Also called: Product Compliance Engineer, UL Certification Engineer
Tests products like toys, chargers and e-bikes to make sure they won't shock, burn or choke anyone.
You put an e-bike battery in a test chamber, overcharge it on purpose and film what happens. Then you check a toy's small parts with a plastic cylinder the size of a toddler's throat.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Bachelor's degree (4-year), about 4 years after high school. Bachelor's in electrical or mechanical engineering.
Ways in: 4-year college. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Majors to look at: Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering.
Growing about average (about 4% over 10 years).
Medium risk for 10 years. AI reviews standards and drafts test plans; lab testing products and judging hazards stay human.
Classes: Physics, Electronics class, Chemistry, Statistics.
Official data: O*NET occupation 17-2111.
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