Senior Standards Engineer

We have an exciting opportunity for a Senior Standards Engineer at UL Standards & Engagement. This is a hybrid opportunity based in Evanston, IL or Raleigh-Durham, NC. 

The Senior Standards Engineer will support a diverse portfolio of standards and related initiatives, driving the technical quality, relevance, and integrity of safety standards to advance of the mission of UL Standards & Engagement (ULSE) to make the world safer, more secure, and sustainable. The Senior Standards Engineer will serve as a subject matter expert across broad technical areas and ensure safety standards are supported through disciplined engineering analysis, grounded in credible data, research and test evidence. The Senior Standards Engineer will apply engineering principles, data inputs, stakeholder insights and structured technical evaluation to strengthen standards content, identify gaps, support improvements, and help the organization respond more effectively to new and emerging technologies. 

UL Standards & Engagement: 

At UL Standards & Engagement (ULSE), we expand the boundaries of safety science to create a more secure and sustainable world. For more than a century, we have created new safety standards and shared our findings with academia, scientists, manufacturers, and policymakers across industries. We identify critical safety and sustainability issues, asking tough questions because we believe a safer world begins with knowledge. 

Build a safer, more secure, and sustainable future with us. Join us and work with our Standards teams who develop the standards required to put that knowledge into practice. 

What you’ll learn and achieve: 

As the Senior Standards Engineer, you will play a key role in the rapid growth of UL as you: 

• Drive continuous improvement of safety standards, technical requirements and related guidance documents through the application of engineering principles and analytical methods. 

• Leverage experience in engineering to support project initiatives and serve as technical resource for assigned projects involving new standards development and revision of existing standards. 

• Manage end-to-end projects, plan and execute activities across the project lifecycle and ensure timely and high-quality deliverables. 

• Advance the technical rigor of standards, ensuring requirements are supported by engineering logic, relevant data, appropriate test methodologies, hazard based analysis, and practical implementation considerations. 

• Evaluate standards content for technical completeness, consistency and alignment with intended safety outcomes. Review technical proposals, draft revisions and stakeholder inputs to assess safety implications, feasibility and technical validity. 

• Analyze products, standards, and testing methodologies to gather insights and inform the preparation and composition of gap analyses, testing procedures and technical reports. 

• Provide engineering insight to support the organization’s response to developments in new and emerging technologies, including identifying where current standards may require adaptation, supplementation or new approaches. 

• Work cross-functionally with standards development, and engagement teams to ensure alignment with broader organizational priorities. 

• Drive collaboration within the team to ensure team-level goal achievement and enable success in effective execution of standards activities. 

• Represent the organization as needed at industry related functions, such as seminars, conferences, trade shows, workshops, and technical forums. 

• Maintain continued awareness of industry trends and external context related to the portfolio. Stay current with regulatory requirements and compliance frameworks governing public safety. 

• Independently execute tasks that range in complexity and scope. 

• Perform other duties as directed. 

What you’ll experience working at UL Standards & Engagement: We have pursued our mission of working for a safer, more secure, and sustainable world for nearly 130 years, embedding conscientious stewardship into everything we do. 

• People: Our people make us special. You’ll work with a diverse team of experts respected for their independence and transparency and build a network, because our approach is collaborative. We collaborate across disciplines, organizations, and geographies to build the global scientific response that today’s global challenges require. 

• Interesting work: Every day is different for us here. We see what’s on the horizon and use our expertise to build the foundations of a safer future. You’ll have the opportunity to push the boundaries of human understanding as part of a team working to advance the public good. 

• Grow and achieve: We learn, work, and grow together through targeted development, reward, and recognition programs.  

• Values. Four core values guide our work: collaboration, respect, integrity, and beneficence. By living our values, we inspire the trust essential to fulfilling our mission and foster partnerships that enable us to pursue a beneficent future in which we all can thrive. 

• Total Rewards: All employees at UL Standards & Engagement are eligible for bonus compensation. We offer comprehensive medical, dental, vision, and life insurance plans and a generous 401k matching structure of up to 5% of eligible pay. Moreover, we invest an additional 4% into your retirement saving fund after your first year of continuous employment. Depending on your role, you may be able to discuss flexible working arrangements with your manager. We also provide employees with paid time off, including vacation, holiday, sick, and volunteer days. 

What makes you a great fit: 

While no one candidate will embody every quality, the successful candidate will bring many of the following professional competencies and personal attributes: 

• Advanced application and broad technical knowledge in engineering principles and technical analysis. Ability to apply engineering concepts, practices, and structured approaches to complex safety and standards related issues. 

• Broad technical knowledge with capacity to understand products, systems, components, and functional interactions relevant to safety standards development. 

• Strong project management skills, with ability to independently manage multi-phase initiatives involving multiple stakeholders and competing priorities. 

• Advanced problem-solving skills and experience analyzing and addressing issues with expertise in developing and implementing contingency plans. 

• Strong communication, and effective presentation and facilitation skills, with ability to communicate key concepts and information to both technical and non-technical audiences. 

• Positive and collaborative interpersonal skills, with proven capability in fostering collaboration and partnership across teams to develop solutions with broad impact. 

• Strategic thinker with ability to innovate and adapt in a dynamic industry landscape. 

Professional education and experience requirements for the role include: 

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science or related technical discipline. Advanced degree preferred. 

• Minimum 5 years of directly related technical work experience. 

• Familiarity with product safety, standards development, testing, certification, regulatory compliance, or related technical area preferred. 

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