Bakeout Lab Supervisor / Senior Supervisor - Active Clearance Required
Bakeout Lab Supervisor / Senior Supervisor - Active Clearance Required
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Job Description
We have an opening for a Supervisor or Senior Supervisor for the Bakeout Lab (BAKE). This position requires a current DOE Q clearance at the time of hire. You will perform direct administrative supervision including personnel management of exempt and non-exempt technical employees as well as personnel actions such as selection promotions training performance evaluations salary recommendations and corrective actions. Working closely with the Section Leader and Division Superintendent the selected candidate will be responsible for the organization and cost-effective utilization of the workforce equipment and materials and for supporting the service centers financial model. This will include but is not limited to long-term planning budgeting and financial projections. Other responsibilities include ES&H compliance code or standards compliance and working on complex to highly complex technical projects. You will be responsible for solving technical and logistical issues related to vacuum technology space flight hardware testing space flight hardware integration material assessments and bakeout thermal vacuum processes and development. This position is in the Materials and Non-Destructive Evaluation Section (MNDE) of the Materials Engineering Division (MED) within the Engineering Directorate
This position requires full-time on-site presence due to the nature of the work.
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.
You will
- Provide daily technical leadership and supervision of the work center and teams including work planning setting priorities assigning daily work assignments and ensuring safety and security oversight for work activities.
- Provide technical guidance and training to staff in bakeout procedures and processes as well as equipment operations for low and high vacuum chambers temperature-controlled Quartz Crystal Microbalance Residual Gas Analyzers and associated system operations.
- Provide safety and security oversight for work center activities.
- Assist in the development of yearly cost and collection estimates for the work center and provide budgetary oversight of work center activities.
- Interact with program leads facility managers technical contacts engineers and scientists to support work center activities.
- Analyze and interpret complex administrative and technical information and project objectives and translate them into job requirements and concepts implementing solutions and alternative approaches to solve complex problems.
- Make decisions using a high degree of independent discretion and judgment and resolve multi-project and program requirements.
- Provide support to develop and update bakeout profiles to ensure products meet customer requirements.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Additional job responsibilities at the 390.2 level
- Provide highly advanced technical expertise advice and direction to technicians making frequent decisions using a high degree of independent discretion and judgment related to bakeout and thermal vacuum systems processes and associated support hardware.
- Participate in and/or lead formal design review processes.
- Provide highly advanced technical support to develop and update bakeout profiles based on material assessments of space flight hardware to ensure products meet customer standards and requirements.
Qualifications :
- Hold and maintain an active Department of Energy (DOE) Q-level clearance or an active Top-Secret clearance issued by another U.S. government agency at the time of hire.
- Bachelors degree in engineering technology or an equivalent combination of education and related experience.
- Experience working with and developing thermal and vacuum oven systems assembly including data acquisition and analysis.
- Demonstrated advanced written and verbal communication feedback and presentation skills in specific technical areas.
- Ability to work with budget planning workload assignments and to anticipate programmatic needs.
- Advanced administrative and organizational skills including the use of computers and software such as MS Word Excel PowerPoint and similar applications.
- Demonstrated ability to work with and effectively lead a multidisciplinary team with a commitment to engineering and technical excellence customer service quality efficiency cost and schedule.
- Demonstrated ability to exercise sound judgment in high-consequence safety environments solving complex problems in a multi-tasked environment with minimal instruction and supervision.
Additional qualifications at the 390.2 level
- Extensive experience working in leading and supervising multidisciplinary teams.
- Significant experience with highly advanced analytical problem-solving and decision-making skills to develop creative solutions to complex problems.
- Highly advanced skills and knowledge of thermal vacuum technologies and processes with the ability to diagnose complex diagnostic systems.
- Highly advanced written and verbal communication feedback and presentation skills in multiple technical areas.
Qualifications We Desire
- Supervisory experience including performance and personnel management.
- Experience with thermal vacuum systems for processing spaceflight hardware and adhering to strict vacuum cleanliness protocols.
- Experience with low and high vacuum as well as bakeout ovens.
- Experience with proper handling and storage of classified media.
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Position Information
This is a Career Indefinite position open to Lab employees and external candidates.
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- Flexible Benefits Package
- 401(k)
- Relocation Assistance
- Education Reimbursement Program
- Flexible schedules (*depending on project needs)
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This position requires an active Department of Energy (DOE) Q-level clearance or active Top Secret clearance issued by another U.S. government agency at time of hire.
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Remote Work :
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Employment Type :
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Employment Type
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