Metallurgical Engineer

SoCalGas, the nation's largest gas distribution utility, is dedicated to providing safe, reliable, and affordable energy to over 21 million Southern California customers. Through innovation, collaboration, and an unwavering commitment to the needs of our communities we proudly uphold our mindset of "Glad to be of Service" and provide exceptional customer service today and ready to meet California's energy needs with innovative solutions for tomorrow.

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Primary Purpose

Applies specialized depth or breadth to independently solve complex quality challenges and identify innovative solutions. Leads functional initiatives or projects and secures adoption of improved quality approaches.

Provides metallurgical and welding engineering expertise to ensure the integrity, reliability, and compliance of materials, welding processes, and fabricated components. Supports design, manufacturing, quality, and failure analysis activities to meet safety, performance, and business objectives.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Architects end‑to‑end verification strategies combining functional, integration, and system tests.
• Designs performance and load tests and interprets results to predict field reliability.
• Implements measurement system analysis and capability studies for critical parameters.
• Introduces new test methods or tooling and develops business cases for adoption.
• Leads supplier quality improvements using audits and follow‑through validation.
• Defines data models and dashboards for near‑real‑time quality monitoring.
• Standardizes defect taxonomies and reporting across teams.
• Facilitates go/no‑go readiness reviews with balanced risk articulation.
• Performs other duties as assigned.