Maintenance Engineering Lead

Company Description

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Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) has turned bold ideas into world-changing impact advancing science and technology to strengthen U.S. security and promote global stability. 

Our mission spans four critical national security areas nuclear deterrence, threat preparedness, energy security, and multi-domain defense empowering teams to take on the toughest challenges of today and tomorrow. With a culture built on innovation and operational excellence, LLNL is a place where your expertise can make a real impact.

Job Description

We are seeking a dynamic and accomplished leader to join our team as the Maintenance Engineering Lead within the National Ignition Facility and Photon Sciences (NIF&PS) Directorate. In this pivotal role, you will provide both technical leadership and team management for the engineering, maintenance, reliability, and sustainment of specialized optics processing systems and supporting infrastructure within the Optics Materials Science & Technology (OMST) organization. You will collaborate closely with a diverse group of engineers, technicians, designers, craft personnel, operations staff, project managers, and vendors to drive innovation and ensure the reliable performance of critical OMST systems that support world-class optics processing capabilities. This position is part of the Laser Systems Engineering & Operations (LSEO) Division within the Engineering Directorate and offers the opportunity to work at the forefront of large-scale, high-impact scientific and national security mission support.

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

In this role, you will

• Lead teams, programs, or functions with a technical focus, operate under consultative direction with substantial authority, use subject matter expertise and significant team leadership experience, and exercise judgment within established policies to monitor workflow, allocate resources, ensure timely completion of projects, independently determine strategies, and achieve objectives while managing organizational impact and pursuing actions to achieve long-term goals.
• Provide technical mentorship and leadership to multidisciplinary teams supporting OMST facilities, infrastructure, and specialized optics processing systems.
• Establish, maintain, and ensure quality standards for project deliverables, and guide project teams to execute the process in accordance with customer funding, facility requirements, and integration expectations.
• Oversee hardware and system design enhancements, upgrades, and modifications for OMST equipment and infrastructure, ensuring solutions meet evolving programmatic and operational requirements throughout the system’s lifecycle.
• Provide input to the management team on solutions that enhance the reliability, maintainability, and productivity of OMST equipment and systems.
• Lead, guide, and direct teams in the design, prototyping, testing, commissioning, and sustainment of new and upgraded OMST equipment and systems.
• Assess strategic technical needs and lead strategic initiatives to develop and implement new engineering, maintenance, and reliability methodologies, including recommending process improvements, serving as subject matter expert, and providing technical advice.
• Design and execute studies, tests, or experiments to further strengthen OMST system capabilities, reliability, and performance, using highly advanced principles, theories, and concepts.
• Develop and maintain comprehensive design documentation, maintenance procedures, operating instructions, calibration protocols, and training materials.
• Troubleshoot highly complex technical issues and resolve highly complex problems with support from subject matter experts, close problem logs, and provide off-shift support for critical operations as needed.
• Champion a culture of safety, ensuring all activities are performed in accordance with the highest standards of personnel and facility safety, as well as relevant ES&H, security, and business policies.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Ability to secure and maintain a U.S. DOE Q level security clearance, which requires U.S. citizenship.
• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Physics, or a closely related technical field; or an equivalent combination of education and relevant experience.
• Demonstrated leadership skills with a track record of successfully managing and guiding multidisciplinary technical teams.
• Subject matter expert knowledge and significant experience with highly complex industrial, manufacturing, facility, or process systems, including maintenance, upgrades, controls, and s