“Principal Associate Director for Nuclear Weapons Programs”: washingtonpost.com: Jobs
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Principal Associate Director for Nuclear Weapons Programs
Responsible for the technical and administrative supervision of approximately 2,500 scientific and administrative personnel, and a budget of about $1 Billion.
Manages the Laboratory nuclear weapons technology program, which includes nuclear weapons design… ensure[s] confidence in the safety, security and reliability of the nations nuclear weapons stockpile.
Serves as the Laboratory focal point for all nuclear weapons activities, including the assessment and certification of the performance of the LANL [Los Alamos National Laboratory] designed enduring nuclear stockpile. Activities include surveillance, maintenance, and stockpile life extension and limited-scale fabrication of a variety of nuclear and non-nuclear components.
Responsible for the pit manufacturing function, which includes the development and implementation of the capability to fabricate plutonium pits [the hearts of thermonuclear weapons] on all types of pits in the enduring nuclear stockpile…
Must have exceptional management skills on large scale programs approaching a 1Billion/year or more.
Desire a nationally recognized expert in the field of nuclear weapons technology, with a strong background in nuclear physics and nuclear weapons design and evaluation.