Science & Engineering Internships
Located in Albuquerque, NM, and Livermore, CA, Sandia National Laboratories is the nation’s premier science and engineering laboratory for national security and technology innovation.
Are you interested in applying classroom theory in a real-world work environment? Sandia offers technical and business internships in various departments and technical internships in unique institutes. Technical internships provide opportunities to work on projects with Sandia scientists and engineers in specific technical areas, including cybersecurity, computer and computational science, predictive simulation, remote-sensing technologies, electrical and mechanical engineering, the physical sciences, and software engineering. Business internships aid in solving the world’s most challenging technical problems through mentorship in financial analysis, information technology, human resources, project management, business development, or administration and management.
Technical institute interns perform leading-edge research under the guidance of a Sandia research mentor and use world-class, state-of-the-art equipment and facilities. Examples of intern activities include designing the programmable logic for a prototype system, contributing to a predictive-simulation model, and working with pulsed-power experiments.
The internship experience is supplemented with technical seminars, tours, and workshops, as well as a myriad of social activities — giving interns an excellent overview of Sandia's mission, research, and organizational culture.
Sandia considers all science and engineering disciplines and business areas including:
- Aerospace Engineering
- Aerospace Engineering
- Bioscience
- Business Support & Operations
- Accounting, financial analysis, payroll, and auditing
- Archive and records information management
- Environment, safety, and health
- Human resources, benefits, training, and staffing
- Information technology architecture, network engineering, and desktop support
- Office administration and management
- Project management and business development
- Procurement and supply chain
- Chemistry & Chemical Engineering
- Computer Science
- Cybersecurity
- Electrical Engineering
- Geoscience
- Materials Science
- Mechanical Engineering
- Nuclear Engineering
- Physics
- Systems Engineering
- Other science and engineering
Application Instructions:
Please note: Submitting your resume to this campus posting will give Sandia Recruiters the opportunity to conduct a general career discussion to evaluate your competencies and interests. In order to receive formal consideration for employment on a specific job, you must visit http://www.sandia.gov/careers and apply to a specific job posting. You can also create a job search agent that will alert you when new jobs are posted in your areas of interest by visiting: http://www.sandia.gov/careers/hiring_process/index.html
Qualifications:
· At least 16 years of age
· Most positions require a DOE security clearance, which requires US citizenship; see individual postings for details
· Internships available at Bachelor’s, Master’s, and PhD levels for most science and engineering majors
· Full-time enrollment status at an accredited college, university, or local high school (typically 12 units for undergraduate students and 9 units for graduate students unless otherwise determined by the institution)
o Year-round/co-op intern – Must be a full-time student during the academic school year (spring, fall, and winter)
o Summer intern – Must be a full-time student during the spring term immediately preceding the internship
o Academic intern – Must be a full-time student during the term (spring, fall, or winter) immediately preceding the internship
· Minimum cumulative grade point average
o 3.0/4.0 for undergraduate and graduate students