative environment.

Equal Opportunity Employer: We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants and do not discriminate based on any legally protected characteristic under applicable federal, state, or local law.

Meet Your Recruiter

Galen Schloming
Senior Technical Recruiter

Galen is a Senior Technical Recruiter at Sterling Engineering with nearly 14 years of recruiting and talent acquisition experience, spanning agency leadership, high-volume technical recruiting, and executive-level client partnership. Since joining Sterling in February 2026, he has brought a strategic, relationship-driven approach to supporting candidates and clients across manufacturing, industrial engineering, mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, and more.

Galen is dedicated to solving complex hiring challenges and building trusted, long-term partnerships with candidates, hiring managers, and executives. He takes the time to understand each person's experience, goals, and career ambitions so he can help connect them with opportunities that align with both their skills and long-term direction.

For Galen, recruiting is about being an advocate and facilitator during important moments of transition and opportunity. He genuinely enjoys learning what motivates people and helping them take meaningful next steps in their careers while supporting companies in building strong, high-performing teams.

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About Willowbrook, IL

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