R&D Manager 4

About the role

The Nuclear Systems Group (NEN-5) within the Nuclear Engineering and Nonproliferation (NEN) Division is seeking a Group Leader.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic leadership and business management of approximately 30 employees with an annual budget of $12 M.
• Provide technical design, systems analysis, and software development solutions that meet national security needs by addressing critical risks, supporting strategic decision-making, enhancing safeguards, and countering emerging threats.
• Conduct modeling, simulation, and implementation of technical solutions across domains such as weapons stockpile modeling and analysis, material accountancy activities, safeguards and nonproliferation data analysis, and business systems.
• Develop software applications to support material accountancy activities, safeguards and nonproliferation data analysis, and business systems.
• Perform technical analysis of proliferation and terrorism risks to inform security policies and practices for materials in nuclear fuel cycles.
• Embody and actively promote a robust safety and security culture, continuous learning, and questioning attitude for the group and collaborators.
• Prioritize and sustain a respectful, and positive group culture.
• Develop effective teams, coordinate inter-team collaboration, and identify and address emergent personnel issues.
• Provide leadership in updating and implementing the goals aimed at long-term sustainability and expanded research directions.
• Develop a resilient and capable workforce to maintain and grow NEN-5 leadership in key nuclear system domains.
• Serve as part of the NEN Division management team, collaborating to set strategic direction and priorities for the Division.

Requirements

• Minimum Job Requirements:
  • Leadership Experience recruiting, mentoring, developing, and supervising technical staff.
  • Experience facilitating timely and high-quality technical work conducted by diverse teams at all career levels.
  • Demonstrated ability to develop an organizational strategy and integrate work across multiple disciplines.
  • History of active participation in business management such as tracking funding and understanding programmatic objectives.
  • Proactive engagement a group or team to achieve technical or operational objectives.
  • Commitment to safety, security, and regulatory compliance in the workplace.
  • Demonstrated ability to foster a learning safety and security culture.
  • Excellent personnel management skills, including demonstrated experience leading technical teams and evidence of commitment to teamwork, professional development, encouraging open communications, and resolving conflicts among personnel.
  • Demonstrated effective written and oral communication skills including professional communication, and publishing technical reports or journal articles.
  • Demonstrated technical expertise in a technical discipline relevant to the group's capabilities and missions.
  • Ability to gain sufficient working knowledge of the range of the group's technical activities to serve as an ambassador and advocate for the group with other line organizations and program offices.
  • Experience in leadership of technical projects, programs, teams, or other organizations as demonstrated by successful planning, management, and delivery.
  • Clearance Ability to obtain and maintain a Q clearance.
• Desired Qualifications:
  • Experience building collaborative relationships across organizational boundaries and technical disciplines.
  • Experience proposing, developing, and sustaining research programs.
  • Demonstrated experience working with U.S. Government stakeholders (e.g. NNSA, DOE-NE, DOD, NASA, and commercial partners).
  • Knowledge of classification and export control guidance in one or more nuclear system domains of the Group.
  • Advanced Engineering or Physical Science degree.
  • Active Q Clearance.
  • Active SCI Clearance or ability to obtain one.

Qualifications

• Minimum Qualifications:
  • Bachelor's Degree from an accredited institution in engineering or physical science discipline plus 8 years related experience; or an equivalent combination of education and experience directly related to the occupation.
  • Q clearance.
• Desired Qualifications:
  • Experience building collaborative relationships across organizational boundaries and technical disciplines.
  • Experience proposing, developing, and sustaining research programs.
  • Demonstrated experience working with U.S. Government stakeholders (e.g. NNSA, DOE-NE, DOD, NASA, and commercial partners).
  • Knowledge of classification and export control guidance in one or more nuclear system domains of the Group.
  • Advanced Engineering or Physical Science degree.
  • Active Q Clearance.
  • Active SCI Clearance or ability to obtain one.