Senior Mechanical Engineer

Job Posting:
Energy Sustainability Technical Lead

California Energy Commission

JC-535819 - Energy Sustainability Technical Lead SENIOR MECHANICAL ENGINEER

$11,427.00 - $14,298.00 per Month.
New to State candidates will be hired into the minimum salary of the classification or minimum of alternate range when applicable.

Final Filing Date: 10/26/2026

Pending DOF Approval.

Under the general direction of the Branch Manager of the Sustainability and Resilience Branch within the Energy Research and Development Division (ERDD), the Energy Sustainability Technical Lead will perform challenging mechanical engineering work and provide technical leadership in the planning, development, and implementation of the California Energy Commission’s (CEC) research, development, demonstration, and deployment and other activities focused on energy-related research on climate risk management;

energy sector resilience; energy-system impacts to public health and the environment; methane emissions; and the energy-system transition to meet state energy goals. In addition, the Energy Sustainability Technical Lead will represent the division and the CEC before various state and federal agencies, the Legislature, companies, research organizations, communities, and other parties. The Energy Sustainability Technical Lead will serve as a subject matter expert on policy, technology, market, and strategic issues;

inform decision makers on strategies for achieving the state’s energy goals; and foster governmental and private sector collaboration.

The ERDD deploys over $200 million annually to advance new scientific approaches and technology innovations to meet the state’s clean energy and climate change policies, including but not limited to the areas of renewable energy supply, building and industrial decarbonization, sustainable transportation, energy storage, energy distribution, resilience and reliability, and carbon management. The Sustainability and Resilience Branch invests in projects and applied research that increase community energy resilience and reliability, accelerate food production decarbonization, and support California's transition to a climate-resilient, equitable, and sustainable zero-carbon energy system.

Minimum Qualifications (MQs):
The MQs for this classification can be found  documents you submit in your application package must highlight how you meet the MQs. If the MQs are not met, you will not be considered for this position.

Education Information:
If you are using education to meet the minimum qualifications for this classification, please provide your unofficial transcripts. Applicants who completed their education outside of the United States (with foreign degrees/transcripts) must provide evaluated transcripts. The transcript evaluation must state the number of units to which foreign coursework is equal. Foreign education evaluation services can be found at https://(Use the "Apply for this Job" box below). Official transcripts and official foreign degree transcripts will be required prior to appointment.

If you are not using education to qualify for this classification, you do not need to submit transcripts. To bypass the required document, select Choose/Upload and select Bypass File.

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You will find additional information about the job in the Duty Statement
.

The CEC supports a hybrid workplace model with office-based and remote-centered workers. Limited in-person attendance and occasional travel may be required based on the needs of the division. Regular and consistent attendance is essential to successful performance.

This position is remote-centered, which means the incumbent works 50 percent or more of their time from an alternate work location. Teleworking is only available for employees who reside in California. You must be located in California and provide your in-state address prior to your start date.

You will find the Minimum Requirements in the Class Specification.

• SENIOR MECHANICAL ENGINEER

• Job Application Package Checklist
• Duty Statement

Job Code #: JC-535819

Position #:

-001

Working Title:

Energy Sustainability Technical Lead

Classification: SENIOR MECHANICAL ENGINEER

$11,427.00 - $14,298.00 per Month

New to State candidates will be hired into the minimum salary of the classification or minimum of alternate range when applicable.

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