Cleared Senior​/Principal PRT Lead - W80-5 Systems Engineering Team, NM​/CA, Onsite

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We are seeking a Product Realization Team (PRT) Lead (job title: R&D Systems Engineer) for the W80‑5 Enhanced Capability Shipping Configuration (ECSC). In this role, you will lead the realization of components critical to the fielding of the new W80‑5 warhead. The ECSC consists of a weapon‑agnostic subsystem integrated into the W80‑5 shipping configuration to provide over‑the‑road security. You will partner with engineering and research teams across the broader Nuclear Security Enterprise to design, produce, test, and integrate these products into the broader W80‑5 warhead design.

You will also work with production agencies, vendors, operations centers, multiple interfacing PRTs, the customer (NNSA), and end users (PANTEX and the Navy).

• Lead a PRT to field high‑integrity products, meeting both technical and programmatic requirements
• Serve as a subject‑matter expert in design, production, or qualification of components
• Use analytical thinking to work through ambiguous problems with a multi‑disciplinary team
• Leverage electrical, mechanical, process, test, and manufacturing engineering skills to identify robust and practical solutions
• Develop innovative design concepts through requirements negotiation, trade studies, and virtual prototyping
• Mature designs to a production‑ready state through iterative design‑build‑test cycles and collaboration with the production agency
• Define test activities that demonstrate robustness in a variety of environments at various levels of assembly
• Advance new engineering processes to improve the efficiency of product development
• Mentor and train less experienced engineers
• Estimate, negotiate, and manage project budgets and schedules using earned‑value management
• Present your work to peers, customers, and management in formal and informal settings

This position will offer substantial opportunity for training, technical mentorship, and work across multiple sites within the Nuclear Security Enterprise. Applicants must be able to work onsite 100% of the time at either Livermore, CA or Albuquerque, NM facility. The position requires an ability to travel up to 15% to support the mission.

$117,500 – $235,700. Salary range is estimated, and actual salary will be determined after consideration of the selected candidate’s experience and qualifications, and application of any approved geographic salary differential.

• A Bachelor’s degree in a relevant discipline and five (5) years of directly relevant experience, or an equivalent combination of directly relevant education and engineering or scientific experience that demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and ability to perform independent research and development.
• Position requires an active DOE Q‑level security clearance or equivalent to start.

• Graduate degree in Engineering or a highly related field, with an independent research project as a graduation requirement (e.g., thesis, dissertation).
• Experience with Nuclear Security Enterprise laboratories and plants (Pantex, KCNSC, LLNL, LANL, KCNSC/NMO).
• Experience in engineering design, qualification, production, or related modeling/simulation projects.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills, ability to work effectively in…