Product Specialist – Materials & Plastics

Location: Northbrook, IL, United States

We are seeking a Product Specialist to join our Product Management team supporting the Materials & Plastics business within UL Solutions' Engineered Materials organization. This is a hybrid position based in Northbrook, Illinois, providing opportunities for in-person collaboration with Product Management, Engineering, Sales, and Marketing teams while also working with global colleagues across multiple regions.
 

This role serves as a bridge between technical expertise and business strategy, helping translate market needs and customer challenges into impactful products, services, and growth opportunities. The Product Specialist will support the development, enhancement, and expansion of product and service offerings while working closely with Product Management, Engineering, Sales, Marketing, and other key stakeholders.

Please note: This is not a laboratory or engineering execution role. The position focuses on product management, business strategy, market analysis, customer engagement, and cross-functional collaboration rather than performing technical testing, laboratory work, or engineering design activities.

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 Organization

Plastic is everywhere. There’s no avoiding it. That’s why we’re working to help our customers create sustainable plastics that don’t compromise on safety or performance. As a team, we bring encyclopedic knowledge, innovative testing strategies and world-class expertise for materials including liquids, coatings and 3D printables. Our reputation means that customers around the world look to us as the experts. Join our team, break the mold and make your mark at a recognized industry leader.