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Physics World · 3 weeks ago

Advanced Development Group Leader - Active Clearance Required

Livermore, CA

Full-time

Hybrid

Director/Executive

$182K/yr - $277K/yr

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) is dedicated to strengthening the United States’ security through innovative solutions. The Advanced Development Group Leader will provide technical, strategic, and administrative leadership for a multidisciplinary team focused on advanced diagnostic systems and national security applications.

Publishing

No H1B

Security Clearance Required

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Provide technical, strategic, and administrative leadership for the multi-disciplinary team of scientists and engineers in the Advanced Development Group

Collaborate with programmatic and NSED management to identify workforce needs; lead, carry out, and/or coordinate recruiting, hiring, training, workload management, and performance and salary management activities

Maintain awareness and monitor performance of the technical progress across all projects supported by group members to ensure required programmatic milestones and deliverables are met, monitoring the effectiveness of technical approaches and resource utilization within the group, developing and implementing solutions to complex technical challenges, and proactively engaging to facilitate course corrections, connect staff to expertise, or remove barriers to success

Support the career development and professional growth of group members by identifying training opportunities, facilitating mentorship, and providing regular feedback

Communicate organizational priorities, changes, and opportunities to group staff, and represent the group’s interests to senior management

Ensure that group members adhere to Laboratory policies and meet institutional and organizational safety, security, and ethics requirements

Perform other duties as assigned

Qualification

RFOptical instrumentationScientific computingSystem designProject managementAdvanced degreeSupervisory skillsInterpersonal skillsCommunication skillsMentorship

Required

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 the time of hire

Bachelor's degree in engineering, computer science, physical sciences, or a related technical field, or equivalent combination of education and related experience

Advanced knowledge and significant experience in one or more of the following areas: RF and optical instrumentation and system design, scientific computing for data analysis, timing and firing system design and operation, and execution of experiments in field environments, with the ability to apply standard and novel approaches to broadly defined, complex technical assignments

Advanced supervisory, organizational, and interpersonal skills and demonstrated ability to successfully lead work in a multidisciplinary technical or scientific team environment

Demonstrated ability to independently plan, prioritize, execute, and manage multiple complex technical tasks and projects simultaneously, exercising judgment in adapting and modifying methods and techniques, developing and implementing solutions to complex technical challenges, responding to changing priorities, ensuring timely and accurate completion of reviews and assessments, and keeping management informed

Advanced level written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to effectively document work, present, and explain technical information to diverse audiences, advise senior management, interpret and convey Laboratory policies to employees, and interact productively with multidisciplinary teams

Preferred

Advanced degree in engineering, computer science, physical sciences, or a related technical field, or equivalent combination of education and related experience

Familiarity with institutional, Engineering directorate, and Strategic Deterrence directorate policies, procedures and practices

Broad, additional experience with other laboratory programs and divisions