Job Description

What Your Job Will Be Like:

We are seeking a Year-Round – R&D Undergraduate Intern to join our Global Security Systems Analysis team! In this position you will perform entry-level work within a technical science and engineering environment working in conjunction with Sandia staff. This will require technical and theoretical applications of the scientific method to recognize and formulate problems, to collect data through observation and experimentation and application of data analysis techniques, and to formulate and test hypotheses about the uses and deployment of advanced technologies in support of US nonproliferation and nuclear security goals.

On any given day you may be called on to:

• Perform critical thinking activities
• Perform multidisciplinary literature searches for various projects
• Produce reports based upon distilled and synthesized information and analysis of complex source material
• Conduct analyses in support of national and regional security programs
• Use advanced research methods to help answer complex questions
• Other project tasks dependent on successful candidate qualifications and experience.

These duties will require the application of science and engineering principles in analysis of advanced concepts and technologies for nonproliferation, nuclear security, nuclear safeguards, and international export control regimes

Qualifications We Require:

You bring the confidence and skills to be eligible for the job by meeting these minimum requirements:

• Currently attending and enrolled full time in a related accredited undergraduate program
• 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. citizenship

Qualifications We Desire:

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including presentation skills
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office: Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
• Ability to provide a writing sample upon request
• Interest in systems research and analysis pertaining to safeguards, security, and nonproliferation
• Knowledge of programming languages and tools applicable to data analysis such as Python, Matlab, R, SAS, Stata, or other similar programming languages
• Capability to prioritize and effectively manage multiple tasks
• Ability to work independently but also be productive in a teaming situation
• Ability to work effectively in a multidisciplinary environment

Posting Duration:

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.

About Our Team:

Global Systems Analysis, Research, Capacity Building, and Response is a multi-disciplinary team that works to enhance physical and cybersecurity systems to protect, detect, and recover nuclear and radiological materials around the world. Specifically, the systems analysis team initiates and develops independent analysis and studies to provide insight and advice to executives and government agencies regarding global security policy and investment decisions.

About Sandia:

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 vacations, strong medical and other benefits, competitive 401k, learning opportunities, relocation assistance and amenities aimed at creating a solid work/life balance*

World-changing technologies. Life-changing careers. Learn more about Sandia at: http://www.sandia.gov*These benefits vary by job classification.

Security Clearance:

Sandia is required by DOE to conduct a pre-employment drug test and background review that includes checks of personal references, credit, law enforcement records, and employment/education verifications. Applicants for employment need to be able to obtain and maintain a DOE Q-level security clearance, which requires U.S. citizenship. If you hold more than one citizenship (i.e., of the U.S. and another country), your ability to obtain a security clearance may be impacted.

Applicants offered employment with Sandia are subject to a federal background investigation to meet the requirements for access to classified information or matter if the duties of the position require a DOE security clearance. Substance abuse or illegal drug use, falsification of information, criminal activity, serious misconduct or other indicators of untrustworthiness can cause a clearance to be denied or terminated by DOE, resulting in the inability to perform the duties assigned and subsequent termination of employment.

EEO:

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, or veteran status and any other protected class under state or federal law.

NNSA Requirements for MedPEDs:

If you have a Medical Portable Electronic Device (MedPED), such as a pacemaker, defibrillator, drug-releasing pump, hearing aids, or diagnostic equipment and other equipment for measuring, monitoring, and recording body functions such as heartbeat and brain waves, if employed by Sandia National Laboratories you may be required to comply with NNSA security requirements for MedPEDs.

If you have a MedPED and you are selected for an on-site interview at Sandia National Laboratories, there may be additional steps necessary to ensure compliance with NNSA security requirements prior to the interview date.

Job ID: 693272

Job Family: 91

Regular/Temporary Position: T

Full/Part-Time Status: P

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status.