Mobile Source and Emission Inventory Specialist

This position can be located in Sacramento or Riverside County.

Are you interested in collaborating broadly with a diverse set of partners to inform climate-related policies and investments that address climate change, advance equity, and support quality of life for all people in California? Join the Sustainable Transportation and Communities Division’s Climate Investments Benefits Section to ensure California Climate Investments and other State funding programs reduce greenhouse gas emissions and provide benefits to disadvantaged and low-income communities.

The section is seeking an Air Resources Engineer with strong technical and project management skills to be part of the team providing guidance and technical expertise to CARB’s Low Carbon Transportation Incentives Program and California Energy Commission’s Clean Transportation Program. This includes incentive programs for zero-emission and near-zero-emission medium-duty and heavy-duty vehicles and off-road equipment, and the charging and refueling infrastructure needed to support these technologies. The Air Resources Engineer will also carry out duties regarding the oversight and administration of California Climate Investments.

Your primary responsibilities will be serving as a liaison to State agencies administering California Climate Investments programs deploying zero-emission or near-zero mobile source technologies and, supporting infrastructure, as well as leading the development of their quantification methods. In this role, you will be responsible for developing constructive relationships with program managers and staff within CARB and at other State agencies; collaborating with technical experts and research institutions on the development of novel methods to quantify emission reductions, as well as other environmental, public health, and economic benefits of investments; maintaining the California Climate Investments emission factor database; creating assessments for determining disadvantaged and low-income community benefits; and establishing requirements for reporting and transparency.

You will be expected to carry out assignments related to the activities described above with a positive and professional attitude, a high degree of initiative, attention to detail, and originality. You will also be expected to communicate clearly and concisely through technical reports, memos, letters, summaries, and oral presentations for CARB management and the public. Travel within California will be required.

For an overview of California Climate Investments, visit www.caclimateinvestments.ca.gov.
 

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

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 Resource Boards' (CARB) current telework policy. While the CARB may support telework, some in-person attendance is also required. 

Beginning July 1st, 2025, per Executive Order N-22-25, CARB employees will be required to report into office four days a week. 

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 positions designated headquarters location at their own expense, as indicated on their duty statement. 

• Standard office environment (artificial lighting, controlled temperature, etc.)  
• Daily use of a personal computer, office equipment, and/or telephone.