AIR RESOURCES ENGINEER

Job Description and Duties

The Regulatory and Risk Modeling Section is responsible for conducting the California Air Toxics Assessment (CATA), providing microscale to statewide air quality and toxics modeling support for the Board’s various regulatory programs and policies, including the community air protection program (AB617), airborne toxic control measures (ATCMs), state implementation plans for lead, NO2, and SO2, EJ, air toxics hot spots program, emergency responses, and many others. The Section also provides meteorological and air dispersion modeling technical support for special and sensitive projects having multiple stakeholders with varied interests, including support for Exceptional Event demonstrations related to wildland and prescribed fire. In addition, the Section develops, maintains and enhances a comprehensive, statewide meteorological database and a visualization mapping tool and data portal for CATA and provides technical support for other programs and other agencies.

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Working Conditions

This position may be eligible for hybrid in-office work and in-state telework. The amount of telework is at the agency's discretion and is based on the California Air Resources Board’s (CARB) current telework policy. While the CARB may support telework, some in-person attendance is also required.

The positions at the CARB may be eligible for telework with in-person attendance based on the operational needs of the position under Government Code 14200 for eligible applicants residing in California, subject to the candidate meeting telework eligibility criteria outlined in the CalEPA telework policy and/or future program need. Employees not residing in California are not eligible for telework. Regardless of hybrid telework eligibility, all employees may be required to report to the position’s designated headquarters location at their own expense, as indicated on their duty statement.

Effective July 1, 2025, the California Department of Human Resources (CalHR) implemented the Personal Leave Program 2025 (PLP 2025). PLP 2025 directs that each employee shall receive a 3 percent reduction in pay in exchange for 5 hours PLP 2025 leave credits, monthly. The salary range(s) included in the job advertisement do not reflect the 3 percent reduction in pay.

• Position located in a high-rise building.
• Requires being stationary, consistent with office work, for extended periods.
• Standard office environment (artificial lighting, controlled temperature, etc.).
• Daily use of a personal computer, office equipment, and/or telephone.
• Travel may be required.

Special Requirements

Applicants must include a Supplemental Questionnaire (SQ) for this recruitment. Applications without an SQ or including an SQ that does not directly answer all the items below will not be considered. Cover letters and resumes do not take the place of the SQ.

• Require Name on SQ
• Require Job Control Number on SQ
• Maximum number of pages: 2 (Arial font, 12 point, single spaced, 1-inch margins)

Answer the following questions:

Desirable Qualifications

In addition to evaluating each candidate's relative ability, as demonstrated by quality and breadth of experience, the following factors will provide the basis for competitively evaluating each candidate:

Due to the needs of the Section that are associated with this specific position, the most competitive applicant will have: 1) a strong science or engineering background; 2) recent hands-on modeling experience, including air dispersion and/or toxics modeling (AERMOD, CALPUFF), photochemical modeling (CMAQ, CAMx), meteorological and its coupled modeling (WRF, WRF-CHEM, WRF-CMAQ), or others (such as Inverse modeling techniques,etc.); 3) a demonstrated ability to work with large databases; 4) experience with Linux operating systems, including shell scripting; and 5) excellent communication skills (both verbal and written). Additionally, all candidates must be enthusiastic team players with strong interpersonal skills. Some or all of the required qualifications listed above may be tested via a written exam.

Although not required, ideally, candidates will possess some combination of the following knowledge, skills, or abilities: experience (academic or hands-on) in meteorology, air quality and satellite data analyses; experience (academic or hands-on) with big data processing tools and techniques that can be used to quality assure various datasets and model inputs and outputs; experience in utilizing machine learning for data analysis. Working knowledge of how to develop and implement web-based tools and application programming interfaces (APIs) that can communicate results within CARB and with stakeholders is also highly desirable. The most competitive candidates will have: experience with UNIX or Linux; FORTRAN, or other programming and scripting languages (SQL, Python or R); knowledge of air quality, atmospheric processes and statistics; previous experience with GIS software; and a demonstrated ability to work independently and in a team environment. Applications will be screened and only the most competitive candidates will be interviewed.

Benefits

Benefit information can be found on the CalHR website and the CalPERS website.

• Nearby (third-party) Parking
• Convenient to public transportation
• Gym
• Daycare facility
• Located near to Downtown

• Indoor Bicycle Lockers

Experience and Education

For experience/education to qualify during the application screening process and to ensure that minimum qualifications can be determined, applicants should include all employment history on the Employment Application (STD 678), including detailed job descriptions, hours worked per week, and start/end dates (MM/DD/YYYY). Application packages without this information may experience delayed processing times, and your eligibility for this position may be impacted.

If you are using education to meet the minimum qualifications for this position, you must submit a copy of your transcript or diploma. Applicants who completed their education outside the United States (with foreign degrees/transcripts) must obtain and submit verification of the United States course/degree equivalency.

Foreign education credential evaluation services can be found at

Failure to submit all the required documentation will result in an incomplete application and disqualification from consideration for this position.

Required Application Package Documents

The following items are required to be submitted with your application. Applicants who do not submit the required items timely may not be considered for this job:

• Current version of the State Examination/Employment Application STD Form 678 (when not applying electronically), or the Electronic State Employment Application through your Applicant Account at All Experience and Education relating to the Minimum Qualifications listed on the Classification Specification should be included to demonstrate how you meet the Minimum Qualifications for the position.
• Resume is required and must be included.
• Degree and/or School Transcripts
• Other - Cover Letter
• Supplemental Application -

  Please see the Special Requirements section of this job advertisement for detailed instructions for the SQ submission.