Back to Jobs

Job Description

Overview

At UL, we are committed to making the world a safer, more secure, and sustainable place through our innovative engineering solutions. We are looking for an Engineer to join our team in Northbrook, IL or Auburn Hill, contributing to various operating units focused on the built environment and energy sectors.

Responsibilities

  • Work within one of the operating units such as Built Environment or Energy and Industrial Automation.
  • Provide technical knowledge, expertise, and testing services to support customers globally.
  • Act as a trusted partner to stakeholders in the built environment and building products industry.
  • Contribute to safety, security, and performance solutions in energy and automation sectors.

Requirements

  • Be completing your final year of your undergraduate degree in Chemical, Electrical, Mechanical, Textile Engineering, Chemistry, Fire Safety or related major.
  • Hold a Bachelor’s degree prior to the intended full time start date.
  • Demonstrated ability to work in a results-oriented, challenging environment.
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
  • Must be legally permitted to work in the United States.

Benefits

  • 401k
  • Health Insurance
  • Dental
  • Vision
  • PTO

Additional Information

  • Position available in Northbrook, IL or Auburn Hill.

Benefits

401k
Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
PTO
Apply for This Position

How this job compares in Northbrook, IL

Pay in context

At roughly $37/hr, this posting sits about 19% above the $31/hr median for welding jobs across Illinois — toward the top of a $26–$38/hr middle band drawn from 270 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 73% of the comparable postings we have wage data for. Pay that far above local median usually comes attached to something: a harder cert requirement, travel, night shift, or overtime that isn't really optional. Worth establishing which before you accept.

The local market in Northbrook, IL

Northbrook, IL is a small market in our index: 2 other active welding openings alongside this one, from 2 employers. Across Illinois as a whole we're tracking 374 other active welding openings from 234 employers. With this few local postings, most welders here end up either commuting or looking at travel work. Browse welding jobs across Illinois.

UL Solutions currently has 1 other opening live in Illinois, which is usually a sign of either steady growth or steady turnover — worth asking which in the interview.

The most active employers in Illinois at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are S&C Electric Company (15), Gerber Collision & Glass (14), and Staff on Site (13). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.

Within Illinois, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are Chicago at $36/hr, Itasca at $36/hr, and Elk Grove Village at $34/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

Similar openings near Northbrook, IL

Pay figures are medians computed from live postings in the Welding Pros index, not from survey data, and they move as employers post. 2027 Campus Full Time: Engineer figures were last recalculated when this page was built.