W80-4 Engineering Group Leader - Active Security Clearance Required

LLNL•Livermore, CA

10d•$189,660 - $288,396•Hybrid

About The Position

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory is hiring a W80-4 Engineering Group Leader to lead professional and technical personnel, primarily in W80-4 engineering development and production. The group provides engineering design, project management, qualification, and production-agency support for W80-4 and other projects. The position is in the Defense Technologies Engineering Division (DTED), supporting the Weapon Technologies and Engineering (WTE) Program. It may be filled at the SEL.3 or SEL.4 level according to the candidate’s knowledge and related experience. A hybrid schedule may be available based on team and organizational needs. The role provides technical and administrative leadership, personnel supervision and development, and oversight of group workload, technical goals, priorities, milestones, and deliverables. The leader supports staffing and hiring, performance management, safety and security, program coordination, and corrective actions, while advancing DTED and LLNL’s mission, vision, and values. At the SEL.4 level, the role also addresses unusual, highly complex, or sensitive problems; influences strategic technical decisions; and represents the Laboratory in nuclear design and engineering to management and peers in the Nuclear Security Enterprise. The position requires an active DOE Q-level clearance or an active Top Secret clearance from another U.S. government agency at the time of hire. External applicants selected must pass a post-offer, pre-employment drug test. A job-related pre-placement medical examination may be required. Depending on duties, work in Limited Areas may restrict possession or use of personal and laboratory mobile and wireless devices.

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 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 for presenting to, explaining to, and advising senior management and/or external sponsors.
Ability to promote and maintain productive relationships across directorates, with other laboratories and Nuclear Security Enterprise 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 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 for advising 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 group personnel and provide technical and administrative direction, guidance, support, mentoring, and coaching 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, workload balance, and project progress; support discussions with programmatic leadership to ensure workloads are executable.
Promote the mission, vision, and values of DTED and LLNL through personnel leadership.
Monitor performance against programmatic milestones and deliverables and lead corrective actions as needed.
At SEL.4, develop solutions to unusual, highly complex, or sensitive issues where the solution path is not known in advance.
At SEL.4, influence strategic technical decisions by senior management and external stakeholders based on weapon expertise.
At SEL.4, represent the Laboratory to management and peers in the Nuclear Security Enterprise as a spokesperson on nuclear design and engineering.
Perform other duties as assigned.