Metallurgical & Welding Engineer for Reliability & Quality

SoCalGas; Pico Rivera (CA); On-site; USD 123,000 - 205,000; Full time

Job summary

SoCalGas, the nation’s largest gas distribution utility, seeks a qualified engineer to lead quality initiatives across materials, welding processes, and fabrication. You will architect end-to-end verification strategies, design performance tests, and support design, manufacturing, and failure analysis to meet safety and performance goals.

Join a team committed to reliable energy delivery and continuous improvement, with opportunities to influence quality practices, data monitoring, and supplier

Qualifications

• Specialized metallurgical and welding expertise to ensure material integrity and compliance.
• Support design, manufacturing, quality and failure analysis activities to meet safety and performance targets.
• Architect verification strategies and lead quality improvement initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Architect end-to-end verification strategies across tests.
• Design performance and load tests and interpret results for reliability.
• Implement measurement system analysis and capability studies for key parameters.
• Introduce new test methods or tooling and develop business cases for adoption.
• Lead supplier quality improvements through audits and validation.
• Define data models and dashboards for near-real-time quality monitoring.
• Standardize defect taxonomies and reporting across teams.
• Facilitate go/no-go readiness reviews with balanced risk.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Metallurgical engineering

Welding engineering

Quality assurance

Test design

Data analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree in Metallurgical Engineering

Job description

SoCalGas, the nation’s largest gas distribution utility, seeks a qualified engineer to lead quality initiatives across materials, welding processes, and fabrication. You will architect end-to-end verification strategies, design performance tests, and support design, manufacturing, and failure analysis to meet safety and performance goals.

Join a team committed to reliable energy delivery and continuous improvement, with opportunities to influence quality practices, data monitoring, and supplier