Lead Surveillance Engineer

About

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) advances science and technology to strengthen U.S. security and promote global stability. Their mission spans nuclear deterrence, threat preparedness, energy security, and multi-domain defense. LLNL fosters a culture of innovation and operational excellence.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a technical contact for the Surveillance Program at meetings, briefings, design reviews, and committee activities, both internal and external to the Laboratory. Provide Design Agency support to Production Agencies in their execution of surveillance scope.
• Address complex technical problems and develop solutions for surveillance of stockpile weapon systems, including defining scope, requirements, and deliverables that support Annual Assessment needs.
• Lead the team in developing and managing work plans, schedules, staffing needs, cost estimates, and funding allocations; track performance to internal and external programmatic deliverables and lead corrective actions when needed.
• Collaborate with project leaders within Laboratory programs to establish project objectives, priorities, and strategies for technical teams and to anticipate and meet technical needs.
• Lead and participate in engineering design reviews and readiness reviews, ensuring technical excellence, disciplined requirements management, and effective issue closure.
• Maintain robust communication with internal and external stakeholders; provide status, risks, issues, and decision needs to senior leadership in a timely manner.
• Lead, coordinate, and mentor multi-disciplinary team members (engineers and technical staff), balancing workload and enabling execution across multiple priorities.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Additional responsibilities at the SEL.4 level:

• Set broader technical direction and priority for surveillance execution, influencing strategic technical decisions across weapon system stakeholders.
• Influence strategic technical decisions made by senior management and external customers and serve as an organization spokesperson for Laboratory management and/or external advisor to sponsors.
• Influence enterprise level strategies and priorities in support of future surveillance program needs.
• Maintain robust communications, collaborations, and contacts, internal and external to LLNL. Represent WTE and SD at meetings, briefings, and committee activities both internal and external to the Laboratory. Ensure project requirements, status, risks, and issues are communicated in an effective and timely manner to senior leadership.
• Mentor staff across the organization, including other mentors; strengthen surveillance processes and consistency across weapon system teams.

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 Engineering or related field, or equivalent combination of education and related experience.
• Advanced knowledge of nuclear weapon systems, their applications, their design, and support of their surveillance at the Plants within the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) Nuclear Security Enterprise (NSE).
• Advanced knowledge of Surveillance, Engineering Evaluations, or Product Realization processes for design and qualification of nuclear weapon systems.
• Experience with engineering analysis, hardware or system engineering, testing processes, and formal engineering/design reviews.
• Excellent organizational skills, knowledge and significant experience with project management tools and techniques, including work planning, scheduling, cost estimating, analyzing and managing financial data, and project reporting.
• Demonstrated ability to prioritize and execute in a dynamic environment with changing requirements and multiple concurrent deliverables.
• Significant experience leading a team project and/or group, including the ability to gain the cooperation of others.
• Ability to travel to support program needs.

Additional qualifications at the SEL.4 level:

• Subject matter expertise in Surveillance, Engineering Evaluations, or Product Realization processes for design, qualification, and certification of nuclear weapon systems.
• Extensive experience leading technical projects and/or teams, including execution accountability for cost, schedule, and technical performance.
• Expert ability to influence and advise senior leadership and external sponsors, including representing the program in high-visibility technical forums.

Desired Qualifications:

• Master’s degree or PhD in Engineering.
• Advanced knowledge of Nuclear Weapons Complex sites and operations and applicable NNSA orders (as relevant to surveillance execution).

Salary: $189,660 - $288,396 Annually (SEL.3: $189,660 - $240,528; SEL.4: $227,430 - $288,396).
Location: Hybrid schedule may be available.