R&D Distinguished Component Digital Arming, Fuzing Electronics Products , Onsite

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This Distinguished Electrical Engineer job posting is to fill a Domain Chief Engineer (DCE) role for Arming and Fuzing Major Components with a focus on digital products, electronics, controllers and interfaces. The DCE is a role at the Distinguished Level, intended to provide a single point of contact to provide leadership and technical expertise for major issues, electrical and engineering SME expertise, and peer review leadership.

This individual would champion consistency with 5300 Component PRTs including advice in the selection, application, and interpretation of design standards and requirements and utilizing advanced engineering tools to solve complex engineering challenges. The Digital Products Component Arming and Fuzing DCE will also partner with Program Chief Engineers (PCEs) and other DCEs to assure consistency and excellence in technical deliverables while assuring timeliness and responsiveness of technical decisions.

The DCE is expected to help guide the future of Arming and Fuzing, and ensure the center is focused in appropriately advancing the state of the art necessary to meet our Nation’s needs.

• Go‑to resource for qualification philosophy and other large issues/initiatives
• Lead commonality efforts within group
• Participates in, or represents, 5350 Change Review Board to maintain leadership over technical efforts, provide expertise, and help ensure consistency in decisions
• Decision making processes for exceptional technical activities or circumstances, and deviations
• Leading effort for high impact problem solving teams/red teams, etc.
• Provides time‑critical assistance on challenging technical product issues
• Lead strategic planning and execution with group, center, and enterprise‑wide impacts
• Strive for consistent sound, risk informed, and balanced decision making
• Drive Arming and Fuzing architecture discussions and decisions for new systems
• Shape Center peer review culture
• Leading independent review panels and design reviews
• Determine peer review needs for individual projects
• Lead collaboration with S&T colleagues
• Provides training across laboratory in technical area expertise: WIP, NAET, WR713, etc.
• Provides training and knowledge share internal to 5300 or directs staff in providing these opportunities. Examples: radiation testing, qualification strategies, mod/sim capabilities, Fuzing modes, technical decision‑making strategies, etc.
• Mentor mid‑career staff and PRT leads
• Lead a weekly meeting with PRT Leads or similar activities
• Owner of an appropriate suite of guides, standards and procedures for design work
• Leading creation or providing approval for new guides/standards/procedures
• Approval/rejection to deviate from defined guides, standards and procedures
• Periodic verification and review
• Partner extensively throughout the Labs and Nuclear Security Enterprise, helping to drive strategy
• Partner and drive change through the PCE, CEN, and KCNSC Technical Authority.

Due to the nature of the work, the selected applicant must be able to work onsite.