Engineer, Fire Suppression Certification

Help make the world a safer place.

At UL Solutions, we are a global leader in applied safety science, testing, inspection, and certification services. For more than 130 years, we have helped manufacturers demonstrate compliance with international safety, security, and sustainability standards, enabling products to reach markets around the world.

Our expertise spans a wide range of industries, including fire safety, building products, medical technology, consumer products, industrial equipment, and materials science. As demand for fire suppression certification continues to grow across Europe, the Middle East, and Africa, we are expanding our Fire Safety team and are seeking an experienced Engineer, Fire Suppression Certification to join us in Dubai.

In this role, you will manage certification projects covering UL and EN fire suppression standards, working closely with manufacturers, laboratory teams, and international stakeholders to ensure products meet regulatory and market access requirements.

Responsibilities

What As an Engineer, Fire Suppression Certification, you will be responsible for the technical and project management aspects of certification programs, ensuring projects are delivered accurately, efficiently, and on schedule. Alongside this, you'll:

• Review customer applications and assess certification requirements against applicable UL and EN standards.
• Define testing and certification scope to support quotation preparation and project planning.
• Develop and manage project plans, timelines, milestones, and deliverables.
• Coordinate testing activities with UL Solutions laboratories and approved external testing facilities worldwide.
• Monitor project progress and ensure commitments are met within agreed timelines.
• Conduct or witness product testing at customer sites and third-party laboratories when required.
• Prepare, review, and maintain technical reports, certification documentation, and project records.
• Support quality initiatives, audits, process improvements, and technical training activities.
• Build strong relationships with customers and provide expert technical guidance throughout the certification process.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams including Sales, Laboratory Operations, Quality, and Engineering.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Fire Protection Engineering, Safety Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
• Strong project management and organisational skills with experience managing multiple projects simultaneously.
• Ability to interpret technical standards and apply them in practical certification and testing environments.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving capabilities.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Fluent written and spoken English.

• Experience within product certification, testing, inspection, compliance, or regulatory environments.
• Knowledge of fire suppression systems, fire protection technologies, or related industries.
• Familiarity with UL, EN, CE, or other international standards and certification processes.
• Experience using project management tools and methodologies.

The ideal candidate is:

• Detail-oriented and highly organised.
• Comfortable managing complex technical projects.
• Customer-focused with a consultative approach.
• Adaptable and able to quickly learn new technologies and standards.
• Confident working with customers, laboratories, and global stakeholders.
• Committed to continuous improvement and operational excellence.

This role requires occasional travel within the region and internationally, approximately 25% of the time, to support customer engagements, witness testing, and project activit

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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

Our buildings don't just shape our skylines — they provide the backdrop to our lives. And knowing they're safe matters. We've been helping to create safer structures since 1894, combining our expertise with innovative new technologies to help make sure both people and property are secure. As more people have to deal with extreme weather, we're on hand to test products and building materials to increasingly rigorous standards. Whether we're simulating tornadoes or testing smoke alarms, the work we do on our team is used in buildings around the world to — quite literally — help save lives. Join our team and build your skills, build innovative solutions and help build a safer world.