Intern, R&D Undergraduate Summer - IMPACT-Cybersecurity, Onsite

What Your Job Will Be Like

The IMPACT cybersecurity team is seeking enrolled college students at Tribal Colleges and Universities or students from a Native American Serving Non‑Tribal Institutions (NASNTIs) as part of the DOE/NNSA funded IMPACT‑Cybersecurity summer internship program. We are seeking motivated undergraduate students interested in pursuing their passion by working side‑by‑side with world experts  interns take on challenges in DOE's leading engineering R&D laboratory.

Our student interns are offered hands‑on, flexible, and cutting‑edge research opportunities while being mentored by Sandia National Laboratories scientists and engineers. These real‑world experiences are supplemented with technical seminars and facility tours which give our students unique insight into the broad range of engineering and scientific disciplines represented at Sandia.

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

• Develop and test advanced materials as part of component science, engineering and production and presenting the data and results of these tests to Sandia engineering teams
• Collaborate with design engineering and assurance engineering teams in the collection and analysis of data through observation and experimentation
• Support advanced system development through code refresh and full‑stack programming.
• Collect and analyze data using advanced characterization techniques including electrical testing
• Collaborate on research papers, reports, and presentations

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 (https://(Use the "Apply for this Job" box below).).

• 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.

• Acceptance into a Tribal College & University or a Native American Serving Non‑Tribal Institutions (NASNTIs)
• Experience with Microsoft Office, including Excel, Word, and Power Point
• Desired skills in VMware, working with virtual machines, and networking
• Ability to conduct independent research utilizing the web
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail
• Excellent oral and written skills and ability to work in a team environment
• Conduct research to discover and test innovative methods in cybersecurity
• Build virtual environments and networks
• Learn and implement cryptography, scripting, and computer programming

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 Cyber Systems Intelligence department conducts long‑term mission‑focused research addressing national‑scale challenges in cybersecurity, data science, and computer systems. Staff in 5689 address and lead projects tackling key challenges in data science, system understanding, analysis, and cyber experimentation in support of our sponsors.

The MSI Partnership Program (MSIPP) is designed to advance the Department of Energy’s (DOE) National Nuclear Security Administration’s (NNSA) workforce development and research priorities by building strong collaborations with Minority Serving Institutions (MSIs). The program focuses on strengthening institutional capacity, advancing research capacity, and enhancing pathways for students in STEM disciplines to pursue…