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  • UL Solutions
  • Northbrook, IL
  • Full-Time
  • 83 days ago
  • $100,000–$130,000
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AI / Simulation Engineer - Fire and Explosion.

None Full-Time

AI / Simulation Engineer - Fire and Explosion: our view in 3 lines...

  • The Role:This role is for a simulation engineer specialising in fire and explosion hazard modelling using CFD and thermal sciences.
  • The Person:The person will model fire and explosion hazards, analyse battery fires and gas explosions, and support battery fire testing, performance-based design, code compliance and customer projects.
  • Requirements:The ideal candidate has a strong CFD, fire dynamics and thermal sciences background, with experience in FLACS, Fire Dynamics Simulator, heat transfer and combustion modeling.

About the role

The UL Solutions Research and Development team and Modeling and Simulation team is seeking a Simulation Engineer with a strong CFD, fire dynamics and thermal sciences background to support fire and explosion hazard modeling. This role applies advanced computational fluid dynamics, heat transfer, and combustion modeling to evaluate battery fires, gas explosions, and performance-based fire safety designs.
The engineer will primarily work with Flame Acceleration Simulator (FLACS) for deflagration explosion and gas dispersion analysis and Fire Dynamics Simulator (FDS), fire dynamics, smoke, and thermal impact modeling. The position supports large-scale battery fire testing, performance-based design (PBD), code compliance, and customer-facing engineering projects within the energy and built-environment sectors.
This role is intended for engineers trained in thermal-fluid sciences or CFD, who wish to specialize in fire and explosion safety engineering.

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.

Published July 13, 2026
Location Northbrook, IL
Category None  
Job Type Full-Time