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LeadSurveillanceEngineer
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“Lead Surveillance Engineer at LLNL. Skills: Surveillance, Weapon systems, Project management, Team leadership. Serve as technical contact. Provide Design Agency support”
Industry & Context.
Develop solutions; Address complex problems
Active Security Clearance Required, Ability to travel
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
Active DOE Q-level clearance, Active Top Secret clearance, Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Equivalent education and experience, Experience with engineering analysis, Experience with hardware engineering, Experience with system engineering, Experience with testing processes, Experience with formal engineering reviews, Experience with design reviews, Significant experience with project management tools, Significant experience with project management techniques, Significant experience with work planning, Significant experience with scheduling, Significant experience with cost estimating, Significant experience with analyzing financial data, Significant experience with project reporting, Demonstrated ability to prioritize, Demonstrated ability to execute, Significant experience leading a team project, Significant experience leading a group, Ability to gain cooperation of others, Ability to travel
Nice to Have
Master’s degree, PhD in Engineering
What You'll Do.
Serve as technical contact
Provide Design Agency support
Address complex technical problems
Develop solutions for surveillance
Define scope for surveillance
Define requirements for surveillance
Define deliverables for surveillance
Lead team in developing work plans
Lead team in managing schedules
Lead team in managing staffing needs
Lead team in managing cost estimates
Lead team in managing funding
Track performance to deliverables
Lead corrective actions
Collaborate with project leaders
Establish project objectives
Establish project priorities
Establish project strategies
Anticipate technical needs
Lead engineering design reviews
Lead readiness reviews
Ensure technical excellence
Ensure disciplined requirements management
Ensure effective issue closure
Maintain robust communication
Provide status to senior leadership
Provide risks to senior leadership
Provide issues to senior leadership
Provide decision needs to senior leadership
Lead multi-disciplinary team members
Coordinate multi-disciplinary team members
Mentor multi-disciplinary team members
Enable execution across priorities
Set broader technical direction
Set priority for surveillance execution
Influence strategic technical decisions
Influence senior management decisions
Influence external customer decisions
Serve as organization spokesperson
Serve as external advisor
Influence enterprise level strategies
Influence enterprise level priorities
Maintain robust communications
Maintain robust collaborations
Maintain robust contacts
Represent WTE and SD at meetings
Represent WTE and SD at briefings
Represent WTE and SD at committee activities
Ensure project requirements communicated
Ensure project status communicated
Ensure project risks communicated
Ensure project issues communicated
Mentor staff across organization
Strengthen surveillance processes
Strengthen surveillance consistency
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Internal and external stakeholders; Project leaders; Multi-disciplinary teams; Senior leadership; External customers; Weapon system stakeholders; External sponsors
Communication Scope
Status reporting; Risk reporting; Issue reporting; Decision needs communication
Process & Methodology
Work planning, Scheduling, Cost estimating, Financial data analysis, Project reporting
Full Job Description
Join us and make YOUR mark on the World! Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) has turned bold ideas into world-changing impact advancing science and technology to strengthen U.S. security and promote global stability. Our mission spans four critical national security areas nuclear deterrence, threat preparedness, energy security, and multi-domain defense empowering teams to take on the toughest challenges of today and tomorrow. With a culture built on innovation and operational excellence, LLNL is a place where your expertise can make a real impact. We have an opening for a Lead Surveillance Engineer to lead technical surveillance activities for LLNL stockpile weapon systems and to provide Design Agency support to Production Agencies executing surveillance scope. This program is responsible for providing engineering and scientific subject matter expertise in aiding the Weapon Systems Groups in carrying out their Nuclear Weapon Annual Assessment requirements. This position is in the Weapon Technologies and Engineering (WTE) Program, in the Defense Technologies Engineering Division (DTED). Depending on your assignment, this position may offer a hybrid schedule, blending in-person 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 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 * 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 t
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