W87-1 System Test and Qualification Leader - Security Clearance Required

W87-1 System Test and Qualification Leader - Active Security Clearance Required

Mid‑Senior Level |
Full‑time

Engineering | Livermore, CA | 04/23/2026

Reference #: REF
8273N

Job Code: SEL.
4 Science & Engineering TSL 4 / SEL.
5 Science & Engineering TSL 5

Organization: Engineering

Position Type: Career Indefinite

Security Clearance: Active DOE Q clearance (or active Top Secret clearance)

Drug Test: Required for external applicant(s) selected for this position (includes testing for use of marijuana)

Medical Exam: A job‑related pre‑placement medical examination may be required Apply Now

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 System Test and Qualification (STQ) Leader for the W87‑1 Modification Program. Your primary focus will be to provide professional leadership and programmatic oversight for a range of technical qualification activities and lead groups of individuals to design, build, instrument, test, and report on warhead component and assemblies. As the LLNL STQ Leader, you will work closely with Sandia National Laboratories, Lockheed Martin, NNSA, and other Joint Test Partners.

You will collaborate with the W87‑1 leadership team as well as other DTED groups including the Engineering Design & Test and Environmental and Mechanical Test groups. This position is in the Defense Technologies Engineering Division (DTED) within the Engineering Directorate, supporting the Strategic Deterrence (SD) Directorate.

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

• Provide W87‑1 System Test and Qualification group with leadership in project development, system integration, warhead expertise, and design qualification / warhead certification work.
• Oversee multiple W87‑1 portfolios of system test activities, ensuring that scope, schedule, costs, and project risks are developed, executed, communicated, and tracked appropriately.
• Direct and assign work to group members and remain cognizant of the technical goals, workload balances, and progress of group projects.
• Define, track, and complete warhead reserve (WR) and Joint Test Assembly (JTA) system test objectives on time and within budget in collaboration with W87‑1 personnel. Monitor performance required to meet programmatic milestones and deliverables and lead corrective actions where necessary.
• Lead the W87‑1 Production Planning team to ensure that hardware needed for tests is planned within the Material Requirement Schedule (MRS).
• Represent STQ at meetings, briefings, and committee activities both internal and external to the Laboratory. Provide advice to program leadership, customers, and external sponsors.
• Regularly interface with relevant groups across the engineering divisions to ensure system test and qualification priorities are communicated and carried out.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

• Work with program management and external stakeholders to perform high level goal setting, contribute to strategic planning efforts for long‑range goals, identify new opportunities, and influence strategic decisions.
• Strategically anticipate, identify, and provide technical leadership to the team to stay ahead of potential high complexity problems.
• Utilize expertise in weapon design engineering, product lifecycle processes,…