Section Head, Beam Instrumentation & Controls, Fundamental Interactions & Particles Directorate

The Fundamental Interactions and Particles (FIP) Directorate leads and supports discovery-based, innovation-driven research at the frontiers of the subatomic world. We are world-leading in nuclear physics research that serves international scientific communities. We are building the Electron-Ion Collider, a unique high-luminosity polarized collider that will unlock the secrets of the strongest force in Nature. We play a leading role in global particle physics programs to understand the world of elementary particles and their interactions and expand our understanding of the cosmos. Our pursuit of this fundamental and discovery research yields scientific and technological breakthroughs that benefit society.
Job Description
The Technical Division serves as the Fundamental Interactions and Particles Directorate (FIP) Directorate's primary engineering, technical, infrastructure, and project-delivery organization. The Division is responsible for the engineering, design, procurement, fabrication, installation, testing, commissioning support, modernization, and lifecycle management of EIC accelerator systems supporting EIC Project execution, commissioning, and long-term operations. The Division also provides matrixed engineering, infrastructure, and technical support across the Directorate and supports the maintenance, repair, and service life extension of Hadron accelerator systems operated by the Accelerator Division.
We seek a Section Head for Beam Instrumentation & Controls. This position reports to the Technical Division Director.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
Strategic Leadership & Organizational Development
Implement strategic plans and lead continuous improvement initiatives to successfully design, construct, commission, operate, maintain and modernize the EIC accelerator complex.
Develop, maintain, and improve assigned organizational capabilities, staffing, and infrastructure required to support Division objectives.
Working with HR, develop workforce, succession, recruitment, and employee development plans that build long-term organizational capability.
Establish performance expectations and hold Group Leaders accountable for achieving technical, schedule, safety, and workforce objectives.
Financial & Resource Management
Develop, manage, and execute Section operating budgets and align staffing, resources, and investments with Division and Project priorities.
Allocate engineering, technical, and project resources to support Division priorities and project commitments.
Manage matrixed engineering and technical resources supporting multiple projects, operational programs, maintenance activities, and modernization efforts.
Ensure supervisors and staff possess the qualifications, skills, experience, and resources required to safely execute assigned work.
Technical & Engineering Stewardship
Lead multidisciplinary engineering and technical teams to achieve Section objectives through collaboration, accountability, and effective decision-making.
Provide technical stewardship for assigned systems throughout design, fabrication, installation, commissioning, operation, modernization, and lifecycle management.
Ensure assigned technical work complies with engineering standards, configuration management, quality assurance, and conduct of operations requirements.
Ensure assigned systems are designed, delivered, documented, tested, and supported to enable efficient commissioning and long-term operations.
Promote engineering excellence, innovation, reliability, maintainability, and continuous improvement within assigned technical areas.
Project Execution & Delivery Oversight
Ensure effective collaboration with EIC Project Management Team, FIP divisions and programs, and operational organizations to deliver assigned technical scope.
Manage the development and execution of assigned technical scope, system designs, execution plans, schedules, costs, and technical baselines.
Lead execution and delivery of assigned Level 3 WBS systems and components while achieving technical, cost, schedule, and performance objectives.
Manage technical risks, monitor performance metrics, identify variances, and implement corrective actions.
Compliance, Quality, & Safety
Maintain a safe work environment through effective safety planning, documented work processes, and comprehensive safety reviews.
Ensure assigned engineering and technical activities comply with Laboratory, DOE, regulatory, quality assurance, and configuration management requirements.
Maintain required compliance processes and support implementation of new institutional requirements.
Stakeholder Engagement & Communications
Represent assigned technical organizations during project meetings, technical reviews, vendor interactions, collaborations, and DOE reviews.
Communicate technical, programmatic, organizational, and project issues through executive summaries, presentations, reports, and recommendations.
Lead technical reviews, project reviews, DOE reviews, and technical collaborations supporting assigned programs.
Support procurement activities through development of Statements of Work, technical specifications, contracts, and service agreements
Promote value engineering, collaboration, accountability, innovation, and a high-performing organizational culture.
Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Physics, or related technical/science discipline.
10 or more years of progressively responsible technical experience in a scientific, national laboratory, aerospace, defense, manufacturing, or other large technical enterprise, including at least 6 years of demonstrated leadership/management experience.
Significant experience in the engineering or scientific development relevant to the Section Head position applied for, such as Beam Instrumentation & Controls, Infrastructure Systems, Magnet Systems (Normal and/or Superconducting), Mechanical Systems, Power Supply Systems, or Radio Frequency (RF).
Experience managing technical scope, budgets, schedules, resources, and personnel for complex engineering or scientific programs.
Experience collaborating with scientists, engineers, and technicians to overcome complex and diverse technical challenges and install systems and components.
Experience in management, design, procurement, fabrication, installation, commissioning, operation, maintenance, and modernization of particle accelerator systems or other large scientific facilities.
Experience implementing organizational strategies, workforce plans, and management systems that support long-term mission success.
Demonstrated success leading engineering, scientific, and technical teams and achieving organizational objectives through collaboration, staff development, effective decision-making, and resolution of complex technical and operational challenges.
Demonstrated ability to build and lead high-performing teams through talent development, succession planning, performance management, and accountability.
Demonstrated ability to work effectively with leaders, project managers, operational organizations, vendors, collaborators, and external stakeholders.
Excellent verbal, written, presentation, and interpersonal communication skills, including the ability to communicate complex technical concepts to diverse audiences and prepare technical reports, presentations, and recommendations.
Demonstrated commitment to fostering an open, collaborative, and high-performing workplace culture.
Demonstrated commitment to working safely, acting ethically, and taking personal accountability for operational excellence.
Preferred Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
Advanced degree in Engineering, Physics or related discipline.
Experience with particle accelerator or scientific equipment design, development, assembly, installation, commissioning, and operations.
Familiarity with DOE Order 413.3 requirements, project governance, earned value management systems, risk management, configuration management, and technical baseline control.
Experience in the engineering or scientific development of RF, Controls, Beam Instrumentation, Mechanical, Magnet, and Electrical components, and/or Vacuum systems.
Project management experience, PMP certification, and/or formal training.
Other Information:
Ability to travel domestically and internationally, as required
This is an on-site position.
Brookhaven Laboratory is committed to providing fair, equitable and competitive compensation. The full salary range for this position is $184400 - $306100 / year. Salary offers will be commensurate with the final candidate’s qualification, education and experience and considered wit