Principal Engineer – Systems/Controls & Safety Devices

UL Solutions is a global leader in applied safety science, transforming challenges into opportunities for customers. They are seeking a Principal Engineer with expertise in automatic electrical controls and control systems, serving as the Global Subject Matter Expert for Controls within the Consumer Division.

Responsibilities:

• Global Subject Matter Expert for Controls related standards development and development of new certification, testing and auditing services to support vitality of UL Solutions portfolio. Act as a key technical liaison for compliance and certification requirements
• Serves as an external thought leader on key technical committees, industry forums, codes development, trade associations, regulatory committees, etc. Publishes articles demonstrating our technical expertise. Studies and understands test standards, testing technology, and regulations for scope of responsibility
• Strengthens our regulatory knowledge and relevance, drives innovation in product security by applying knowledge of well-known procedures, standards, and regulations to implication to products and services across industries we serve
• Evaluates emerging technologies and regulations, and recommends solutions aligned with business goals. Ensure scalability, safety, consistency, reliability or services proposed
• Collaborates closely with GMs, business, product managers, industry leaders, marketing, customers, account managers, sales, global operations, engineers, and regions to help translate needs into our solutions. In partnership with rest of the business, develops new standards, new service offerings, new programs and builds capabilities needed globally
• Provides training to staff and builds competencies when necessary. Manages and reviews related internal documents for accuracy and consistency
• Becomes a trusted partner to our key accounts, gaining deep understanding of their roadmaps and how to enable it for them. Acts with sense of urgency and demonstrates collaboration with research to address implied and stated concerns that increase our relevance and strengthen our mission
• Integrates continuous improvement concepts and techniques into all aspects of the job for a region or global office. Manages and reviews related internal documents for accuracy
• Identifies emerging technologies and anticipates industry trends, assessing their applicability to the ULS safety mission through alignment with business growth objectives, new service creation, standards development roadmaps and thought leadership initiatives
• Standard and regulatory responsibilities for the position include familiarity in Control standards such as IEC/UL/CSA 60730 series, UL 244A, UL 244B, UL 508, UL 873, UL 916, UL 863, UL 353, UL 372, etc
• Participate and influence the IEC TC 72 and associated national TAG/SDO as well as the IECEE-CTL Expert Task Force (ETF4) for CONT category with an assertive mindset, business acumen, and risk differentiation
• Exhibits expertise in functional-safety and artificial intelligence related to a product's programmable control electronics (i.e., hardware and embedded software), but also products with hardware-implemented functions only, Sensors, Cloud-connected controls, Edge computing, and OTA Software updates
• Apply artificial intelligence, functional safety, and hazard-based safety engineering to assess controls and safety devices in certified products and components
• Train and lead global high-performing technical subject matter experts across the Electrical Controls technologies and product categories to ensure consistent application of requirements
• Strong customer-centricity and a proactive approach to understanding client needs and innovation trajectories, to support relevance and vitality of the ULS portfolio
• Partners with end‑product Principal Engineers and Standards owners to advance the adoption of aligned control requirements
• Acts as a trusted advisor both internally and externally by providing technical oversight, ensuring alignment with global market requirements, and consistently delivering results with disciplined execution
• Possesses outstanding leadership qualities, innovative problem-solving abilities, excellent communication skills, and adeptness in stakeholder management within complex, ambiguous environments
• Performs cross-functional collaboration to support systems-level initiatives and efforts toward global technical leadership
• Read and follow the Underwriters Laboratories Code of Conduct, and follow all physical and digital security practices

Requirements:

• University Degree in Engineering, Engineering Technology, Industrial Technology, Manufacturing Technology, or Physics from an accredited program plus generally 10+ years of directly related work experience or equivalent education and experience
• Experience with UL IEC 60730 is required
• 10-25% travel is required in this role to serve on technical committees on behalf of UL Solutions, attending domestic and international thought leadership events