J Division Nevada Operations Group Leader; R&D Manager

What You Will Do

The J Division Nevada Operations Group (J-NV) is seeking a qualified candidate to serve as Group Leader (R&D Manager
4), partnering with our management team to make important contributions to our national security mission and help drive us toward a new and exciting future.

J-NV plans, fields, and executes dynamic high explosive experiments at Nevada National Security Site (NNSS). This includes sub‑critical experiments (SCEs) involving special nuclear material, as well as small‑ and large‑scale non‑nuclear experiments and sanitization operations. J-NV generates, analyzes, and disseminates unique, high‑quality data for NNSA's Weapons and Global Security programs, as well as external government agencies.

The selected candidate will report to the J Division leader and team with other management and staff to advance our capabilities enhancing the laboratory national security mission. You will use your skills and expertise to organize and guide research, engineering, and technical efforts, while interacting with peers and other leaders for strategic purposes. You will facilitate hiring, mentoring staff, and building strong technical teams to fulfill mission objectives.

You will also be called upon to maintain and improve the working relationship with the NNSS contractor and the NNSA Nevada Field Office. These entities provide the authorization, infrastructure, and support necessary to execute the breadth of the activities undertaken by J-NV. In addition, the successful candidate will work closely with the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) SCE program to ensure successful execution of their experiments.

The J Division work environment focuses on mutual trust, interdependent teaming, and shared success. We strive for innovation, imaginative problem solving, and operational excellence in everything we do. Our commitment is to deliver the highest quality technical data to meet our customers' requirements.

Minimum

Job Requirements:

Leadership

• Demonstrated leadership in the successful development and execution of complex projects with a record of sound judgement. Experience providing technical direction, mentoring, and coordinating the work of others. Demonstrated abilities to engender trust, resolve conflict, and build consensus across disparate technical areas.

Technical Ability

• Demonstrated professional‑level experience and scientific and technical excellence in at least one of the following areas: nuclear formality of operations principles (e.g. work control and conduct of operations), nuclear safeguards, nuclear criticality safety or engineering and execution of large‑scale dynamic (explosive) experiments.
• Demonstrated strong background and record of achievement in planning, managing, and implementing engineering projects or programs from cradle‑to‑grave.

Communication

• Demonstrated excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills. Demonstrated ability to effectively interact with all levels of personnel, stakeholders, and customers.

Safety

• Demonstrated acumen in leading/enabling a robust Safety Culture.

Clearance

• Ability to obtain Q clearance, which typically requires US citizenship.

Education/

Experience:

Position requires a bachelor's degree from an accredited institution and 8 years related experience; or an equivalent combination of education and experience directly related to the occupation.

• Demonstrated knowledge of Nuclear Safety Basis Operations.
• Demonstrated knowledge of LANL weapon systems, sub‑systems, and components.
• Working knowledge of Nuclear Hazard Category 2 experiment test bed configuration as well as fielding and execution.
• Familiarity with subcritical experiment execution including confinement vessel operations.
• Demonstrated knowledge of large‑scale explosive operations and experimental design.
• Demonstrated experience with interfacing with the NNSS contractor and the NNSA Nevada Field Office.
• Active Q clearance.
• Experience in US Department of Energy regulations for high explosives and accelerator operations.
• Familiarity with radiological material handling operations and/or explosive handling and assembly operations.