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Overview

SoCalGas, the nation’s largest gas distribution utility, is committed to providing safe, reliable, and affordable energy to over 21 million customers in Southern California. As a Metallurgical Engineer, you will support energy transition initiatives and ensure the integrity and compliance of materials and processes.

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.
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How this job compares in Pico Rivera, CA

Pay in context

At roughly $80/hr, this posting sits about 151% above the $32/hr median for welding jobs across California — toward the top of a $27–$38/hr middle band drawn from 313 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 100% of the comparable postings we have wage data for. Pay that far above local median usually comes attached to something: a harder cert requirement, travel, night shift, or overtime that isn't really optional. Worth establishing which before you accept.

The local market in Pico Rivera, CA

Pico Rivera, CA is a small market in our index: 1 other active welding opening alongside this one, from 1 employer. Across California as a whole we're tracking 399 other active welding openings from 207 employers. With this few local postings, most welders here end up either commuting or looking at travel work. Browse welding jobs across California.

The most active employers in California at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are SpaceX (20), Aerotek (17), and Volt (16). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.

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