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NNSA DNN Independent Assessments Chair

Crystal City, VA, US💼 Full-time💰 $151,300–$151,300🗓 2026-07-23 → 2026-09-26

Core

Lead cross-organization teams to perform Independent Assessments and Reviews of federally funded research activities for the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) Office of Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation (DNN), delivering high-quality assessments and actionable recommendations to senior officials.

Role type

Senior Project Engineer (Technical Project Management and Nuclear Engineering)

Builds

Independent Assessments of DNN's research portfolio and technical analysis across the nuclear nonproliferation enterprise

Domain

Defense, Nuclear Nonproliferation, Federally Funded Research and Development

Deliverable

production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work

Required skills

Nuclear engineering, Project management, R&D leadership, Government agency liaison, Technical analysis, Scientific work evaluation, Security clearance management, Strategic advising

Preferred skills

Doctorate in Physics/Nuclear Engineering, Principal Investigator experience, DOE National Laboratory experience, Global proliferation analysis, Society leadership, Peer review experience

Technologies

None explicitly listed

Responsibilities

Advise or lead cross-organization teams to perform Independent Assessments of DNN's research portfolio; Analyze and document current and potential future funded research plans and projects; Perform project management activities leveraging technical capabilities to address DNN programmatic challenges; Deliver high-quality assessments and communications for senior NNSA officials including Secretary-level

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC with significant mentorship and leadership scope

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