Intern, R&D Graduate Year-Round - Center for Integrated Nanotechnologies (CINT), Onsite

About the role

We are seeking a Graduate R&D Intern to design, fabricate, and characterize chip-scale piezoelectric phononic devices for radio frequency signal processing applications. Outstanding candidates will have previous cleanroom fabrication experience and familiarity with electrical testing equipment.

• Apply existing knowledge and gain new knowledge towards fundamental studies of piezoelectric-based microsystems.
• Conduct research and publish.
• Work in a collaborative environment and contribute your knowledge to the team.
• Interact with other scientists and engineers to solve technical problems.

Due to the nature of the work, the selected applicant must be able to work onsite.

Pay

At Sandia, we value the important work done by our interns and its contribution to National Security. Our interns earn competitive pay rates 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. View the Intern Pay Rate chart.

Requirements

• Earned bachelor's degree.
• Currently attending and enrolled full time in an accredited science, engineering, or math graduate program.
• Minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0/4.0.
• Ability to work up to 30 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.

Qualifications

We Desire:

• Graduate student currently studying Electrical Engineering, Physics, Materials Science, or a related science or engineering field.
• Experience with some of the following:
  • Cleanroom fabrication.
  • Designing, building, and maintaining setups for electrical transport measurements.
  • Characterization of fundamental electrical properties, e.g., probe station, four-point probe, etc.
  • Use of bench-top radio frequency measurement equipment, e.g., network analyzer, spectrum analyzer.
  • Operation of cryogenic systems for temperature-dependent electrical measurements.
• Ability to work in a team environment and independently to solve challenging problems.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.

Benefits

• Challenging work with impact contributing to security, peace, and freedom worldwide.
• Extraordinary co-workers and some of the best tools, equipment, and research facilities.
• Career advancement and enrichment opportunities.
• Flexible work arrangements for many positions, including 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 other benefits, competitive 401k, learning opportunities, relocation assistance, and amenities aimed at creating a solid work/life balance.

*Benefits vary by job classification.

About Our Team

The Center for Integrated Nanotechnologies (CINT) is a Department of Energy-funded nanoscience research facility that provides users from around the world with access to state-of-the-art expertise and instrumentation in a collaborative, multidisciplinary environment with a focus on nanoscience integration.

The Quantum Materials Systems (QMS) thrust at CINT focuses on understanding and controlling quantum effects of nanoscale materials and their integration into systems spanning multiple length scales. The QMS thrust has world-leading capabilities in synthesis, fabrication, characterization, and modeling of quantum materials, devices, and computing systems. Our synthesis capabilities range from novel 2-D materials to ultrahigh mobility quantum well structures. We also have design and fabrication capabilities for integrating superconducting Josephson-junction devices and superconducting resonator circuits into various semiconductor platforms.

CINT has a state-of-the-art cleanroom facility that permits micro- and nanoscale fabrication of quantum devices and systems, and we have a variety of characterization equipment that allows temperature-dependent measurements down to dilution refrigerator temperatures with both high- and low-frequency electrical characterization. These efforts are supported by extensive modeling capabilities that exist at both CINT and the host lab.

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.