The Software Sales Engineer leads technical selling for the UL - Ultrus Software Platform, collaborating with sales teams to align solutions with customer needs, deliver demos, manage objections, and mentor junior staff.
JOB DESCRIPTION
If local to a UL office, this role will be hybrid 3 days a week in the office.
The Software Sales Engineer supports technical selling efforts across complex opportunities within the UL - Ultrus Software Platform. They work closely with sales executives to shape deal strategy, deliver compelling product demonstrations, manage objections, and ensure alignment on customer value. They are responsible for technical qualification, competitive positioning, and driving technical consensus among customer stakeholders. The successful candidate should be able to develop and produce strong business focused collateral for social media, marketing purposes, and customer facing events. Mentorship of junior team members is an important part of this role.
RESPONSIBILITIES
QUALIFICATIONS
What you'll experience working for ULS
UL Solutions has been pioneering change since 1894 and we're still leading the way. From day one, we've blazed a trail protecting the planet and everyone on it. Our teams have influenced billions of products, plus services, software offerings and more. We break things, burn things and blow things up. All in the name of safety science.
That's where you come in - because none of it could happen without you. It takes passion to protect people, problem-solving to safeguard personal data and conviction to make the world a more sustainable place. It takes bold ideas and brilliant minds to build a better world for future generations across the globe.
This is more than a job. It's a calling. A passion to use our expertise and play our part in creating a more secure, sustainable world today - and tomorrow. As a member of our safety science community, you'll use your ideas, your energy and your ambition to innovate, challenge and ultimately, help create a safer world.
Everyone here is unique. But we're also a global community, working together to help create a safer world. Join UL Solutions and you can connect with the brightest minds in the business, all bringing their distinct perspectives and diverse backgrounds together to deliver real change.
Empowering our customers to keep the world safe means thinking ahead. It means investing in training and empowering our people to learn and innovate. At UL Solutions, we help build a better future - one where everyone benefits.
Join UL Solutions to be at the center of safety. To learn more about us and the work we do, visit UL.com
What We Offer
Total Rewards: We understand compensation is an important factor as you consider the next step in your career. The annual compensation for this position includes a base salary of $105,000 - 125,000 USD and participation in the UL Solutions Sales Incentive Plan with on target earnings of $149,000 - $177,500 USD. The amount of this commission-based compensation is based upon achievement of financial goals and your personal objectives as established by the Company.
Compensation is based on multiple factors, including job-related knowledge/skills, experience, geographical location, as well as other factors.
This position also provides health benefits such as medical, dental and vision; wellness benefits such as mental and financial health; and retirement savings (401K) commensurate with the standard rewards offered in each individual location or country. We also provide full-time employees with paid time off including vacation (15 days), holiday including floating holidays (12 days) and sick time off (72 hours).
The application deadline for this position is 9/8/2026.
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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
We solve our customers' problems. Within Software & Advisory (S&A) services, UL Solutions' Enterprise Sustainability business focuses on solving some of the most pressing world challenges - renewables, energy transition, sustainability, health & wellbeing, return to work and people safety. We do this through Renewable Energy Advisory and Digital Services, Environmental, Health and Safety Software & Learning programs, best in class Sustainability and ESG reporting software with UL 360, advisory services, subject matter experts and Healthy Buildings testing and verification.
If local to a UL office, this role will be hybrid 3 days a week in the office.
The Software Sales Engineer supports technical selling efforts across complex opportunities within the UL - Ultrus Software Platform. They work closely with sales executives to shape deal strategy, deliver compelling product demonstrations, manage objections, and ensure alignment on customer value. They are responsible for technical qualification, competitive positioning, and driving technical consensus among customer stakeholders. The successful candidate should be able to develop and produce strong business focused collateral for social media, marketing purposes, and customer facing events. Mentorship of junior team members is an important part of this role.
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Lead technical discovery and align solution capabilities with customer business drivers.
- Deliver tailored demonstrations focused on business outcomes, ROI, and competitive differentiation-rather than deep architecture.
- Partner with sales to define opportunity strategy, qualification, and close plans.
Own technical portions of proposals, pricing inputs, and customer value narratives. - Provide competitive insights and positioning strategies to Sales leadership.
- Collaborate with colleagues to ensure the proposed architecture is feasible and compelling.
- Mentor entry-level team members and contribute to demo scripts, playbooks, and GTM initiatives.
QUALIFICATIONS
- Bachelor's and/or graduate degree in chemistry, chemical engineering, toxicology, ecotoxicology or related field
- 6+ years of related experience
- Experience in chemical data management and regulatory compliance (nice to have)
- Experience with WERCS Studio or similar application suite (nice to have)
- Proficient in MS Office (Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Outlook), and CRM software
- Proficient in Demo Platform Software
- Relevant technical capabilities in software engineering and design architecture (nice to have)
- Demonstrated Presentation, Demo, and Communication Skills
- Business acumen and understanding of business sales processes
- Previous Experience with MEDDIC or Command of the Message or similar Sales Methodologies (nice to have)
What you'll experience working for ULS
UL Solutions has been pioneering change since 1894 and we're still leading the way. From day one, we've blazed a trail protecting the planet and everyone on it. Our teams have influenced billions of products, plus services, software offerings and more. We break things, burn things and blow things up. All in the name of safety science.
That's where you come in - because none of it could happen without you. It takes passion to protect people, problem-solving to safeguard personal data and conviction to make the world a more sustainable place. It takes bold ideas and brilliant minds to build a better world for future generations across the globe.
This is more than a job. It's a calling. A passion to use our expertise and play our part in creating a more secure, sustainable world today - and tomorrow. As a member of our safety science community, you'll use your ideas, your energy and your ambition to innovate, challenge and ultimately, help create a safer world.
Everyone here is unique. But we're also a global community, working together to help create a safer world. Join UL Solutions and you can connect with the brightest minds in the business, all bringing their distinct perspectives and diverse backgrounds together to deliver real change.
Empowering our customers to keep the world safe means thinking ahead. It means investing in training and empowering our people to learn and innovate. At UL Solutions, we help build a better future - one where everyone benefits.
Join UL Solutions to be at the center of safety. To learn more about us and the work we do, visit UL.com
What We Offer
Total Rewards: We understand compensation is an important factor as you consider the next step in your career. The annual compensation for this position includes a base salary of $105,000 - 125,000 USD and participation in the UL Solutions Sales Incentive Plan with on target earnings of $149,000 - $177,500 USD. The amount of this commission-based compensation is based upon achievement of financial goals and your personal objectives as established by the Company.
Compensation is based on multiple factors, including job-related knowledge/skills, experience, geographical location, as well as other factors.
This position also provides health benefits such as medical, dental and vision; wellness benefits such as mental and financial health; and retirement savings (401K) commensurate with the standard rewards offered in each individual location or country. We also provide full-time employees with paid time off including vacation (15 days), holiday including floating holidays (12 days) and sick time off (72 hours).
The application deadline for this position is 9/8/2026.
#LI-SG2
#LI- Remote
#LI-Hybrid
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
We solve our customers' problems. Within Software & Advisory (S&A) services, UL Solutions' Enterprise Sustainability business focuses on solving some of the most pressing world challenges - renewables, energy transition, sustainability, health & wellbeing, return to work and people safety. We do this through Renewable Energy Advisory and Digital Services, Environmental, Health and Safety Software & Learning programs, best in class Sustainability and ESG reporting software with UL 360, advisory services, subject matter experts and Healthy Buildings testing and verification.
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