Associate Program Director, Nuclear Weapon Engineering/
Associate Division Leader, Defense Technologies Engineering

Dr. Peter Raboin is the Associate Program Director for the Nuclear Weapon Engineering Program and Associate Division Leader for Defense Technologies Engineering Division. In this dual role, he is responsible for providing technical leadership and management of the Stockpile Systems program element of the Nuclear Weapon Engineering Program and line management for that element of Defense Technologies Engineering. Dr. Raboin directs a staff that includes scientific, technical, and administrative personnel. He is responsible for managing and integrating the work of multidisciplinary teams to successfully complete programmatic deliverables with multiple sponsors, and with funding sources from Directed Stockpile Work.

Dr. Raboin joined LLNL in 1989 and has extensive experience in nuclear weapons. He began his career at LLNL as a finite element analyst and became the Methods Development Group Leader. He has led numerous technology projects in manufacturing development such as die-casting and spin forming. He has extensive experience with nuclear weapons analysis, from underground nuclear testing to the Life Extension Programs of the W87, W80, and W78/88-1. Additionally, he has held lead roles as the W80 LEP Secondary Engineer, W80 Project Leader, WR1 Project Leader, Concept Development Group Leader, and is an Accident Response Group/Joint Technical Operation Team (ARG/JTOT) Weapons Engineer.

Dr. Raboin has provided management oversight and technical direction for various Stockpile Systems, including: reentry systems, cruise missiles, bombs, surveillance, Life Extension Programs, and inter-laboratory peer reviews. He is experienced in nuclear weapon engineering, testing, physics, design, strategic planning, managerial financial practices, and advanced problem solving to implement analytical, technical, organizational, and management solutions. He has managed large-scale projects and issues affecting facility management, safety, and regulatory compliance. He also has established relationships within the Departments of Energy and Defense, the National Nuclear Security Administration, the University of California, and throughout LLNL.

Dr. Raboin received a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology in 1985, and Master and Doctorate of Science degrees in Mechanical Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1989, graduating with honors.