Air Resources Engineer | California Air Resources Board

Are you looking for challenges on several levels from technical engine and aftertreatment controls to group project solving to writing and communicating effectively? Then, the Diesel On-Board Diagnostics (OBD) Section is looking for you to step up and fill the Air Resources Engineer vacancy in the OBD Branch

This position will involve heavy exposure to new technology for both light and heavy duty vehicles as you learn how the diagnostic system monitors sensors and components for malfunctions

Duties will include certification and evaluation of the in-use performance of certified OBD systems for proper detection of faulty emission control components and illumination of the check engine light at the appropriate time relative to emission increases.

The OBD system evaluations may include testing for proper communication with scan tools that interrogate the system for fault and other system information and proper interaction with smog check, and operating the vehicle on the road or in the laboratory on a dynamometer

Other primary duties include assisting with the development of light- and heavy-duty OBD regulatory updates or preparation of guidance documents that clarify elements of the certification process.