Senior Product Realization Team (PRT) Leader - Active Security 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

$182,310 - $277,344 Annually

$182,310 - $231,180 Annually for the SEL.3 level

$218,700 - $277,344 Annually for the SEL.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. 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 Senior Product Realization Team (PRT) Leader for the W87-1 Modernization Program’s High Explosives (HE) PRT. You will lead the PRT to develop requirements and produce components within the specific PRT’s scope in partnership with the NNSA Production Agencies and programmatic staff from across the laboratory to include Physics, Chemistry, and Quality. You will manage a detailed schedule in coordination with the PRT Control Account Manager to ensure on time delivery to support the program. This position will be in Defense Technologies Engineering Division (DTED) within the Engineering Directorate. DTED supports the Strategic Deterrence (SD) Program.

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 leadership and strategic direction, guidance, and support to a multidisciplinary team of engineers in accomplishing complex project engineering and management, design development, product realization, qualification, and certification project/program goals.
• Lead, manage, and maintain effective PRT relationships in collaborations with Production Agencies (PAs) executing HE manufacturing.
• Define and establish project objectives and specific technical direction and strategies for the team and lead, direct, and assign work to engineering team members by guiding and balancing workload planning among team members, assigning work, and remaining cognizant of complex technical goals, problems, and solutions, as well as obtaining ongoing performance feedback and tracking progress of group projects, milestones, and schedules to ensure deadlines are met.
• Define, track, and complete PRT objectives on time and within budget by working in collaboration with other essential LLNL support personnel.
• Monitor performance required to meet programmatic milestones and deliverables, engage to correct deficiencies, and lead and advise on corrective actions where necessary.
• Represent the PRT at meetings, briefings, and committee activities both internal and external to the Laboratory; providing advanced technical analysis and recommendations.
• Provide, present, and explain technical updates, ensure that PRT risks and requirements are communicated in an effective and timely manner, and provide advice to program leadership, customers, and external sponsors.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Additional job responsibilities, at the SEL.4 level 

• 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 team to stay ahead of potential high complexity problems.
• Perform in-depth analysis and use innovative methods to determine and implement solutions to highly unusual or highly complex problems, develop new ideas, modify approaches, and/or redefine requirements that impact organizational operations or directions.
• Utilize expertise in weapon design engineering, product lifecycle processes, and qualification work to mentor staff across the PRT and provide advice across the program.