Intern, Technical Undergraduate Summer - Business Development; BD & Proposal Management Depart

What Your Job Will Be Like:

Are you interested in learning how inventions and scientific research are transformed into new products and services that benefit society? Then, you will want to apply for this Technology Transfer Internship. We are seeking business junior and senior STEM undergraduates for a Summer Technology Transfer Internship to gain hands‑on experience with technology transfer at a national lab. You will acquire new skills and knowledge to create value propositions, assess market and adoption readiness, and perform stakeholder interviews with a goal of deploying emerging national lab developed technologies into real‑world products and services.

• Gaining tech transfer and business skills in Intellectual Property, Licensing, Market Readiness Analysis, and more
• Developing commercialization readiness plans
• Conducting market research and gathering and analyzing information
• Being part of a cohort internship with at least eight other students and built‑in community of mentors.

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 related undergraduate program
• 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.

• Ability to work 40 hours per week, Monday through Friday, starting June 1, 2026 through July 31, 2026 (REQUIRED)
• Passion and interest in science and technology
• An entrepreneurial spirit
• Cumulative GPA of 3.5/4.0
• Excellent written and verbal communications
• Demonstrated ability to work in cross‑discipline teams and individually towards a stated goal
• Demonstrated ability to manage and prioritize multiple projects and deadlines
• Knowledge of or experience with marketing
• Experience conducting research and analysis
• Experience with Microsoft Office, including Outlook, PowerPoint, Word and Excel
• Ability to display information visually.

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 Business Development (BD) & Proposal Management Department (1981) provides embedded business development and proposal management to Sandia's science and energy programs. Our team members partner with the technical line to ensure mission success by advancing program development through strategy development, capture planning & proposal management, discovery of sponsor/customer requirements, technology road mapping, stakeholder/partner engagement, and communicating Sandia's unique capabilities.

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
• Some of the best tools, equipment, and research facilities in the world
• Career advancement and enrichment opportunities
• Flexible work arrangements for many positions include 9/80 (work 80 hours every two weeks, with every other Friday off) and 4/10 (work 4 ten‑hour days each week) compressed workweeks, part‑time work, and telecommuting (a mix of onsite work and working from home)
• Generous vacation, strong medical and…