R&D Laboratory Technician - Fire Safety

UL Solutions · Northbrook

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The UL Solutions Research and Development team is seeking a driven and team-oriented laboratory technician to work with us on research and testing of emerging fire and explosion safety problems. Many of these problems will focus on the energy and fire protection industries, including lithium-ion battery thermal runaway and fires in the built environment. This role will focus on laboratory testing, logistics, and the design, realization and commissioning of novel test programs, fixtures and apparatus.

Day-to-day projects will involve working with R&D engineers and senior lab staff to design and execute custom test programs and services for internal and external clients. Successful candidate will be creative, curious, adaptable to a fast-paced and multi-disciplined environment and able to work collaboratively with a team of other technicians, engineers and scientists to solve complex problems. A global leader in applied safety science, UL Solutions (NYSE:

ULS) transforms safety, security and sustainability challenges into opportunities for customers in more than 110 countries. UL Solutions delivers testing, inspection and certification services, together with software products and advisory offerings, that support our customers’ product innovation and business growth. The UL Mark serves as a recognized symbol of trust in our customers’ products and reflects an unwavering commitment to advancing our safety mission.

We help our customers innovate, launch new products and services, navigate global markets and complex supply chains, and grow sustainably and responsibly into the future. Our science is your advantage. The UL Solutions Research and Development team is seeking a driven and team-oriented laboratory technician to work with us on research and testing of emerging fire and explosion safety problems.

Many of these problems will focus on the energy and fire protection industries, including lithium-ion battery thermal runaway and fires in the built environment. This role will focus on laboratory testing, logistics, and the design, realization and commissioning of novel test programs, fixtures and apparatus. Day-to-day projects will involve working with R&D engineers and senior lab staff to design and execute custom test programs and services for internal and external clients.

Successful candidate will be creative, curious, adaptable to a fast-paced and multi-disciplined environment and able to work collaboratively with a team of other technicians, engineers and scientists to solve complex problems.

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