W80-4 Engineering Group Leader - Active Security Clearance Required

LLNL•Livermore, CA

8d•Hybrid

About The Position

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory is hiring an Engineering Group Leader to lead professional and technical personnel, primarily in W80-4 engineering development and production. The team provides engineering design, project management, qualification, and production-agency support for the W80-4 and other projects. The role is in the Defense Technologies Engineering Division (DTED), supporting the Weapon Technologies and Engineering (WTE) Program. The position may be filled at either SEL.3 or SEL.4, depending on knowledge and related experience. A hybrid schedule may be available based on team and organizational needs. The leader supervises and provides technical and administrative direction, guidance, mentoring, and coaching; supports performance review and salary management; and provides technical leadership in weapon engineering and management, design development, product realization, assessment, qualification, and certification. The role also includes recruitment and onboarding, safety and security leadership, assigning work with project principals, monitoring workloads and progress, supporting programmatic leadership, and ensuring milestones and deliverables are met. At the SEL.4 level, the leader also resolves unusual, highly complex, or sensitive problems without a known solution path; influences strategic technical decisions with senior management and external stakeholders; and represents the Laboratory as a program spokesperson on nuclear design and engineering.

Requirements

Active DOE Q-level clearance or active Top Secret clearance issued by another U.S. government agency at the time of hire.
Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or a related field, or equivalent level of education and related experience.
Significant experience with design engineering, Nuclear Security Enterprise (NSE) product realization processes and stakeholders, certification, and qualification work.
Advanced knowledge of nuclear warhead engineering, systems, and design.
Advanced communication, facilitation, negotiation, and collaboration skills to present to, explain to, and advise senior management and/or external sponsors.
Ability to promote and maintain productive relationships across directorates, with other laboratories and NSE partner sites, and with personnel from external entities.
Effective leadership, interpersonal, organizational, and supervisory skills to lead personnel, write performance appraisals, and participate in ranking and hiring activities.
At SEL.4: significant record of weapon design, product realization team (PRT) accomplishments, or flight testing.
At SEL.4: expert knowledge of nuclear weapon engineering, systems, and design.
At SEL.4: expertise with project management tools and techniques, including work planning, scheduling, cost estimating, and analyzing and managing budgets.
At SEL.4: expert communication, facilitation, and collaboration skills to present to, explain to, and advise senior management and/or external sponsors.

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree or PhD in Engineering.
Broad knowledge of Laboratory policies and practices and applicable NNSA orders.

Responsibilities

Supervise and provide technical and administrative direction, guidance, support, mentoring, and coaching to group personnel, while promoting teamwork.
Participate in performance review, rating, and salary management processes.
Provide technical leadership in weapon engineering and management, interagency coordination, design development, product realization, assessments, qualification, and certification.
Recruit, hire, and onboard staff as needed to meet programmatic staffing needs.
Provide technical, safety, and security leadership for group personnel and activities.
Collaborate with project principals and group personnel to define employee work assignments.
Monitor technical goals, programmatic priorities, group workload balance, and project progress.
Support engagements with programmatic leadership to ensure group workloads are executable.
Foster and uphold the mission, vision, and values of DTED and LLNL through leadership of personnel.
Monitor performance against programmatic milestones and deliverables and lead corrective actions when necessary.
Perform other duties as assigned.
At SEL.4: provide solutions to unusual, highly complex, and/or sensitive issues where the solution path is not known ahead of time.
At SEL.4: influence strategic technical decisions made by senior management and external stakeholders based on weapon expertise.
At SEL.4: serve as program spokesperson to Laboratory management and/or peers in the NSE, representing the Laboratory in nuclear design and engineering.