CareerPlan

W80-4 Engineering Group Leader - Active Security Clearance Required

Livermore, CA, usFull-time$190k–$288k2026-10-30 → 2026-11-10
HybridSecurity clearance required

Core

Leading a group of professional and technical personnel in the execution of W80-4 engineering development and production, providing engineering design, project management, qualification, and support to production agencies.

Role type

Senior Engineering Group Leader (Defense/Nuclear)

Builds

W80-4 and other weapon system projects

Domain

Defense Technologies / Nuclear Weapon Engineering

Required skills

Technical leadership in weapon engineering, interagency coordination, design development, product realization, assessments, qualification, certification, recruitment, hiring, onboarding, safety and security leadership, programmatic priority management, performance monitoring, corrective action leadership

Preferred skills

Strategic technical decision influence, program spokesperson capabilities, complex problem solving, project management tools and techniques, work planning, scheduling, cost estimating, budget management, advanced communication, facilitation, negotiation, collaboration, effective leadership, interpersonal, organizational, and supervisory skills

Technologies

Project management tools, NSE product realization processes

Responsibilities

Supervise, provide technical and administrative direction, guidance, support, mentoring, coaching, and promote teamwork for group personnel; Provide technical leadership in weapon engineering and management; Recruit, hire, and onboard new staff; Provide technical, safety, and security leadership; Monitor performance required to meet programmatic milestones and deliverables; Lead corrective actions where necessary

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC / Management