Intern, R&D Undergraduate Year Round - Exp Structural Dynamics, Remote

What Your Job Will Be Like:

The Engineering Sciences Center is seeking a student intern to contribute to the understanding of the dynamic behavior of structures to operational and laboratory environments. We are looking for a highly motivated, team-oriented individual that is capable of supporting programs in this technical area. The successful candidate will have a strong technical interest in experimental structural dynamics and will be responsible for setting up and performing experiments and processing the resulting data.

• Assist staff members in structural dynamics, vibration, acoustics, shock, or solid mechanics testing
• Assist in processing data using various software systems, including Mat Lab, Python, Lab View, Solid Works, etc.
• Conduct directed research current state of the art in these fields utilizing scientific literature
• Help plan and design experiments, write reports in PowerPoint or Word
• Partner with Staff and graduate interns to support experimental projects

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).).

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
• Ability to secure and maintain a U.S. security clearance which requires U.S. citizenship

• Experience with vibrations, acoustics, structural mechanics, materials science, modal analysis, non‑destructive testing, or structural dynamics laboratory testing
• Strong verbal and communication skills
• Ability to interact well with fellow technical workers of diverse technical background
• Desired degree majors:
  Mechanical, Aerospace, Civil, Optical, or Electrical Engineering or Engineering Physics

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 Structural Dynamics Department (01522) is an integral part of the Engineering Sciences Center at Sandia National Laboratories. Our Center is the steward of engineering mechanics and dynamics for Sandia, and we are dedicated to solving our customers most pressing and important national security problems. Our department comprises the System‑Level Vibration Testing Lab and the Modal Lab. The Vibe Lab specializes in conducting mission‑critical mechanical environments tests for qualification and acceptance evidence of full systems.

The Modal Lab specializes in experimental diagnostic methods to characterize the inherent dynamic properties of structures and their complex response under operational environments. We also support instrumentation efforts for high‑consequence environmental tests and field data collection operations. We collaborate closely with our colleagues in the Analytical Structural Dynamics and Environmental Engineering departments. Our department also maintains a considerable R&D portfolio with focus areas including hybrid system modeling/sub structuring, advanced multi‑axis ground testing methods, nonlinear dynamics, transfer path analysis, experimental uncertainty quantification, and high‑speed non‑contact diagnostics.

Our mission is to support the qualification of systems critical to our nation’s security and to constantly pursue new avenues for excellence through fundamental research and development opportunities.

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