Jobs at UL Research Institutes

Lead development of full-stack software systems and platforms supporting digital safety research, data analysis, evaluation, and dissemination. Set technical direction, design architectures and data frameworks, establish engineering practices, and guide AI-assisted development. Mentor engineers, support hiring and onboarding, collaborate with stakeholders, communicate technical work, and contribute to cross-functional initiatives.

Leads ESRI’s communications strategy, research knowledge transfer, stakeholder engagement, technical content, convenings, sponsorships, media support, and thought leadership. Advises senior leaders, manages communications staff, budgets, vendors, and agencies, and coordinates with central communications teams on branding, digital, marketing, issues, and crisis communications. The role translates electrochemical and battery safety research for industry, regulators, first responders, standards bodies, and researchers while measuring engagement and research uptake.

Designs and maintains software integrating laboratory instruments, robotics, automation platforms, data systems, and decision tools. Builds APIs, experimental workflow orchestration, sample tracking, scheduling, state management, error recovery, monitoring, and diagnostic capabilities for reliable autonomous research. Collaborates with scientists, robotics and automation engineers, and data scientists to develop scalable software supporting scientific databases, machine learning models, and closed-loop experimentation. Applies testing, Git, CI/CD, documentation, and containerization practices.

Performs accounting activities including journal entries, balance sheet reconciliations, reporting, variance analysis, project and capital accounting, capitalization assessments, and audit support. The role monitors project costs, maintains asset records, documents processes, reviews staff accountant work, prepares ad hoc analyses, and advises stakeholders on accounting matters while applying nonprofit accounting standards and internal policies.

Leads enterprise Azure and multi-cloud infrastructure strategy, architecture, modernization, and delivery. Designs infrastructure-as-code solutions with Terraform, automates configuration using Ansible, and builds GitHub Actions CI/CD pipelines. Establishes cloud governance, security, networking, resilience, and operational standards; leads complex infrastructure initiatives; directs an MSP engineering team; manages escalations, service quality, and SLAs; and mentors engineering staff.

Leads UL Research Institutes’ sponsored research program development strategy, identifying and securing complex federal and philanthropic funding opportunities. Oversees multidisciplinary, multi-institutional proposal development; builds scalable processes, tools, and best practices; ensures proposal compliance; applies data-driven and AI-enabled approaches; and manages a team of program development professionals. Partners with researchers, institute leaders, funders, academic institutions, and external stakeholders to grow ULRI’s research portfolio and organizational impact.

Manage physical and digital archival collections through appraisal, accessioning, arrangement, description, preservation, and repository maintenance. Respond to reference inquiries, conduct oral histories, support outreach and social media initiatives, lead archive tours, assess processing backlogs and storage needs, and collaborate on historical and communications projects. The role requires archival standards expertise, digital preservation knowledge, strong communication, project management, and independent and collaborative work skills.

Designs and governs enterprise solution architectures aligned with business goals and technology standards. Partners with stakeholders and technical teams to evaluate platforms, develop integrations, document architecture, and guide security, compliance, and governance decisions. Oversees technology portfolios, technical debt, roadmaps, and emerging technologies while supporting cloud, SaaS, custom applications, APIs, research platforms, and cross-functional initiatives.

Designs and governs solution architectures aligned with business goals and enterprise standards. Partners with stakeholders to translate business needs into technical solutions, evaluates platforms and vendors, oversees integrations and application architectures, and produces architecture documentation. Ensures security, compliance, data protection, and quality requirements while managing technical debt and technology roadmaps. Supports cloud, SaaS, APIs, research platforms, collaboration tools, and cross-functional technology initiatives.

Leads enterprise AI governance, portfolio strategy, intake, prioritization, roadmaps, and lifecycle management across UL organizations. Partners with business, technology, legal, security, risk, compliance, finance, HR, vendors, and external partners to operationalize responsible AI, evaluate delivery approaches, measure value, manage adoption, and drive AI literacy. Establishes operating frameworks, governance processes, performance metrics, change programs, and sustainable AI implementation strategies.

Provides confidential executive and administrative support to the Vice President of Research and Electrochemical Safety team. Responsibilities include complex calendar and travel management, meeting and event coordination, correspondence and briefing preparation, records and report maintenance, budget and expense tracking, presentation development, meeting-note synthesis, and liaison support across stakeholders.

Provide administrative and financial support for FSRI: process and reconcile expenses, handle purchasing and invoices, organize financial records, assist with budgets and variance reports, prepare financial summaries and presentations, and support contract and budgeting processes.

Manage end-to-end technical project lifecycles for Digital Safety: define scope, plans, budgets, and risks; coordinate cross-functional teams and external partners; run status meetings, change control, compliance, stakeholder communication, and lessons-learned; deliver projects on time and within budget.