Intern, R&D Undergraduate Year-Round - Materials Mechanics & Tribology, Onsite

What Your Job Will Be Like

We are seeking a Year Round - R&D Undergraduate Intern to join our dynamic team!

• Analyze mechanical data using Excel, Matlab, and other software
• Compile results into presentations, posters, memos, and publications for scientific journals
• Perform laboratory experiments to assess the strength and ductility of metals using servo-hydraulic load frames
• Build and/or maintain laboratory capabilities
• Apply various image and data processing techniques to produce quantitative measures of microstructure, defects and/or other features of interest from a variety of data sources, including X-ray tomography, diffraction contrast tomography, scanning electron microscopy, and electron back scatter diffraction.

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.

• Currently attending and enrolled full time 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 25 hours per week during the academic year, and 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 earned a HS diploma or equivalent, please apply to a high school intern position.

• Computer skills including Microsoft office including Excel, Word, and Powerpoint. Basic programming skills and knowledge of computer hardware and networking.
• Experiment design, data analysis, and lab work.
• Experience in computer programming for equipment control, data reduction, or image analysis (e.g. Matlab, Python, Labview, Image
  
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• Knowledge of mechanical properties of metals such as yield strength, ductility, etc.
• Experience in materials science, metallurgy, or materials characterization techniques
• Experience documenting and presenting work in reports, memos, and presentations
• Mechanical skills such as working with power tools, hand tools, and assembling systems

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.

Are you passionate about research related to materials science and the behavior of metals? If so, you may want to consider applying to join Sandia's Materials Mechanics team as an Undergraduate Intern. In this role, you will have the opportunity to interact and collaborate with other inter-disciplinary research groups within Sandia National Labs to tackle unique research problems related to three-dimensional materials characterization and ductile mechanics.

Our team has an immediate opportunity for a year-round undergraduate intern focused on testing structural properties of metals, microscopy, and materials behavior. This group focuses on the intersection of materials science with mechanical engineering. Job responsibilities include performing tests to assess mechanical properties of materials, analyzing mechanical data using Excel, Matlab, and other software, and compiling these results into presentations, memos, and publications for scientific journals.

The mission of this department is to develop fundamental understanding of mechanical behavior of materials and to operationalize this understanding to resolve the engineering challenges facing Sandia's national security missions. The department has solved materials problems in Nuclear Deterrence (ND) applications ranging from routine material compatibility concerns to manufacturing scale issues. In addition to ND, the department also has a strong record of applying its resources to develop solutions for many unique challenges including hardening drill bits, lubricating satellite mechanisms, coating hypersonic rails, and even measuring the elasticity of eye corneas.

• Solutions to problems involving mechanical properties of materials;
• Relationships and dependencies among materials structures, composition, properties, performance, reliability and service environments;
• Diagnostics and modeling that enable deep scientific investigations of material behavior and prevention of failure;
• Scientific discovery and peer-reviewed publications on material mechanics and 3D characterization.
• We support various mission areas:
  Sustainable Energy, Nuclear Deterrence, and Defense Systems.

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