Intern, R&D Undergraduate Summer - Materials Characterization & Performance, Onsite

What Your Job Will Be Like

The Materials Science and Characterization Department is seeking multiple summer interns to join the team and partner to aid in the development of our materials science ontology. Interns will work with experts from across SNL, gaining key expertise in materials data science. The end goal of this work will be to develop a low‑level ontology for a single Sandia materials characterization capability, which will connect to a broader, mid‑level ontology.

• Work with world‑renowned experts in materials characterization to capture their process for investigating materials of interest to Sandia and its mission customers.
• Work with a team of experts in ontology research to develop and deploy new tools for capturing materials expert knowledge.
• Use what you learn to present to relevant stakeholders, guide experimental work, and/or improve knowledge management practices for Sandia's materials science community.

Due to the nature of the work, the selected applicant must be able to work onsite.

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.

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

• Currently attending and enrolled full time in the spring term immediately preceding the internship (or scheduled to graduate in the spring) in an accredited undergraduate program.
• Pursuing a science, engineering, or math major.
• Minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0/4.0.
• Ability to work up to 40 hours per week during the summer.
• U.S. citizens, legal permanent residents, asylees or refugees in the U.S.

Note:

If you have not earned a HS diploma or equivalent, please apply to a high school intern position.

• Moderate proficiency in Python or other similar codebase.
• Familiarity with ontologies and/or knowledge graphs, as well as common tools for building and working with them.
• Pursuing an undergraduate degree in material/physical/chemical sciences or engineering, or computer/data sciences or engineering (with willingness to learn materials science and characterization).

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.

The Materials Characterization & Performance Department supports Sandia by developing and applying a breadth of analytical techniques to assess the structure, composition, and properties of materials. We serve our customers by helping them understand material behavior and performance, develop improved materials for specific components and applications, as well as develop lifetime performance predictions for materials. By applying a breadth of techniques, including spectroscopic and diffraction techniques, light and electron microscopy, metallography, surface analysis, chemical analysis, and contaminant analysis, we provide materials understanding and solutions for engineering components and structures, failure analysis of all types of materials, and research projects across a wide customer base.

We serve the entire corporation in their material analysis needs and frequently other federal agencies and industry. We also act as a gateway to materials characterization capabilities within and outside of Sandia. We take pride in owning, maintaining, and utilizing to the fullest extent the best instrumentation available anywhere.

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.
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