Field Engineer - KC Missouri

UL Solutions External Career Site; Kansas City (MO); Hybrid; USD 80,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

401(k) retirement plan

Paid time off

Annual bonus

Travel opportunities

Job summary

UL Solutions’ Field Engineering team seeks a Field Engineer to perform safety and non-safety certification inspections, audits of quality systems, and field evaluations on-site with customers in the Kansas City area.

The role requires traveling locally, collaborating with manufacturers and authorities, and applying strong technical and communication skills to uphold UL requirements and assist customers with evolving needs.

Qualifications

• Engineering or technical degree with related certification preferred.
• Experience in Field Engineering, Compliance, or Quality Engineering preferred.
• Familiarity with UL Standards and control panels is a plus.
• Strong communication and ability to read schematics.

Responsibilities

• Analyze and evaluate test results against applicable requirements.
• Use technical judgement to assess noncompliance and impact on UL Mark.
• Interpret test results and verify manufacturers’ equipment accuracy.
• Review production/inspection records to ensure UL compliance.
• Evaluate corrective actions for UL requirement variations.
• Communicate with manufacturers, authorities, and customers for inspections.
• Provide information on UL services and promote benefits of new/existing services.
• Discuss procedures, test methods, and variations to resolve problems.

Skills

Field Engineering

Compliance

Quality Engineering

Client Interfacing

Reading Schematics

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent technical certification

Tools

UL Standards

Industrial Control Panels

Job description

UL Solutions’ Field Engineering team works on-site with our customers to understand their needs and how they meet the market's needs. We help to ensure that all certified products continue to comply with UL Solutions' requirements and partner with customers to help them meet their changing needs.

Responsibilities

UL Field Engineering Team is hiring in the Kansas City area. A Field Engineerperforms safety and non-safety certification inspections, audits of quality systems and field evaluations in accordance with the required performance standards and requirements. UL Solutions’ Field Engineering team works on-site with our customers to understand their needs and how they meet the market's needs. We help to ensure that all certified products continue to comply with UL Solutions' requirements and partner with customers to help them meet their changing needs.

• Assists in analyzing and evaluating examination and test results against applicable requirements.
• Uses technical judgement to determine whether noncompliance variations compromisethe continued application of the UL Mark and determine if alternative isachieved.
• Assists in interpreting and analyzing examination and test results against UL requirements, verifying the accuracy of manufacturers’ measuring equipment and reviewing production and inspection records.
• Periodically reviews manufacturers’ programs of production, inspection, and shipping to ensure products are produced and marked in compliance with UL requirements.
• Evaluates and facilitates options for corrective action where variations from UL requirements are noted.
• Communicates with manufacturers and customers, Authorities Having Jurisdiction and others to conduct non-safety and safety certification inspections. Investigates misuse of UL Mark situations.
• Providegeneral information on policies and procedures for the varied UL services along with promoting and explaining the benefits of new and existing services.
• Discussprocedures, test methods, test results, sample selection and variations in products, devices, processes, systems and materials as necessary to resolve problems, implement changes to existing requirements or help develop new requirements.
• Use instruments to perform inspections, such as micrometers, voltmeters, ammeters, and other UL supplied equipment. Observes use of manufacturer’s equipment necessary to meet UL requirements. Confirms proper calibration of manufacturers’ measuring equipment and may perform calibration of UL supplied equipment.
• Document examination, variations and test results to appropriate UL forms. Maintains logs for scheduling inspections, time and expenses. Performs various calculations in more than one specific engineering field such as electrical, mechanical, chemical, or fire protection.
• Integrates continuous improvement concepts and techniques into all aspects of the job.

Qualifications

• University Degree or Equivalent Technical Certification (preferred) in Engineering, Engineering Technology, Industrial Technology, Manufacturing Technology, or Physics preferred. Generally no directly related experience or less than 1 year experience may be acceptable.Commensurate experience could be considered.
• Experience in Field Engineering, Compliance, or Quality Engineering preferred.
• Experience with UL Standards, 508A, Industrial Control Panels a plus.
• General electronics background, and strong mechanical and technical aptitude with the ability to read and interpret schematic diagrams.
• Ability to cross sell and understand client business needs.
• Strong written and verbal communications skills, and client-interfacing skills.
• Ability to work at heights. Lightening Protection experience a plus.
• Field Engineering remote with daily client visits within the Kansas City area.
• Ability to travel locally and regionally, and work remotely. Travel requirements are generally for local travel within a set radius of home location. Travel outside area is expected on occasion for training purposes and additional support of workload in other territories. This position does not generally report to a specific UL office..

Must be located or willing to relocate to the Kansas City area.

What we offer:

• Total Rewards: We understand compensation is an important factor as you consider the next step in your career . The estimatedsalary range for this position is $80,000 to $90,000 and is based on multiple factors, including job-related knowledge/skills, experience, geographical location, as well as other factors.This position is eligible for annual bonus compensation with a target payout of 5% of the base salary. This position also provides health benefits such as medical, dental and vision; wellness benefits such as mental and financial health; and retirement savings (401K) commensurate with the standard rewards offered in each individual location or country. We also provide full-time employees with paid time off including vacation (15 days), holiday including floating holidays (12 days) and sick time off (72 hours).

Learn More:

Curious? To learn more about us and the work we do, visit UL.com

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

If you like getting out and about, you’ll love being part of our Field Engineering team. We travel to companies and manufacturing facilities all over the world to carry out risk-based inspections and ensure the integrity of existing certifications — we perform over 3,000 site visits every single day. It could be testing the fire doors at a school, checking a fire truck or even inspecting the New Year’s Eve ball in Times Square. Every day’s different and there’s always a new challenge to face. If you love an adventure, join our team and take your career to new and exciting places.

Job Info

• Job Identification 10738
• Job Category Field Engineering/Audit & Inspections
• Posting Date 09/03/2026, 11:14 PM
• Degree Level Associate's Degree
• Job Shift Day