Hiring: Intelligence & Space Research Deputy Division Leader (R&D Manager 5) Company: Los Alamos National Laboratory Location: Los Alamos, NM Job Posted Time: 2026-09-16 13:43:52 Employment Type: Remote Target Skills & Keywords : Project Management, Quality Assurance, R, Risk Management About the job Experience: •Position requires a bachelor's degree from an accredited institution and 12 years related experience; or an equivalent combination of education and experience directly related to the occupation. Required Skills: •Reporting to the Intelligence & Space Research (ISR) Division Leader, the Deputy Division Leader (DDL) will play an important role on the ISR leadership team providing strategic direction and operational oversight for our large dynamic organization. •Stewarding enduring capabilities that enable successful mission execution, including science and engineering capabilities, such as space physics and electrical engineering. •Fostering a healthy, safe, and secure working environment that reinforces a culture of continuous learning and improvement. •Growing, sustaining and motivating a specialized, highly capable workforce, through continuous intellectual challenge, learning and professional development opportunities. •Inspiring and leading the team to successfully deliver critical measurement systems and information products, while positioning it to address evolving scientific and national security challenges. •Developing and sustaining collaborative partnerships with peers across the Laboratory, other National Laboratories, government agencies, academia, and industry. •Understanding and helping manage a complex technical, programmatic, and organizational risk landscape. This includes development and implementation of tactical and strategic goals, as well as program development in close collaboration with the Laboratory's Program Offices. •Engaging as a key part of ISR Division's leadership team to foster a respectful, professional, and fair work culture. Qualifications: •Workforce Development •Demonstrated ability to cultivate a positive and collaborative work culture that provides meaningful opportunities and challenges for technical and support staff and advance the knowledge and skills of individuals and teams. Demonstrated experience and skill as a mentor and coach. •Proven ability to work and interact effectively in a dynamic team environment; to build and lead cross-organizational collaborations and teams; and to bring diverse groups together to work towards common goals and objectives, and a shared purpose. •Demonstrated success in improving the safety, security, environment, and health envelope of a team workplace, such as through implementing Human Performance Improvement (HPI) and/or Safe Conduct of Research (SCoR) principles. •Demonstrated ability to lead and manage the development, deployment, and exploitation of systems for space research, space-based national security missions, or a similarly complex and rigorous domain area. Experience and expertise in at least one of ISR's core technical capability areas in space and remote-sensing science and engineering. •Commitment to a Respectful Workplace •Demonstrated commitment to fostering a mutually respectful workplace that is free from discrimination and harassment that attracts and retains the highest caliber of talent. •Demonstrated commitment to an intellectual environment that promotes scientific excellence Compensation: •Flexible work environment (work from home / hybrid options) •PPO or High Deductible medical insurance with the same large nationwide network Interested candidates, please apply directly through the job posting on company's career page or try via AI auto apply on this platform. Don't miss this opportunity to join a forward-thinking team!