Division Director - Cryogenics Division

SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory; California; Presencial; USD 250.000 - 350.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory seeks a Division Director to lead the Cryogenics Division within the Accelerator Directorate. You will oversee cryogenic systems for LCLS-II and ensure safe, reliable operations, budget stewardship, and continuous improvement across engineering and maintenance activities.

The role requires strategic leadership of a large technical team, matrixed management, and collaboration with operations, engineering, physics, and project groups to advance SLAC’s

Formación

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, physics, or related field; minimum of ten years of relevant experience in engineering, operations, technical infrastructure, or large technical programs.

Responsabilidades

• Lead a complex technical organization responsible for cryogenic systems supporting accelerator operations and development programs.
• Ensure reliable operation and operational readiness of the LCLS-II cryoplant and associated cryogenic infrastructure.
• Direct division resources, including staffing, budget, infrastructure, and maintenance activities, to ensure safe, effective, and efficient operations.
• Lead maintenance planning, lifecycle management, and operational reliability improvements for cryogenic systems, including spare parts planning and outage coordination.
• Promote a culture of disciplined operations, operational readiness, safety, reliability, and continuous improvement across cryogenic operations and engineering activities.
• Establish and maintain ES&H goals and objectives for the organization to ensure protection of personnel, the public, and the environment.

Conocimientos

Strategic leadership

People management

Cross-functional collaboration

Operational excellence

Stakeholder communication

Engineering/physics background

Educación

Bachelor’s degree in engineering, physics, or related field

Descripción del empleo

SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory is seeking an outstanding candidate to lead the Cryogenics Division within the Accelerator Directorate (AD).

The Cryogenics Division is responsible for the operation, engineering, maintenance, and continuous improvement of cryogenic systems supporting SLAC accelerator facilities, including the superconducting accelerator systems of the Linac Coherent Light Source II (LCLS-II). These systems are critical to safe, reliable, and efficient accelerator operations and play an essential role in enabling SLAC scientific user facilities and future accelerator initiatives.

The Cryogenics Division Director manages the resources, budget, and activities associated with cryogenic operations and engineering, including cryoplant operations, maintenance planning, system reliability, engineering support, upgrades, commissioning, and operational readiness. The Division Director is responsible for ensuring disciplined operations, strong engineering practices, and effective integration of cryogenic systems into SLAC accelerator operations and future facility initiatives.

The Division consists of operations and engineering staff supporting cryogenic infrastructure and accelerator systems. The Division Director serves as a member of the Accelerator Directorate senior management team and contributes to the operational and technical strategy of the Directorate and Laboratory.

This position reports to the AD Deputy Associate Laboratory Director for Operations.

Given the nature of this position, SLAC will require onsite work.

Specific Responsibilities include the following:

• Leading a complex technical organization responsible for cryogenic systems supporting accelerator operations and development programs
• Ensuring reliable operation and operational readiness of the LCLS-II cryoplant and associated cryogenic infrastructure
• Directing division resources, including staffing, budget, infrastructure, and maintenance activities, to ensure safe, effective, and efficient operations
• Leading maintenance planning, lifecycle management, and operational reliability improvements for cryogenic systems, including spare parts planning and outage coordination
• Promoting a culture of disciplined operations, operational readiness, safety, reliability, and continuous improvement across cryogenic operations and engineering activities
• Establishing and maintaining ES&H goals and objectives for the organization to ensure protection of personnel, the public, and the environment
• Serving as a core member of the Accelerator Directorate senior management team
• Establishing and maintaining processes and policies consistent with SLAC and AD Conduct of Engineering principles to ensure disciplined design, operation, maintenance, and modification of cryogenic systems
• Supporting future accelerator and infrastructure initiatives requiring cryogenic systems expertise, including upgrades and new facility capabilities
• Collaborating closely with operations, engineering, physics, maintenance, and project organizations to support high-performance accelerator operations and scientific user programs
• Identifying, clarifying, and resolving complex technical and organizational issues requiring broad technical judgment and cross-functional coordination
• Building, developing, and retaining a highly capable technical workforce, including succession planning and staff development
• Communicating regularly with Directorate leadership regarding operational performance, priorities, risks, and resource needs
• Managing the adoption of emerging technologies and operational improvements supporting cryogenic reliability, maintainability, and performance

To be successful in this position you will bring:

• Bachelor�s degree in engineering, physics, or related field and a minimum of ten years of relevant experience in engineering, operations, technical infrastructure, or large technical programs
• Demonstrated experience leading and managing a large, complex technical operations 24 by 7 involving multidisciplinary teams, significant infrastructure, and operational risk
• Demonstrated experience leading and managing a large organization of technical and operations staff through subordinate managers, including success in attracting, developing, and retaining staff
• Demonstrated experience defining and implementing engineering, maintenance, and operational best practices and processes
• Demonstrated experience managing staff in matrixed organizations
• Demonstrated ability to resolve complex technical and organizational issues and make sound decisions in a collaborative and respectful environment
• Ability to establish effective working relationships across organizations and facilitate cross-functional efforts
• Demonstrated strategic planning and organizational leadership capability
• Demonstrated experience with large-scale cryogenic systems, industrial proc