Process Engineering Senior Manager (17642)

Location: Amarillo, TX

Job Title: Process Engineering Senior Manager

Career Level From: Senior Manager

Career Level To: Senior Manager

Organization: Process Engineering (50996894)

Job Specialty: Core Engineering

What You'll Do

As a senior manager you will provide leadership, technical direction and oversight to Process Engineering Staff, Process Engineers, and technical support personnel. Responsible for leading Department wide Strategic initiatives and providing technical support for large scale Engineering issues. Responsible for maintaining safe working conditions and safety awareness, establishing goals, and expectations. Capable of representing the Process Engineering Department in high level meetings and providing backup support for the Process Engineering Director. The Process Engineering Senior manager will lead and manage activities for Production Engineering in a manner that enables employee engagement. This includes leading engineering resources for problem solving and issue resolution to support the mission at Pantex. Advises management of stang needs necessary to address both forecast and emerging workload. In addition, managing a dedicated group of Technical Staff and Process Engineers who function as the Subject Matter Expert (SME) on weapon, special nuclear material, packaging processes and associated procedures. Frequent contact with external and internal customers is required.

Demonstrated knowledge of, and the ability to manage, using project management techniques such as tracking and trending, scheduling and cost estimating to meet reliability, operability, cost, schedule and quality expectations; knowledge of engineering principles and their application to risk analysis, qualitative risk assessment, facilities and systems operation, and manufacturing processes and systems; working knowledge of engineering principles and standard industry operations.

This position requires a high level knowledge of the Process Engineering Department roles and responsibilities along with the Nuclear Weapons Enterprise System.

Minimum Job Requirements

• Bachelor of Science degree in engineering/science discipline with a minimum of 10 years of relevant experience

Department of Energy (DOE) Order 426.2A Requirements

• In addition, the applicant must meet the requirements of DOE O 426.2 (i.e., Baccalaureate in engineering or related science and 4 years nuclear experience, or a DOE O 426.2 alternative). DOE 426.2 experience requirements can be satised following employment. In the interim, newly hired personnel will not be assigned duties that could impact the safety basis of nuclear facilities. (Ref. DOE O 426.2).

Preferred Job Requirements

• Three years of supervisory/management experience. Candidates with less than 3 years of supervisory/management experience will be required to complete a developmental plan approved by the Division Director or their delegate

• Bachelor's degree in engineering or a related field from an Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) accredited program in the United States or designated equivalents thru ABET Mutual Recognition Agreements (MRA)

• A minimum Grade Point Average (GPA) is preferred for up to four years post-graduation, confirmed by transcript at the time of offer. Beyond four years from graduation, relevant experience will supersede GPA in hiring considerations.

• Bachelor's degree with a minimum 3.0/4.0 cumulative GPA

• Master's degree with a minimum 3.3/4.0 cumulative GPA

• PhD with a minimum 3.5/4.0 cumulative GPA

• Prior nuclear weapon processing experience

• Demonstrated ability to manage engineers and administrative personnel

• Advanced knowledge of nuclear weapon processes and procedures; demonstrated ability to lead strategic initiatives, engineering evaluations of processes, facility and systems including Nuclear Explosive Safety Studies and nuclear weapon projects

• Ability to lead dicult and complex projects

• Ability to develop executable plans

• Skills for reporting on determined corrective and improvement actions

• Knowledgeable in budgeting, stang, and nancial performance

• Ability to maintain successful interactions with equivalent-level and subordinate managers concerning matters of signicance to the Company

• Ability to clearly and eectively communicate through oral and written word

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When you #JointheMission, you choose a lifetime career where your commitment is genuinely valued and rewarded. At Pantex, we believe that extraordinary talent thrives when supported by a balanced life. Discover the flexibility that empowers you to excel, coupled with a benefits package designed for your total peace of mind from comprehensive health coverage and robust retirement planning, to opportunities for continuous learning through education reimbursement.

Notes

The minimum education and experience for the lowest career level in the job posting range are listed under Minimum Job Requirements. Successful candidates hired into a higher career level than the minimum in the range must meet the requirements listed in the job leveling charts for the career level into which they are being hired.

If a range of Career Levels is posted, i.e., Senior Associate to Senior Specialist, internal applicants already in one of the Career Levels would come across at their current Career Level. Internal applicants currently in a lower level Career Level would move to the lowest posted Career Level.

Requires a Q clearance; however all qualified candidates will be considered regardless of their current clearance status. The ability to obtain and maintain a Department of Energy Q clearance is required.

Position may require entry into Materials Access Areas (MAA) and participation in the Human Reliability Program (HRP). If HRP is required, candidate must complete a counterintelligence-scope polygraph, pursuant to 10 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) 709. Medical requirements may apply.

Pantex is a drug-free workplace. Candidates accepting a job offer will be required to pass a pre-placement physical, drug screening and background investigation. As an employee, you may be required to receive and maintain a security clearance from the United States Department of Energy in order to meet eligibility requirements for access to sensitive information or matter. U.S. citizenship is a requirement for security clearance applicants. All employees are subject to random selection for drug testing without advance notification.

Pantex is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, age, religion, national origin, ancestry, genetic information, disability or veteran status.