Advanced Coating and Vacuum Processes Lab Supervisor/Senior Supervisor - Active Clearance Required

Company Description

Join us and make YOUR mark on the World!

Are you interested in joining some of the brightest talent in the world to strengthen the United States’ security? Come join Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) where our employees apply their expertise to create solutions for BIG ideas that make our world a better place.

We are dedicated to fostering a culture that values individuals, talents, partnerships, ideas, experiences, and different perspectives, recognizing their importance to the continued success of the Laboratory’s mission.

Pay Range

$132,570 - $196,428 Annually

$132,570 - $162,324 Annually for the 390.1 Level

$160,410 - $196,428 Annually for the 390.2 Level

This is the lowest to highest salary in good faith we would pay for this role at the time of this posting. Pay will not be below any applicable local minimum wage.  An employee’s position within the salary range will be based on several factors including, but not limited to, specific competencies, relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, seniority, geographic location, performance, and business or organizational needs.

Job Description

We have an opening for a Supervisor or Senior Supervisor in the Advanced Coatings and Vacuum Process Lab (AC-VPL). This position requires a current DOE Q clearance at the time of hire. You will provide direct administrative supervision, including personnel management of both exempt and non-exempt technical employees, as well as personnel actions such as selection, promotions, training, performance evaluations, salary recommendations, and corrective actions.  Working closely with the Division Superintendent, the selected candidate will be responsible for organizing, training, and cost-effectively utilizing the workforce, maintaining equipment and materials, and supporting the service center’s financial model. This includes, but is not limited to, long-term planning, budgeting, and financial projections.  Other responsibilities include ES&H compliance, code or standards regulation compliance, and working on complex to highly complex technical projects. You will be responsible for solving technical and logistical issues related to various aspects of vacuum technology and thin film development.  This position is in the Materials and NDE Section (MNDE) of the Materials Engineering Division (MED), within the Engineering Directorate.

This position requires full-time on-site presence due to the nature of the work.

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 daily technical leadership, mentoring, and supervision of the work center/teams, including work planning, setting priorities, and assigning daily work assignments.
• Provide technical guidance and training for Thin Film Development using Physical Vapor Deposition (PVD) and Chemical Vapor Deposition (CVD), including Magnetron Sputtering, Electron Beam Deposition, and Atomic Layer Deposition systems, as well as selecting proper vacuum technology techniques for system operations.
• Provide safety and security oversight for work center activities.
• Assist in the development of yearly cost and collection estimates for the work center, and provide budgetary oversight of work center activities.
• Interact with program leads, facility managers, technical contacts, engineers, and scientists to provide technical support and ensure the timely and cost-effective execution of work center activities.
• Analyze and interpret complex administrative and technical information, as well as project objectives, and translate them into job requirements and concepts, implementing solutions and alternate approaches to solve complex problems.
• Make decisions using a high degree of independent discretion and judgment, and resolve multi-project and program requirements through negotiations.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Additional job responsibilities, at the 390.2 level

• Provide highly advanced technical expertise, advice, and direction to technicians, making frequent decisions using a high degree of independent discretion and judgment relating to thin film vacuum systems, thin film coating processes, and associated support hardware.
• Participate in and/or lead formal design review processes.
• Provide highly advanced technical support in thin film analysis and material characterization.

Qualifications

• Hold and maintain an active Department of Energy (DOE) Q-level clearance or active Top-Secret clearance issued by another U.S. government agency at the time of hire.
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