Weapon System Project Engineer - Active Security Clearance Required
Company: Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Location: Livermore, CA (Remote)
Salary: $227,430 - $346,140 a year
Type: Full-time
Remote: Yes
Posted: 2026-05-19
About this role
### Company Description
Join us and make YOUR mark on the World!
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) has turned bold ideas into world-changing impact advancing science and technology to strengthen U.S. security and promote global stability.
Our mission spans four critical national security areas nuclear deterrence, threat preparedness, energy security, and multi-domain defense empowering teams to take on the toughest challenges of today and tomorrow. With a culture built on innovation and operational excellence, LLNL is a place where your expertise can make a real impact.
### Job Description
We have an opening for a Weapon System Project Engineer to lead the Stockpile Sustainment efforts for the W80-4 weapon system. The selected individual will lead a workforce to steward this weapon system by managing project scope and resources to accomplish technical and programmatic requirements, interacting with all levels of management within, and external to, the Laboratory to establish a wide range of projects, develop budgets, and manage execution. This position is in the Defense Technologies Engineering Division (DTED), supporting Stockpile Systems within the Weapon Technologies and Engineering Program (WTE)
*Depending on your assignment, this position may offer a hybrid schedule, blending in-person and virtual presence. You may have the flexibility to work from home one or more days per week.*
This position will be filled at either level based on knowledge and related experience as assessed by the hiring team. Additional job responsibilities (outlined below) will be assigned if hired at the higher level.
You will
- Foster and uphold the weapon program’s mission, vision, and values through leadership of programmatic activities.
- Build a team and lead the W80-4 Stockpile Systems team personnel to execute required scope, while providing a stimulating and challenging environment which encourages continual learning, improved system knowl...