Kinetic Technologies Group 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 one Kinetic Technologies Group Leader with responsibilities for leading teams of engineers and supporting personnel working on conventional weapon and high-speed kinetics projects within the Weapon Technologies and Engineering (WTE), Weapons Physics Design (WPD) and Global Security programs.  The Kinetic Technologies Groups design, certify, and transition to industry warheads and other hardware for advanced conventional weapon systems; develop and execute innovative high-speed experiments with advanced diagnostics to study high-speed kinetic effects; and research enabling materials and other advanced capabilities.  As a line supervisor, your responsibilities will complement your assigned programmatic activities.  You will work with program leadership to identify current engineering capability gaps within the Kinetic Technologies organization and develop a broad range of technical staff to meet these needs. This position is in the Defense Technologies Engineering Division (DTED), within the Engineering 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 leadership, supervision, and technical, strategic, and administrative direction, guidance, and support in accomplishing project/program goals and objectives to a multi-disciplinary team of scientists and engineers.
• Collaborate with Project Leaders to identify workforce needs, lead, carry out, and/or coordinate recruiting, hiring, training, career development, and performance and salary management activities as needed to meet programmatic staffing, employee development, and performance related needs, including providing career counseling, mentoring, and coaching, and monitoring employee performance goals and conducting annual employee performance reviews.
• Ensure team compliance with all safety and operational standards, while also making certain that safety related Laboratory and Directorate policies are understood, applied, and followed.
• Guide workload planning for multiple projects among group members, assigning work, remaining aware of complex technical goals, problems, and solutions, and tracking progress of project schedule and milestones to ensure desired results and deadlines are met.
• Exercise advanced level skills in the application and development of engineering best practices, and/or business principles, and theories, concepts, and techniques for the development of hardware subject to extreme environments with significant safety implications.
• Lead team in conducting thoughtful and comprehensive reviews of complex engineering designs, providing expert technical analysis and recommendations for design optimization, and applying advanced knowledge and using innovative methods/technology where applicable.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Additional job responsibilities, at the SEL.4 level

• Serve as subject matter expert in kinetic applications for the program at meetings, briefings, design reviews, and committee activities both internal and external to the Laboratory.
• Use creativity and innovation to lead the application and development of principles, theories, and concepts related to kinetic effects and conventional warheads.