Weapons Production (ALDWP) The Weapons Production Directorate is responsible for producing plutonium pits, detonators, and non-nuclear components, along with the necessary evaluation that ensures safe and reliable products. The directorate’s programs support multiple aspects of the national security mission, including plutonium processing and disposition, manufacturing for NASA deep space missions, surveillance, materials management, and waste […]

Weapons Engineering Directorate (ALDW) Weapons Engineering (ALDW) integrates planning and execution of the stockpile stewardship program. Our team safely performs engineering, assembly, and testing, as well as weapons and explosives research. ALDW sustains most deployed US nuclear weapons, leads major warhead modernization programs, and executes large-scale integrated experimental programs. We are hiring engineers from various […]