Advanced/Small Modular Reactor Expert

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

$168,780 - $256,824 Annually

$168,780 - $214,032 Annually at the SES.3 level

$202,500 - $256,824 Annually at the SES.4 level

This is the lowest to highest salary we in good faith believe we would pay for this role at the time of this posting.  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 multiple openings for Advanced/Small Modular Reactor (A/SMR) experts in support of our A/SMR Initiative, an element of LLNL’s Nuclear Threat Reduction Program (N Program). As an integral member of an interdisciplinary team, you will be assessing, advising and formulating strategic approaches to mitigate a range of A/SMR risks in the safe and secure development of advanced reactor technologies. These positions report to the A/SMR Thrust Area Leader with the Global Security Directorate’s N Program.

This position will be filled at either the SES.3 or SES.4 level depending on qualifications. Additional job responsibilities (outlined below) will be assigned if you are selected at the higher level.

In this role, you will:

• Lead, manage, and coordinate projects within the A/SMR Thrust Area including conducting a A/SMR Landscape Study in the development of our strategic approach and engagement strategy.  Produce high-quality reports and briefings.
• Serve as a point of contact for relevant technical and programmatic issues associated with the A/SMR Thrust Area and sponsors as defined by the A/SMR Thrust Area Leader. Represent the program and provide strategic technical advice to sponsors and other U.S. Government (USG) organizations, traveling as necessary.
• Identify and develop new programmatic and research opportunities within the A/SMR Thrust Area.
• Contribute to an integrated strategy for program research areas consistent with the A/SMR Thrust Area, utilizing key knowledge and insights on advanced reactor technologies, nuclear safety, and national security needs.
• Materially contribute as a technical expert within in at least one of the N Program mission areas (nuclear security, safeguards, proliferation R&D, material science, forensics or consequence management) through direct programmatic work.
• Develop and track project execution plans for assigned research and projects, including allocation and monitoring of available personnel and budgets.
• Cultivate mutually beneficial partnerships with external organizations, including domestic and international reactor developers, international organizations, bi-lateral partners, academia, other national laboratories, government agencies, and facilities.

Additional job responsibilities at the SES.4 Level:

• Develop innovative concepts and provide expert management, leadership, technical vision, and strategic planning for both analytic and research and development environments.
• Influence strategic vision and implementation plans for senior management and external stakeholders to meet the needs of the broad A/SMR communities.
• Manage and coordinate proposal submissions related to the A/SMR Thrust Area for the Laboratory to ensure consistency, quality, and mission/vision alignment in partnership with other senior managers, which requires building partnerships with N Program and Discipline management.

Qualifications

• Ability to secure and maintain a U.S. DOE Q-level security clearance which requires U.S. citizenship.
• Master’s degree in physical science, engineering, or related discipline, or the equivalent combination of education and significant related experience and ability to lead the application and development of principles, theories, and concepts in a creative and innovative fashion.
• Subject matter expert knowledge of reactor technologies, nuclear energy systems, fuels and fuel cycles, and their associated regulatory frameworks.
• Expertise in at least one of the N Program mission areas (nuclear security, safeguards, proliferation R&D, material scienc