TDLR is seeking Motor Fuel Metering and Quality Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) to serve on our Examination Review Committee (ERC) and to assist our Education and Examination Division with examination review, maintenance, development, and creation. SMEs are tasked with ensuring state examinations for licensure uphold stringent standards and are continually up to date by referencing current rules and laws.
If you are interested in becoming a SME, please complete the Examination Development Committee Application and send it in by October 12, 2026. Applicants must hold a current service technician license for at least the past five years and be in good standing with TDLR (no enforcement actions on record). Additional qualifications include but are not limited to:
- Industry certifications to service Dresser-Wayne and Gilbarco brand dispensers or other dispenser brands.
- Professional memberships with National Counsel on Weights and Measures (NCWM) or other regional weights and measures associations, like SWMA.
- Experience with related professions like plumbing or electric.
- Holds license for both High Flow and Low Flow categories.
- Strong working knowledge of NIST Handbook 44.
- Experience submitting DPRs and Skimmer Reports.
- Robust understanding of TDLR Motor Fuel Metering and Quality laws and regulations as well as their impacts on consumers and safety.
TDLR staff will review all eligible licensees and select the SMEs.
All SMEs will receive training on their role and must sign a Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA). The SME position tasks at a minimum include the following:
- Development of examination questions and answers.
- Referencing rules and laws,
- Reviewing or amending examination items for performance.
- Traveling to Austin to participate in the ERC process.
Our mission is to protect the citizens of Texas and the hard-working members of your profession. We cannot do that without your specialized knowledge of the complexities of your profession. Please consider becoming an ERC SME today.
