Group Leader - Advanced Manufacturing and Materials Processing Section - Active Clearance Required

LLNL•Livermore, CA

23h•Hybrid

About The Position

We have an opening for a Group Leader in the Advanced Manufacturing and Materials Processing Section (AMMP) within the Materials Engineering Division (MED). You will provide leadership for R&D activities in areas such as Advanced Manufacturing, Additive Manufacturing, Process Engineering, Responsive Materials, Functional Materials, Materials Formulation, Polymer Science and Engineering, Microencapsulation, and/or Electrochemistry. You will have a meaningful role in developing successful careers, building a positive working environment, and developing an extraordinary staff to meet program needs. This position is in the Materials Engineering Group (MED) within the Engineering Directorate. This position offers a hybrid schedule, blending in-person and virtual presence. You will have the flexibility to work from home one or more days per week. This position will be filled at either level based on knowledge and related experience as assessed by the hiring team. Additional job responsibilities (outlined below) will be assigned if hired at the higher level.

Requirements

Active Department of Energy (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 Electrical/Mechanical/Chemical/Material Science/Physics and Engineering, or related technical field or the equivalent combination of education and previous relevant experience.
Advanced knowledge of and significant experience in one or more of the following technical areas: advanced materials, advanced/additive manufacturing processes and equipment design, manufacturing process optimization, project and system engineering, polymer science, computational design.
Significant experience collaborating with technical business partners to identify and lead complex technical projects including workforce planning, tracking milestones, and providing performance feedback to involved team members.
Significant experience giving technical presentations and participating in reviews, identifying technical needs, developing practical approaches, and delivering working solutions for program customers.
Advanced level problem-solving skills, with the ability to develop and implement effective solutions for complex technical challenges.
Significant experience and demonstrated ability to successfully lead and manage a team of technical staff, including training, coaching, team building, and career and performance management.
Demonstrated ability to prioritize and manage multiple projects simultaneously, responding to changing priorities, ensuring timely and accurate completion of reviews and assessments, and keeping management informed.
Advanced communication, facilitation, and collaboration skills necessary to effectively present, explain, and advise senior management and external sponsors.
Extensive experience in project planning and highly complex technical leadership.
Extensive experience developing and implementing creative solutions to a diverse range of highly complex problems.
Demonstrated track record of success and ability in developing and optimizing strategies to improve technical methodology and operations.
Expert communication, facilitation, and collaboration skills necessary to effectively present, explain, influence, and advise senior management, external sponsors, and/or key stakeholders.

Nice To Haves

Master’s Degree or Ph.D. in Electrical/Mechanical/Chemical/Bio Engineering, Material Science, Applied Physics and Engineering, or related field.
Experience with LLNL and Engineering administrative policies, procedures, and design safety practices and standards.
External technical leadership supported by publication, presentation, patents and research initiative experience.

Responsibilities

Provide leadership, supervision, and technical, strategic, and administrative direction, guidance, and support in accomplishing project/program goals and objectives to a multi-disciplinary team of scientists and engineers.
Collaborate with Project Leaders to identify workforce needs, lead, carry out, and/or coordinate recruiting, hiring, training, career development, and performance and salary management activities as needed to meet programmatic staffing, employee development, and performance related needs, including providing career counseling, mentoring, and coaching, and monitoring employee performance goals and conducting annual employee performance reviews.
Establish project objectives, strategies, and technical direction for team, and collaborate with Engineering Center Leaders and Section Leaders to identify and lead complex technical work assignments, by defining work objectives, guiding workload planning for projects among group members, assigning work, remaining aware of complex technical goals, problems and solutions, tracking and monitoring project milestones, and obtaining ongoing performance feedback.
Provide technical, safety, and security leadership to group personnel and activities, ensuring team compliance with all safety and operational standards.
Advise and evaluate staff on the execution of technical work via formal reviews.
Lead and engage team in thoughtful and comprehensive peer reviews of complex engineering designs, providing expert technical analysis and recommendations for design optimization, and applying advanced knowledge and using innovative methods/technology where applicable to ensure technical excellence.
Provide, present, and explain technical updates and give advice to senior leadership, customers, and external sponsors.
Monitor and influence the work environment to develop employee morale and well-being.
Provide support to the section leader to address organizational needs.
Guide the completion of projects and contribute to the development of organizational goals.
Perform other duties as assigned.
Work with Division Leader and Section Leader to perform high-level goal setting, contribute to strategic planning efforts for long range goals, and to identify new opportunities.
Develop solutions to highly unusual, highly complex, and/or sensitive issues/problems where the solution path is not known ahead of time, require in-depth analysis of multiple tangible and intangible factors, and involve the creative use of established and/or innovative methods.
Serve as a subject matter expert for the program at meetings, briefings, design reviews, and committee activities both internal and external to the Laboratory.
Pilot change by developing new projects or programs, modifying approaches, and/or redefining customer requirements to impact operations or directions, working across stakeholder groups to identify and implement process improvements, and making recommendations and providing strategic technical advice to management and external customers.