Intern, R&D Undergraduate Year-Round - Nanoscale Sciences Department, Onsite

What Your Job Will Be Like:

Are you passionate about performing multidisciplinary chemical and materials science? Do you want to work on a mission-focused team where your creativity and hard work push the boundaries of what is technically achievable? If yes, apply to join our team of scientists, engineers, and technologists. We are seeking a self-driven undergraduate intern eager to engage in innovative research and technological development.

In this position you will learn new capabilities and position yourself for a rewarding career using science and engineering to provide exceptional service in the national interest.

• Creating advanced materials by electrochemical or chemical processes, including functional metallic coatings, nanomaterials, polymers, battery electrodes, and more
• Using novel methods to produce, separate, or recycle materials/chemicals of interest (e.g. rare earth metals, ammonia (or other hydrogen carriers), refractory metals, etc.)
• Building prototypes, including custom battery cells, electrochromic devices, microfluidic pumps, and more using 3D printing, machining, or other forms of manufacturing
• Creating custom test platforms
• Programming custom GUIs and/or other analysis software
• Learning to use modern materials characterization instrumentation, including SEM/EDS, NMR, potentiostats, tribometer, ion mill, XRF, TGA, and much more
• Analyzing large datasets for the purpose of material optimization and/or deeper scientific insight
• Learning to operate a R&D laboratory

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 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
• U.S. citizens, legal permanent residents, asylees or refugees in the U.S

To be eligible for this position, applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States of America. Sandia will not sponsor work authorization for this position.

Note:

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

• Working toward BS in relevant field, including Chemistry, Physics, Geology, Chemical Engineering, Materials Science, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, and Nuclear Engineering.
• Strong sense of integrity and commitment to the national interest
• Excellent work ethic
• Experience working in a research laboratory
• Experience with coding
• Able to work in a team as well as independently with minimal supervision
• Good communication skills, both written and oral

The Nanoscale Sciences Department conducts collaborative leading-edge research that advances the understanding of materials at the nanoscale and enables the collaborative development of creative solutions for Sandia's broad and evolving National Security and Energy Missions. Our research activities have broad impact; and typically generate peer-reviewed, high-profile journal publications and presentations at professional scientific meetings. Our main research focus is directed along three thrusts:
1. Electrochemical Materials Science and Applications (including energy storage and corrosion)2. Magnetic, Dielectric and Electronic Materials Science and Applications (including ferroics and composites)3. Nanostructured Materials Science and Applications (i.e., for…