Senior​/Principal - ASIC's Product Realization Team Lead, Onsite

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We are seeking a highly motivated R&D Electrical Engineer to join our team as an Application Specific Integrated Circuits (ASIC's) Product Realization Team Lead. Our team executes design, development, qualification, and manufacturing activities associated with all new as well as legacy weapons systems. Your principal responsibility will be leading a team of engineers and other professionals in the realization (design through qualification) of ASICs and other CMOS microelectronics for Nuclear Weapon (NW) modernization programs.

These microelectronics are the primary enabler of agile, responsive weapon development and future advanced system functionality.

The ASIC Production Agency (PA) PRT is responsible for ASIC Product Realization for the W80-4, W80-5, W87-1, W76-1/2 and W93 programs.

On any given day, you may be called on to:

• Provide leadership to ensure the success of the ASIC Product Realization Team (PRT). Ensure timely and effective communication between the PRT, the Major Component (MC) and Systems customers, and management as the primary point-of-contact (POC) for the PRT.
• Participate in the product realization process, including early engagement in the development phase to define, validate, and clarify requirements for ASICs destined for use in nuclear weapons.
• Coordinate with other organizations to negotiate PRT requirements and work.
• Identify the resources required to support PRT objectives and collaborate with customers and PRT members to establish work scope and budget.
• Manage resources to ensure on-time, on-budget deliveries meeting quality objectives.
• Work with our financial team to understand and track costs and schedule progress.
• Work with the PRT to develop comprehensive design, verification, qualification, and production strategies and effectively document and communicate the resulting plans.
• Write reports, work issues, document design history, and present results/findings to various partners including peer engineers, management, and internal/external customers.
• Manage the product definition (drawings, specifications, etc.) and analyze data throughout the product life cycle to demonstrate sustained compliance with customer requirements.
• Anticipate and manage risks, identify viable alternatives, and lead the technical evaluations and decision-making process.
• Employ quality management systems and defect prevention techniques throughout the complete realization process (e.g. design for manufacturing, mistake proofing, etc.).
• Team with peer ASIC PRT Leads on other programs for both the Design Agency and Production Agency to address cross-cutting topics of interest.
• Collaborate with a multidisciplinary team of engineers and domain specialists to successfully investigate anomalies and resolve system-related issues.
• Engage and team with numerous groups at SNL (e.g. component engineers, surveillance, systems engineering, nuclear safety, technical subject matter experts) as well as external agencies such as the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) and Kansas City National Security Campus…