Staff Engineer, Personal Flotation Devices & Marine Equipment

Overview

Our Retail & Consumer Products team in the UK is seeking a Staff Engineer who is primarily responsible for conducting safety evaluation and quality compliance of products in the PFD (Personal Flotation Devices) and MED (Marine Equipment Directive) industries. You will also be our technical expert and scheme owner for PPER (Personal Protective Equipment Regulations) and MED (Marine Equipment Directive) schemes in Europe, while representing UL Solutions on technical industry committees.

This is a fantastic opportunity to gain exposure to multiple safety standards, expand your technical expertise and enable career versatility. It's also an opportunity to influence global safety standards and work on European-wide programs.

• Scheme Owner for PPER and MED European Programs
• Handling projects within UL mark and European Mark programs
• Communicate effectively with external clients and internal teams – Field, Sales, Engineering etc
• Evaluate processes and determine process improvements
• Represents UL on technical committees of national and/or international organizations
• Integrates continuous improvement concepts and techniques into all aspects of the job
• Determines project scope and specifications with substantial latitude for action or decision
• Recommends changes in procedures, design or equipment where necessary
• Initiates communication with clients to promote and explain the benefits of new and existing services
• Communicates with clients to provide technical assistance in reference to complex product evaluation and/or inspection and follow-up services
• Follows up on contacts from clients
• Resolves technical issues and explains UL procedures and requirements
• Plans, conducts and supervises projects of major magnitude and scope
• Determines areas in which the product is not in compliance with UL requirements or of any changes in project scope or specifications and notifies client
• Coordinates administrative aspects of project management
• May serve as Project Handler of record and may sign as Reviewer of record as assigned
• Provides leadership and technical advice on special projects that involve complex, new or unusual issues
• May provide direction as a Designated Engineer for specific product categories
• Performs special projects as directed

• A University Degree in a relevant subject, Business or Engineering
• 5-6 years’ experience in a relevant technical capacity e.g. engineering
• Strong people skills and ability to build relationships with internal and external customers
• A positive influencer, who is able to accept and drive change
• Strong communication skills
• Independent worker
• Able to operate across global time zones
• Experience as a scheme owner or in European mark programs
• Quality experience
• Knowledge of PFD (Personal Flotation Devices), MED (Marine Equipment) is preferred – understanding the type of documentation required for these industries is important.

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.

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 them deliver 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.