Lead R&D Engineer - Circuit Protection

JOB DESCRIPTION
The UL Solutions R&D team is seeking to add expertise in our Electrical and Mechanical R&D team to support UL Solutions power and controls business, with a focus in circuit protection devices. The role is involved regular collaboration with technical and business development leaders within the business as well as with UL Solutions' customers. The position will focus on the development of new service offerings, revision/improvement of existing test methods, providing unique solutions for customers, and to provide thought leadership to UL Solutions' technical community and as input into corporate strategy development.
RESPONSIBILITIES

• Serve as the key R&D subject matter expert in the power and controls space, with an emphasis in circuit protection devices.
• Under direction of R&D and business leadership, lead execution of R&D projects that advance business development, principal engineering, or customer strategic priorities.
• Develop professional network with internal and external technical experts; leverage network to identify internal project needs, and to identify opportunities to service customer needs.
• Identify gaps in R&D and business unit technical capabilities and lead effort to close such gaps.
• Applies intensive and diverse knowledge of engineering concepts to the specific research tasks.
• Exercises a high degree of judgment in formulating, evaluating, and correlating broad engineering research concepts and guiding the analysis of unique problems and developing new and improved techniques and methods.
• Stays ahead of changing technologies, in the field by reading journals and scientific publications, attending academic conferences, writing and collaborating on original publications, and delivering presentations on research engineering topics.
• Plan, design and complete initial and follow-up procedures as needed to test and validate results.
• Collaborates with industry, academics and other research and development staff to apply the results of research used to develop new techniques, products, practices and new services and standards.
• Maintain and develop extensive knowledge of current and new technologies for new products, as well as current needs and trends.
• Maintains personal professional network with colleagues outside team and outside company.
• With direction, works directly with COU/technical leadership in context of research work.
• Leads others to solve complex problems; uses sophisticated analytical thought to exercise judgement and identify innovative solutions.
• Communicates difficult concepts and negotiates with others to adopt a different point of view.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or Physics required. Master's or PhD preferred.
• 3+ years of manufacturing and/or research experience in power and controls.
• Technical writing proficiency in English.
• Strong skills in design-of-experiment.
• Demonstrates both hands-on/laboratory and theoretical abilities.
• Proficient in design-of-experiment and project execution..
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate and maintain personal network.
• Strong data interpretation and trend analysis.
• Works independently, with guidance in only the most complex situations. Interprets internal/external business challenges and recommends best practices to improve products, processes or services.

What you'll experience working at UL:

• Mission: For UL, corporate and social responsibility isn't new. Making the world a safer, more secure and sustainable place has been our business model for the last 125 years and is deeply engrained in everything we do.
• People: Ask any UL employee what they love most about working here, and you'll almost always hear, "the people." Going beyond what is possible is the standard at UL. We're able to deliver the best because we employ the best.
• Interesting work: Every day is different for us here as we eagerly anticipate the next innovation that our customers' create. We're inspired to take on the challenge that will transform how people live, work and play. And as a global company, in many roles, you will get international experience working with colleagues around the world.
• Grow & achieve: We learn, work and grow together with targeted development, reward and recognition programs as well as our very own UL University that offers extensive training programs for employees at all stages, including a technical training track for applicable roles.
• Total Rewards: In the US, we provide lots of great benefits for our employees are their families. From Volunteer Days off to 401k match and retirement contribution benefits to flexible work location & schedule options we look to support our employees no matter what stage in life they are experiencing.

Learn More:
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ABOUT US
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.
ABOUT THE TEAM
Within our Energy and Industrial Automation (EIA), we provide solutions for safety, security, and performance throughout the energy, power distribution and, automation value chains. We work in a diversity of cutting-edge industries, such as: Power and Automation, Renewable Energy, Field Evaluation Services and Industrial Functional Safety. The impact of our work spreads through many business areas on a global scale yet focused locally through our collaborative team members.