Senior Nuclear Enterprise Systems Analyst

Senior Nuclear Enterprise Analyst – Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

Position Type:
Full‑time, Career Indefinite |

Location:

Livermore, CA | Posted Date: 04/20/2026

You will work with multi‑disciplinary teams to deliver software and analytic capabilities on topics of importance to the nuclear enterprise, including infrastructure, workforce, and stockpile modeling and modernization program planning. The role reports administratively to the System and Policy Analysis Group in the Computational Engineering Division, within the Engineering Directorate.

Depending on assignment, a hybrid schedule may be offered, blending in‑person and virtual presence.

• Work closely with systems analysts, engineers, computer scientists, and program management to design and product ionize nuclear enterprise analytics tools, including those for current stockpile modernization programs.
• Translate ambiguous sponsor and customer problem statements into clear analytical objectives, success criteria, data requirements, and executable analysis plans.
• Lead and support efforts to collect, catalog, and interpret data for use in mathematical models, including population of databases and use of visualization tools.
• Develop and apply optimization, simulation, and risk‑informed analysis methods, including scenario and uncertainty analyses, to support decision‑making under uncertainty.
• Build and maintain collaborations with the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) and Department of the Army (DoA) enterprise modeling communities, including engagement of relevant decision makers.
• Lead development of software tools such as native applications, dashboards, and web‑based tools that support systems analysis, operations, nuclear stockpile, infrastructure, and workforce domains.
• Execute and perform quality assurance on complex analyses and post‑processing under limited direction, delivering tailored final reports and briefings that translate technical results into actionable decisions for senior sponsors.
• Participate in the Systems Analysis Group, Nuclear Enterprise Working Group, and collaborate with other team members to share relevant knowledge, opinions, and recommendations.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

• Develop creative program growth opportunities through interactions with current and potential sponsors and creation of proposals.
• Serve as project coordinator and/or principal investigator for high‑visibility efforts with competing priorities and loosely defined deliverables, establishing scope, milestones, decision points, and acceptance criteria to ensure on‑time, high‑quality delivery.
• Build and maintain senior‑level collaborations with NNSA, DoA, and other stakeholders by directly engaging decision makers and aligning concepts to national priorities.
• Build, lead, and manage multiple technical teams and supervise analysts to execute work, balance competing customer and partner priorities, and meet deadlines.
• Serve as prime consultant or technical point of contact to senior‑level management and external sponsors by communicating technical milestones and providing technical input to refine new concepts.

• Ability to secure and maintain a U.S. DOE Q‑level security clearance requiring U.S. citizenship.
• Bachelor’s degree in operations research, engineering, physics, applied mathematics, computer science, economics, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Significant experience managing and/or motivating multidisciplinary teams and collaborating across disciplines or organizations to achieve project objectives.
• Significant experience as a project coordinator and/or principal investigator of projects with competing priorities, loosely defined deliverables, and high visibility.
• Advanced knowledge and experience in independently executing analyses, performing post‑processing, and delivering tailored reports and deliverables under limited direction.
• Experience developing software applications and performing analysis with Python, SQL, Type Script, Go, or C++, within Windows or Linux environments.
• Ability to translate ambiguous…