Intern, Technical Graduate Year Round - AGT Accelerator Operations, Onsite
What Your Job Will Be Like
We are seeking a proactive, detail-oriented Intern Year Round - Technical Grad. On any given day, the selected candidate will assist with supporting and improving product, process, and system quality across our operations. Work closely with engineering, operations, and safety personnel to ensure compliance with SNL safety and work-planning quality standards.
Develop, implement, and maintain the department's Quality Assurance Plan, operational procedures, and training requirements. Assist with performing assessments, hazard and risk management. Manage department databases. Assist with operational issues by researching and analyzing data using statistical analysis as needed.
This internship is ideal for someone who enjoys teamwork, process improvement, compliance, problem-solving, and prioritizes a culture of safety and continuous improvement.
Qualifications
- Earned bachelor's degree
- Currently attending and enrolled full time in a related accredited 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
- Able to secure and maintain a U.S. security clearance which requires U.S. citizenship
About Our Team
The Above Ground Testing (AGT) Accelerator Operations (1332) department is responsible for the operation of the Saturn, HERMES III, and SPHINX pulsed power accelerators. The primary objective of the department is to provide an applied research environment for the study of radiation effects on materials and electronics.
The three accelerators generate electrical pulses of up to 20 million Volts and up to 12 million Amperes with nanosecond durations in order to create extremely intense pulsed radiation environments for the study of radiation effects sciences. Department 1332 also conducts pulsed power research and development to: improve radiation source fidelity, increase the output and fluence, as well as to improve the overall reliability and reproducibility of the accelerators.
These unique, world-class facilities are an essential part of the NNSA's Stockpile Stewardship Program.
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 including 9/80 (work 80 hours every two weeks, with every other Friday off) and 4/10 (work 4 ten-hour days each week)
- 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
- World-changing technologies. Life-changing careers
Learn more about Sandia at: http://www.sandia.gov
Security Clearance
As a condition of employment, you will be required to obtain and maintain a DOE Q-level security clearance. This includes passing a federal background investigation and drug test.
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.