Intern, R&D Graduate Summer - START HBCU, MSIPP-ZAIN, NM/CA, Onsite

What Your Job Will Be Like:

We are seeking highly motivated graduate level students for a summer internship as part of the Consortium for the Development and Screening of Nanostructured Zirconate Analogues for Immobilization of Nuclear Fuel Waste (ZAIN) program. This initiative is sponsored by the NNSA minority serving institutions partnership program (MSIPP) for Sustainable STEM Workforce. This MSIPP program is a partnership with three specific universities.

Student will get the opportunity to develop skills and gain experience one or several of the following areas: chemical synthesis, materials characterization and test, systems engineering, and nuclear engineering and forensics.

As an intern at Sandia, you will be guided by a technical mentor and work closely with a team of researchers and Sandians on issues of national significance.

On any given day, you may be called on to:

• Collaborate with technical mentor to plan, design, set-up, and perform experiments/projects

• Record experimental procedures and collect data in notebooks

• Interpret data using spreadsheets, graphs and statistical analysis

• Document and present results to mentor and peers.

• Responsible for various activities associated with maintaining a laboratory and follow safety procedures

• Through your internship, you will learn engineering and scientific skills and join a high-performing team. Students will be expected to demonstrate increasing levels of independence and responsibility and must show a commitment to operate in and contribute to a safe operating environment.

  Students may be sited in either our Livermore, CA or Albuquerque, NM laboratories.

  Students will be expected to work full time onsite for the duration of their internship.

  Additional Requirements:

  Must be part of the MSIPP/ZAIN program, and therefore a student at the University of New Mexico, Florida A&M University, or Prairie View A&M University

Salary Range:

At Sandia, we value the important work done by our interns and its contribution to National Security. Because of this, our interns earn competitive pay rates. Our pay structure is based on earned credit hours, classification, and degree level. Your pay rate will be determined during the hire process and included in your offer package. You can view the Intern Pay Rate chart here (https://www.sandia.gov/app/uploads/sites/51/2024/12/Student-Rate-Sheet-2025.docx) .

Qualifications We Require:

You bring the confidence and skills to be eligible for the job by meeting these minimum requirements:

• Earned bachelor's degree

• Currently attending and enrolled full time in the spring term immediately preceding the internship (or scheduled to graduate in the spring) in an accredited science, engineering, or math graduate program

• Minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0/4.0

• Ability to work up to 40 hours per week during the summer

• Ability to secure and maintain a U.S. security clearance which requires U.S. citizenship

Note: If you have not yet started your graduate program, please apply to an undergraduate intern position.

Qualifications We Desire:

• General knowledge of fundamentals and technical principles in physical sciences or related fields (including chemistry, physics, mathematics, materials science, or engineering)

• Understanding of the use a variety of research tools and laboratory safety procedures

• Good oral and written communication skills

• Ability to contribute in a team environment

• Experience with a programming and/or scripting language such as Microsoft Excel, Python, C++, Matlab, LabView, or other related software.

Posting Duration:

This posting will be open for application submissions for a minimum of seven (7) calendar days, including the 'posting date'. Sandia reserves the right to extend the posting date at any time.

About Our Team:

This department executes and/or coordinates the Securing Top Academic Research & Talent with Historically Black Colleges and Universities (START HBCU) Program and the NNSA Minority Serving Institute Partnership Program (MSIPP). The mission of the Minority Serving Institution Partnership Program (MSIPP) is to create and support a sustainable career pathway that prepares a diverse workforce of talented students to make immediate and significant contributions to the Nuclear Security Enterprise (NSE). MSIPP develops strategic partnerships between Minority Serving Institutions (MSIs), Tribal Colleges and Universities (TCUs), and the Nuclear Security Enterprise (NSE).

About Sandia:

Sandia National Laboratories is the nation's premier science and engineering lab for national security and technology innovation, with teams of specialists focused on cutting-edge work in a broad array of areas. Some of the main reasons we love our jobs:

• Challenging work with amazing impact that contributes to security, peace, and freedom worldwide

• Extraordinary co-workers

• Some of the best tools, equipment, and research facilities in the world

• Career advancement and enrichment opportunities

• Flexible work arrangements for many positions include 9/80 (work 80 hours every two weeks, with every other Friday off) and 4/10 (work 4 ten-hour days each week) compressed workweeks, part-time work, and telecommuting (a mix of onsite work and working from home)

• Generous vacations, strong medical and other benefits, competitive 401k, learning opportunities, relocation assistance and amenities aimed at creating a solid work/life balance*

World-changing technologies. Life-changing careers. Learn more about Sandia at: http://www.sandia.gov*These benefits vary by job classification.

Security Clearance:

Sandia is required by DOE to conduct a pre-employment drug test and background review that includes checks of personal references, credit, law enforcement records, and employment/education verifications. Applicants for employment need to be able to obtain and maintain a DOE L-level security clearance, which requires U.S. citizenship. If you hold more than one citizenship (i.e., of the U.S. and another country), your ability to obtain a security clearance may be impacted.

Applicants offered employment with Sandia are subject to a federal background investigation to meet the requirements for access to classified information or matter if the duties of the position require a DOE security clearance. Substance abuse or illegal drug use, falsification of information, criminal activity, serious misconduct or other indicators of untrustworthiness can cause a clearance to be denied or terminated by the DOE, resulting in the inability to perform the duties assigned and subsequent termination of employment.

EEO:

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, or veteran status and any other protected class under state or federal law.

NNSA Requirements for MedPEDs:

If you have a Medical Portable Electronic Device (MedPED), such as a pacemaker, defibrillator, drug-releasing pump, hearing aids, or diagnostic equipment and other equipment for measuring, monitoring, and recording body functions such as heartbeat and brain waves, if employed by Sandia National Laboratories you may be required to comply with NNSA security requirements for MedPEDs.

If you have a MedPED and you are selected for an on-site interview at Sandia National Laboratories, there may be additional steps necessary to ensure compliance with NNSA security requirements prior to the interview date.

Job ID: 694875

Job Family: 91

Regular/Temporary Position: T

Full/Part-Time Status: P