Lead Staff Laboratory Engineer - Datacenter Testing

The Lead Staff Laboratory Engineer – Data Center Testing will serve as a technical liaison between UL Solutions teams supporting current and emerging data center projects and Integrated Laboratory Operations. This individual will develop deep subject-matter expertise in data center systems and help UL anticipate the laboratory infrastructure, equipment, technical capabilities, and operational readiness required to support testing at data center scale.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of relevant engineering experience, ideally involving data center power, cooling, critical facilities, or integrated infrastructure.
• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering strongly preferred; Mechanical Engineering, HVAC, or another closely related engineering discipline may also be considered.
• Strong technical understanding of data center power and cooling infrastructure.
• Systems-level understanding of how electrical, mechanical, cooling, controls, and IT infrastructure interact within a data center.
• Experience assessing facility capacity and infrastructure requirements for new equipment or changing loads.
• Ability to identify technical limitations and determine what infrastructure changes are necessary to support new capabilities.
• Experience with laboratory environments, product testing, commissioning, validation, or technical qualification is preferred but not required.
• Strong collaboration skills and the ability to work across engineering, laboratory operations, Principal Engineers, business teams, and technical leadership.
• Ability to communicate complex technical requirements clearly to internal stakeholders and leadership.
• Ability to operate effectively in an evolving environment where data center technologies, customer requirements, and testing demands are changing rapidly

What we offer:

• Total Rewards: We understand compensation is an important factor as you consider the next step in your career . The estimated salary range for this position is $142,000-189,000 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 20% 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 (80 hours).

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Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary technical liaison between Integrated Laboratory Operations and UL Solutions teams involved in data center projects.
• Develop into a subject-matter expert for laboratory testing of data center systems and infrastructure.
• Evaluate upcoming data center testing needs and determine what laboratories must anticipate and prepare for from a facility, equipment, power, cooling, safety, and technical-capability perspective.
• Assess how existing UL laboratory testing approaches need to be adapted or scaled for the significantly higher power, thermal, cooling, and system-level demands associated with data center equipment.
• Support planning for potential new or expanded laboratory facilities capable of higher-capacity data center testing.
• Help define the technical requirements necessary to establish these capabilities, including facility infrastructure, electrical capacity, cooling, equipment, instrumentation, safety considerations, and operational readiness.
• Identify where UL should focus technical and laboratory investments to support future data center testing demand.
• Partner across labs and technical organizations, including principal engineers, business teams, technical leadership, laboratory operations, and other relevant stakeholders.
• Translate data center system requirements into actionable requirements for laboratory and operations teams.
• Provide technical guidance and training to internal teams as UL expands its data center testing capabilities.
• Support technical evaluation of new or unusual data center projects and help determine how testing can be safely and effectively executed within UL's laboratory network.
• Monitor developments in data center architecture and infrastructure that could affect UL's future testing requirements.