Program Group Leader for Subcritical Experiments Engineering - Active Clearance Required

We have an opening for a Program Group Leader (PGL) to lead and manage the Subcritical Experiments Engineering Group (SCEEN) within the Hydrodynamic and Subcritical Experiments (HSE) program element in the Weapons Physics and Design (WPD) program. The SCEEN PGL will oversee the budget and lead the team of engineers to enable the execution of subcritical experiments including SCE device engineering vessel engineering and timing and firing engineering.  The SCEEN PGL will interface with the Nuclear Materials group as well as outside organizations to ensure material and fabrication of the SCE devices. The PGL must also interface with LANL on current and future vessel availability and strategies. The SCEEN will also interface with the Hydro Engineering PGL to coordinate the representation and interface with the mechanical designers drafters and LLNL machine shops on schedules and priorities. This position will report programmatically to the Associate Program Director for HSE within the WPD program in the Strategic Deterrence (SD) Principal Directorate. This position administratively resides in the Defense Technologies Engineering Division within the Engineering Directorate.

Depending on your assignment this position may offer a hybrid schedule blending inperson and virtual presence. You may have the flexibility to work from home one or more days per week.

This position will be filled at either level depending on your knowledge skills and experience as assessed by the hiring team. Additional job responsibilities (outlined below) will be assigned if you are selected at the higher level.

You will

• Oversee the budget ($10M) for SCE engineering activities using independent judgment.
• Develop and administer budget allocate resources select methods and approaches to achieve objectives develop and direct work schedules assign tasks monitor work flow to achieve established goals and objectives and ensure projects and tasks are completed on schedule.
• Provide technical leadership and direction to the staff on all engineering activities for subcritical experiments and to solve highly complex problems.
• Interface with external partners at Los Alamos National Laboratory the National Nuclear Security Sites (NNSS) and the Nevada Filed Office (NFO) to enable the device vessel and timing and firing engineering.  
• Provide leadership in the development of current and future strategies to build SCE devices.
• Manage mentor and motivate the engineering staff in career planning technical development and growth.
• Participate in reviews for the LLNL Subcritical Experiments Proposal Committee and in the National SCE council meetings as needed.
• Influence and implement strategic decisions made by senior management and external customers.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Additional job responsibilities at the SEL.5 level

• Exercise independent judgment to provide advanced technical leadership and solutions to highly unusual complex and sensitive problems and assist in developing innovative methods/technologies that contribute to the execution of current and future subcritical experiments. Solutions require indepth analysis of multiple tangible and intangible factors. 
• Perform high level goal setting and strategic planning directing the accomplishment of project/program goals and objectives determining methods techniques and evaluation criteria and ensuring that deliverables are met. 
• Lead and act as senior technical and operational expert for subcritical experiments.
• Serve on internal/external scientific/technical committees and act as a spokesperson when needed and influence strategic technical decisions made by senior management and external customers.

Qualifications :

• This position requires an active Department of Energy (DOE) Qlevel clearance or active TopSecret clearance issued by another U.S. government agency at the time of hire.
• Bachelors in Engineering Physics or a related technical field or equivalent combination of education and significant related experience.
• Demonstrated ability and significant experience teaming and partnering effectively to lead technical crossdisciplinary and crosslaboratory teams to work toward programmatic and institutional goals.
• Expert problem solving analytical technical organizational and management skills necessary to independently advise recommend and approve appropriate actions and implement solutions to highly complex problems.
• Ability and flexibility to reprioritize and change programmatic direction depending on emerging requests and priorities and to resolve conflicting work requirements.
• Significant engineering experience including the manufacture of highly complex explosive devices confinement vessels and/or timing and firing systems.
• Expert facilitation collaboration problemsolving and communication skills both written and verbal necessary to effectively explain present negotiate and provide strategic technical advice  to all levels of management and government officials.
• Significant experience fostering productive relationships with other divisions directorates laboratories and other institutions across the Department of Energy (DOE) and Department of Defense (DoD) enterprise and external advisors and reviewers.

Additional qualifications at the SEL.5 level

• Extensive experience managing and leading a significant technical portfolio supporting largescale projects led by others and a demonstrated ability to successfully deliver impactful results.
• Expert level knowledge of and extensive experience in strategic planning and defining and decisionmaking on significantly impactful matters relative  to a programs ability to achieve its overall objectives and longrange goals.
• Extensive experience applying indepth analysis skills and expertise in stateoftheart principles theories concepts and technologies.

Qualifications We Desire

• Masters degree or higher in Engineering Physics or a related technical field.
• Familiarity with WPD missions.  
• Extensive knowledge of building hydrodynamic and subcritical devices.
• Experience with performing experiments at the NNSS.
• Substantial experience sustaining productive relationships with other divisions directorates laboratories NNSA management other institutions across the DOE enterprise including LANL and the Nevada Field Office. 

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This is a Career Indefinite position open to Lab employees and external candidates.

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