Intern, R&D Undergraduate Summer - TITANS: Cybersecurity, Onsite

What Your Job Will Be Like:

We are currently hiring R&D Undergraduate Interns to join our TITANS Cybersecurity team for Summer 2026! Qualified candidates will be part of a larger family namely Technical Internships to Advance National Security (TITANS) focuses solely on Cybersecurity, Software and Math Analytics.

TITANS Cybersecurity (also known as the Center for Cyber Defenders or CCD) is seeking students who want to have a career in cybersecurity. We are focused on developing the next generation of experts in the field of computer security from the software stack down to microelectronic hardware components. You will use your foundational computer science/engineering, electrical engineering, materials science, math, analytics, and data science skills, but your work will be directed to cybersecurity topics.

• Manual and automated reverse engineering, vulnerability assessment, and malware analysis
• Intrusion prevention/detection and response, penetration testing, and forensics
• Network operation, information protection, and resiliency
• Authentication and authorization
• Cryptography
• Data science, information theory, and streaming and behavioral analytics
• Virtualization (system and network) and cloud technologies
• Mobile devices and smart technologies
• And many more areas of research!

• Debugging hardware prototypes
• Identifying and fixing hardware issues (failure analysis)
• Design either at the integrated circuit or circuit board level
• FPGA/microcontroller/embedded systems development
• Electronic measurement equipment experience including oscilloscope, power supplies, waveform generators, etc.
• RF or electromagnetics expertise

Your projects will be real‑world cybersecurity problems or software, hardware, or embedded engineering challenges contributing to a cybersecurity challenge or mission space affecting national security. There's no busy work in the CCD! Your solution will exercise foundational math and analytic techniques and best practices in SW or HW engineering to help improve cybersecurity of our nation.

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).)

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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
• 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.

• GPA of at least 3.0 on a 4.0 scale
• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Cybersecurity Mathematics or equivalent STEM field
• Working knowledge and understanding of an engineering or science related field, such as Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Cybersecurity Mathematics or other relevant STEM Disciplines
• Scholarship for Service Recipient
• Ability to obtain and retain a DOE Q Clearance

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 CCD gives computer science interns practical experience with computer systems, network operations, and information protection. The year-round program combines research with education…