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# Lead Staff Laboratory Engineer - Datacenter Testing

- **Company:** UL
- **Location:** Raleigh, NC, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $142,000 - $189,000
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Data Centers, Software Requirements Analysis, Information Technology
- **Published:** November 7, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.techcareers.com/job.asp?id=3501875889&tx=KK8383FFR&pt=1&aff=0B19D771-A501-4A5E-8338-2A822B784D54&utm_source=Job%20Feed&utm_medium=textkernel&utm_campaign=DE&utm_term=0B19D771-A501-4A5E-8338-2A822B784D54

## About the Role

* 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

## Description

* 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.