Hybrid Expert Gas Decarbonization Engineer

at Pacific Gas and Electric Company

• Job title: Expert Gas Decarbonization Engineer
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Senior, Lead
• Salary: $136,000 - $232,000 per year
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Oakland, United States

About the role

• Gas Decarbonization Engineer driving innovative decarbonization projects at PG&E. Collaborating across teams to evaluate cost-effective gas system solutions and achieve net-zero emissions goals.

Responsibilities

• Serve as PG&E’s in-house Technologist and expert specializing in practical and innovative solutions to complex technical problems and issues related to cost‑effective gas system decarbonization.
• Is recognized as a subject matter expert in decarbonizing various gas end uses; provides breadth of knowledge and performs analyses and projects across several disciplines including clean fuels, process technologies, and geological storage.
• Applies hands-on operational and development experience from industrial facilities (e.g., gas processing, refining, manufacturing, power generation, or similar) to evaluate the real‑world feasibility of proposed decarbonization solutions, going beyond table‑top or purely academic assessments.
• Prepares technical analyses, economic models, graphs, maps, and other materials as required to support findings, recommendations, regulatory documents, and the PG&E Net Zero Command Center.
• Project management: drives multi‑disciplinary technical initiatives and studies as required.
• Participates on and represents PG&E at technical working groups and venues as appropriate.
• Studies regulatory, permitting, and policy documents related to the gas system and the energy transition to ensure technical solutions are aligned with California requirements.
• Presents engineering research, findings, solutions, and recommendations to Directors and Managers across various departments.
• Acts as an “engineering/technical Rosetta Stone,” translating complex engineering concepts into clear insights for colleagues across diverse disciplines within a non‑engineering team.
• Works independently with guidance only on the most complex projects.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering or equivalent experience
• Minimum 7 years of engineering experience
• Master’s degree or PhD in mechanical, chemical, or process engineering (Desired)
• Practical engineering experience including operations and/or technology or equipment development or management in industrial environments (e.g., gas infrastructure, power generation, refining, chemical processing, or industrial facilities) (Desired)
• Prior experience as a facility engineer, process engineer, or solutions engineer (Desired)
• Prior experience as a technical consultant (Desired)
• Demonstrated ability to communicate technical concepts clearly to non‑engineers, including strong presentation and written communication skills (Desired)
• Demonstrated ability to engage effectively with customers and stakeholders (Desired)
• Proven project management experience, including coordinating deliverables and driving work to completion (Desired)
• Demonstrated project management experience overseeing project budgets of at least $10MM (Desired)

Benefits

• PG&E’s discretionary incentive compensation programs