Engineering Technician I

National Education Association; La Verne (CA); On-site; USD 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/dental life/vision

401(k) plan with match

Tuition reimbursement

Training and advancement

Excellent working environment

Job summary

The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California is seeking an Engineering Technician I (Corrosion) to join the Corrosion Engineering Team in the Infrastructure Reliability Unit at the Weymouth Filtration Plant in La Verne, CA. This entry‑level role supports infrastructure reliability assessments and materials testing.

You will learn and assist with destructive and non‑destructive testing, corrosion analysis, and testing of metals, polymers, elastomers, and coatings to verify performance

Qualifications

• Education/experience required: high school diploma or GED plus 2 years of eng. coursework or related experience.
• Relevant experience includes testing, lab work, and infrastructure condition assessment, NDT, ASTM testing, corrosion science, or construction inspection.
• License: California Class C Driver’s License required at time of application.

Responsibilities

• Perform infrastructure reliability assessments on equipment such as pressure vessels, pipelines, pumps, and water treatment gear.
• Use NDT and destructive testing methods to evaluate materials and detect damage or corrosion.
• Conduct construction materials testing on metals, polymers, elastomers, and coatings to verify performance.
• Support corrosion engineering initiatives within the Infrastructure Reliability Unit.

Skills

Non-destructive testing

Destructive testing

Corrosion testing

Infrastructure assessments

Education

High school diploma or GED

Two years of engineering coursework or related experience

Tools

NDT equipment

ASTM testing methods

Materials testing equipment

Job description

At the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, we deliver reliable water to a region with 19 million people—and to accomplish this, we rely on a team of Talented Employees: innovators, problem-solvers, and collaborators who make it all possible.

This recruitment may result in an Eligibility List*.

We are looking for an Engineering Technician I (Corrosion) to join our Corrosion Engineering Team within the Infrastructure Reliability Unit. In this entry‑level role, you will learn and assist with performing infrastructure reliability assessments. Further, you will utilize destructive and non‑destructive testing equipment and techniques for testing, evaluating, and analyzing infrastructure, materials performance, and metallurgy; and perform construction materials performance testing.

What You’ll Do:

• Infrastructure Reliability Assessments: Perform shop and field assessments on infrastructure such as pressure vessels, chemical tanks, pipelines, pumps, and water treatment equipment.
• Non-Destructive Testing: Utilize non‑destructive testing equipment and methods to inspect new and existing infrastructure for damage, corrosion, or hidden flaws.
• Destructive Testing: Utilize destructive testing equipment and methods to determine materials properties.
• Construction Materials Performance Testing: Perform testing of metals, polymers, elastomers, and coatings to verify performance characteristics.

This opening for the Engineering Technician I (Corrosion) is in the Infrastructure Unit of our Infrastructure Reliability Section at our F E Weymouth Filtration Plant in La Verne, CA.

Schedule 4/10

Monday - Thursday 6:00am - 4:30pm; every Friday off.

This job announcement has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work being performed by employees in this classification / job.

EMPLOYMENT STANDARDS MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Education and Experience: High school diploma or general education development test (GED), and either two years of accredited college or university in engineering related coursework or two years of relevant experience.

Relevant Experience is defined as

Testing, laboratory experience, AND/OR infrastructure condition assessment, non‑destructive testing, ASTM testing, corrosion science, AND/OR construction inspection.

CERTIFICATIONS, LICENSES, AND REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS

License(s): Valid California Class C Driver’s License or equivalent (required at time of application) that allows you to drive during your employment.

Benefits:

• Competitive compensation
• Excellent medical, dental, life, vision plans.
• Deferred compensation in the form of a 401(k) plan (with matching contribution) and a 457 plan.
• Retirement benefits under the California Public Employees' Retirement System
• Tuition reimbursement
• Training and advancement opportunities
• Excellent working environment

ABOUT MWD

The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California is a state‑established cooperative that, along with its 26 cities and retail suppliers, provides water for 19 million people in six counties. The district imports water from the Colorado River and Northern California to supplement local supplies, and helps its members to develop increased water conservation, recycling, storage and other resource‑management programs.

The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities. Qualified individuals with disabilities, who need a reasonable accommodation during the application or selection process, please call [phone] or email: [e-mail].

Metropolitan is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other protected characteristic(s).

Application Filing Period

Closes at 4:30 pm PT on the date stated in the job announcement. However, it may close prior to the filing end date if sufficient applications have been received. If sufficient applications have not been received, then the filing period end date may be extended.

Eligibility List*

An eligibility list is a list of qualified candidates created when a job posting states that one will be established.

Candidates who meet the minimum qualifications listed in the original posting and successfully pass all stages of the recruitment process—but are not selected for the initial vacancy—may be placed on this list for future openings.

The list may be used to invite candidates to participate in a selection interview for a future vacancy in the same classification / title (if there is one). The duration of the list depends on the applicable bargaining unit.

Qualifying Experience

Your resume must at a minimum include the month and year you began and ended employment, name of the organization, your title, and a brief description of your experience. If your employment was part‑time, make sure you identify it on your resume next to the month/year.

Sponsorship

Applicants for employment with The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California must have work authorization that does not now or in the future require sponsorship of a visa for employment authorization in the United States (i.e., H1-B or other employment‑based immigration case).