Inertial Confinement Fusion Chief Engineer
Core
Provide technical leadership, operational integration, and project engineering oversight for the Inertial Confinement Fusion (ICF) Science portfolio at the National Ignition Facility (NIF).
Role type
Senior IC Chief Engineer (ICF Program Management & Integration)
Builds
ICF Science portfolio delivery, NIF facility campaigns, and joint experiments
Domain
Nuclear fusion energy, high-energy density physics, national security
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work
Required skills
Project engineering, systems integration, scheduling, operational coordination, configuration management, change control, resource allocation, risk management, stakeholder management, technical strategy
Preferred skills
ICF or high energy density (HED) campaign experience, shot planning, target fabrication interfaces, process improvement, systems engineering methods
Technologies
Project management tools, workflow mapping, systems engineering methods
Responsibilities
Align scope, schedule, budget, and shot execution priorities; direct integration activities across ICF Science; provide authoritative technical direction for project engineering scope; serve as primary point of contact for complex shot-related issues; establish and communicate weekly shot priorities; direct configuration management of the ICF program plan; develop integrated schedules for ICF efforts; evaluate quarterly milestones and budget status; lead coordination across engineering, operations, and partner organizations; represent ICF priorities to management and partners
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with substantial authority