Senior Laboratory Technician

UL Solutions External Career Site; United States; On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus 5% of base salary

Medical, dental, vision benefits

401(k) retirement plan

Paid time off: 15 days vacation, 12+浮动

Job summary

UL Solutions seeks a Senior Laboratory Technician to oversee safety, durability, and regulatory testing for toy products. You will read instruments, schematics, and data sheets, evaluate performance, and report results to engineers and clients.

You will train staff, adapt test setups, and contribute to new test methods while maintaining equipment and lab safety. This role emphasizes compliance and continuous improvement in a global quality environment.

Qualifications

• Requires university education in a related discipline or engineering, or a 4-year degree in another field.
• Excellent communication skills and ability to interact with customers.
• Proven ability to be innovative and creative.

Responsibilities

• Oversee testing of samples and read instruments, blueprints, schematics and wiring diagrams.
• Evaluate test performance and provide feedback on data sheets and results with supervisors.
• Operate with minimal supervision within defined limits.
• Direct and adapt setup and test equipment to new situations based on data sheets and engineering input.
• Train staff in test setups and methods.
• Recommend new equipment designs and test solutions.
• Operate designated machines and lab equipment.
• Perform routine maintenance of test equipment and lab area.
• Record data and prepare data sheets and test reports.
• Communicate with clients and engineers about test results and methods.
• Share insights with UL field representatives as needed.
• Support continuous improvement in testing methods and processes.
• Follow UL Code of Conduct and security practices.
• Read and follow testing standards and technologies for specific tests.

Skills

Proactive work ethic

Assembly technician

Communication skills

Regulatory compliance

Data analysis

Data recording

Digital concepts

Electrical testing

Electronic test equipment

Microsoft Office

Product testing

Project management

Quality management

Time management

Writing communication

Education

2 years university education in related discipline or Engineering

4-year university degree in other field

Tools

Microsoft Office Suite

Job description

As a Senior Laboratory Technician for the Toy Lab, you will oversee the rigorous safety, durability, and regulatory compliance testing of new products, ensuring they meet global quality standards.

Responsibilities

• Examines test samples and reads measuring instruments, blueprints, schematics, wiring diagrams, and operational instructions.
• Evaluates test performance, provides feedback regarding issues and/or problems with test and data sheets and reviews test and construction data with supervisor and/or lab work requestor as appropriate.
• Operates with minimal supervision within defined limits of responsibility.
• Directs, builds and/or adapts setup and test equipment to new situations, based on data sheets and instructions from engineering department personnel.
• Trains staff in test setups and test methods.
• Initiates recommendations for new equipment designs and recommends solutions to observed test problems.
• Operates designated machines and special laboratory equipment.
• Performs routine maintenance of designated test equipment and laboratory area.
• Receives instructions from and reports data to engineers and other laboratory personnel.
• Communicates with clients during the setup and performance of a test to demonstrate or otherwise illustrate equipment test methods and/or to discuss test results.
• May communicate with UL field representatives to discuss follow-up tests, samples, equipment, methods and/or results.
• Communicates with the appropriate department personnel to offer suggestions pertinent to equipment needs.
• Records observed or calculated data on appropriate UL forms and prepare data sheets and test reports.
• Plans tests, evaluates test results and reports opinions and interpretations.
• May assist PDEs and/or Engineering to modify existing methods or develop and validate new test methods.
• Provides training and assist others in the laboratory.
• Reads and understands test standards and testing technology for specific tests.
• Integrates continuous improvement concepts and techniques into all aspects of the job.
• Read and follow the Underwriters Laboratories Code of Conduct and follow all physical and digital security practices.
• Performs other duties as directed.

Qualifications

• 2 years University education in a related discipline or Engineering (in related field of work) or 4-year University degree in other field.
• Effective communication skills and ability to interact with customers.
• Proven ability to be innovative and creative.
• Desire to work in a team-oriented environment.
• Ability to use Microsoft Office suite is a must.
• Ability to incorporate automation into day-to-day testing.

Total Rewards: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).

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Required Skills

• Ability To Work Proactively
• Assembly Technician
• Communication Skills
• Compliance Regulations
• Data Analysis
• Data Recording
• Digital Concepts
• Electrical Testing
• Electronic Test Equipment
• ISO/IEC 17025
• Laboratory Safety
• Measurement Conversion
• Microsoft Office
• Presentation Skills
• Product Testing
• Program Management
• Project Management
• Quality Management System
• Task Automation
• Time Management
• Writing Communication Skills

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

From life jackets to lawnmowers, toys to televisions, beauty and wellness, vitamins and supplements, we’re involved in almost every consumer product you can imagine. We work with some of the largest retailers in the world, performing market surveillance, auditing and inspecting the products we put in and on our bodies. We help customers ensure that not only are their products themselves safe, but their supply chains are using ethically and sustainably sourced materials. We build close relationships, providing advice and expertise to help themdeliver safer products that meet the latest requirements and manufacture them fairly. Join our team and make your mark on products that shape people’s lives.