Laboratory Technician

This is full-time, an onsite role requiring 5 days a week in our Research Triangle Park, NC Location working 2nd shift hours (2:00pm - 10:00pm EST or 4:00pm - 12:00am EST). Training for this role will be during 1st shift (6:00am - 2:00pm EST) hours. Training may last anywhere from 6 months to a year before transitioning to 2nd shift hours.

• Responsible for the setup and performance of equipment and test setups for clients.

• Builds and/or adapts setup and test equipment for performance of tests.

• Examines test samples and reads blueprints, schematics, wiring diagrams, measuring instruments, and operational instructions.

• Follows basically defined test plans and datasheets.

• Evaluates test performance and sample operation to properly evaluate test results.

• Records and explains test results and completes test report.

• Builds and/or adapts setup and test equipment to new situations, based on data sheets and instructions from engineering department personnel.

• May direct staff in test setups.

• Examines less complex customer samples and learns to operate appropriate tests for each case with necessary supervision/support.

• Communicates with customers during setup and operation to ensure proper evaluation.

• Operates designated machines and special laboratory equipment.

• Performs routine maintenance of designated test equipment and laboratory area.

• May perform basic calibration of test equipment.

• Reads and understands specific test standards and testing technology for scope of responsibility with necessary supervision/support.

• Initiates recommendations for new equipment designs and recommends solutions to observed test problems.

• Receives instructions from and reports data to engineers and engineering management.

• May communicate with clients during test setups to discuss test methods and/or test results.

• Operates with minimal supervision within defined limits of responsibility.

• Records observed or calculated data on appropriate UL forms and prepares data sheets and test reports.

• May plan tests, evaluate test results and report opinions and interpretations, as directed. Integrates basic continuous improvement concepts and techniques into all aspects of the job.

• Communicates with management and technical staff to provide suggestions for new equipment, processes, and forms to improve accuracy and efficiencies.

• 2-year degree in Engineering or IT required.

• 3 years of electrical, electronics, or IT experience preferred.

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office is required.

• Ability to work 2nd shift.

What you'll experience working for ULS

UL Solutions has been pioneering change since 1894 and we're still leading the way. From day one, we've blazed a trail protecting the planet and everyone on it. Our teams have influenced billions of products, plus services, software offerings and more. We break things, burn things and blow things up. All in the name of safety science.

That's where you come in - because none of it could happen without you. It takes passion to protect people, problem-solving to safeguard personal data and conviction to make the world a more sustainable place. It takes bold ideas and brilliant minds to build a better world for future generations across the globe.

This is more than a job. It's a calling. A passion to use our expertise and play our part in creating a more secure, sustainable world today - and tomorrow. As a member of our safety science community, you'll use your ideas, your energy and your ambition to innovate, challenge and ultimately, help create a safer world.

Everyone here is unique. But we're also a global community, working together to help create a safer world. Join UL Solutions and you can connect with the brightest minds in the business, all bringing their distinct perspectives and diverse backgrounds together to deliver real change.

Empowering our customers to keep the world safe means thinking ahead. It means investing in training and empowering our people to learn and innovate. At UL Solutions, we help build a better future - one where everyone benefits.

Join UL Solutions to be at the center of safety. To learn more about us and the work we do, visit ? UL.com

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