Intern, R&D Undergraduate Year-Round - Precision Discovery and Retrieval, Onsite
What Your Job Will Be Like
The Precision Discovery and Retrieval department at Sandia National Laboratories invites applications for a student intern to participate in applied Artificial Intelligence research and development. This internship is for a motivated and enthusiastic individual with excellent communication skills and who desires to gain experience in a highly collaborative research environment. The successful applicant will be exposed to a wide range of Artificial Intelligence research and applications at Sandia and will have a strong project-based experience working directly with Sandia staff scientists.
What You Can Gain
- Resume-building direct research and development experience with a Sandia staff member
- Exposure to Sandia R&D activities through group meetings, seminars, and interactions with other department staff
- Networking with world-class scientists and engineers
- Opportunities to author and publish technical articles with Sandia staff members
- Poster presentation and/or software demonstration experience
Qualifications
- 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
About Our Team
The Precision Discovery and Retrieval department conducts cutting-edge research and development in machine learning and artificial intelligence for national security applications. Our mission is to research, develop, and deploy methods that augment large language models to extract and synthesize high-fidelity information from complex data sources. Specific focus areas include development of high-precision retrieval architectures, insight extraction, and analysis of scientific and engineering documents to drive design and discovery. We interact and collaborate with a broad range of Sandia staff and government customers while also maintaining a research presence in the external professional community by collaborating with universities and industry. Members of the department publish peer-reviewed literature, participate in professional societies, and referee for conferences and journals.
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 vacation, strong medical and other benefits, competitive 401k, learning opportunities, relocation assistance and amenities aimed at creating a solid work/life balance
Security Clearance
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://www.sandia.gov/app/uploads/sites/51/2024/12/Student-Rate-Sheet-2025.docx).
Posting Duration
This posting will be open for application submissions for a minimum of three (3) calendar days, including the 'posting date'. Sandia reserves the right to extend the posting date at any time.