Intern - Electric Power Systems Research (CREPES) - R&D Undergraduate Summer

What Your Job Will Be Like:

We are seeking creative and dynamic undergraduate level students for a summer internship as part of the Consortium for Research and Education in Power and Energy Systems (CREPES) program. This initiative is sponsored by the NNSA minority serving institutions partnership program (MSIPP) for Sustainable STEM Workforce. This MSIPP program is a partnership with three specific universities. During this internship students will work on:

Power and Energy Systems

• Power system modeling, control, and optimization,
• Distributed energy resources and grid integration
• Economic operation of power systems

Cyber-Physical Systems

• SCADA and Communications
• Cybersecurity and cyber attack in smart grid
• Smart grid vulnerability
• Data analytics

On any given day, you may be called on to:

• Working with a mentor a team of researchers for a specific project and task
• Perform valuable research and development to solve complex problems
• Gather and analyze power systems data for grid optimization problems
• Perform simulations of power systems at the transmission or distribution level with penetration of inverter-based resources

Must be part of the MSIPP/CREPES program and therefore a student at Florida International University, University of Texas at El Paso, or Alabama A&M University.

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.

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.

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 the spring term immediately preceding the internship (or scheduled to graduate in the spring) 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 40 hours per week during the summer
• U.S. citizenship or LPR, asylee or refugee status in the U.S

Note: If you have not yet started your undergraduate program, please apply to a high school intern position.

Qualifications We Desire:

• Be an undergraduate student in an engineering or related scientific field
• Interest in Power and Energy Systems and/or Cyber-Physical Systems
• Experience coding or in software development
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Self-motivated and able to work independently with minimal supervision and ability to work in a team environment
• Willing to work in Albuquerque, NM.
• Have a means of transportation to and from work

About Our Team:

Sandia National Laboratories is a U.S. research laboratory for the U.S. Department of Energy's National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) and supports numerous federal, state, and local government agencies, companies, and organizations. For more than 70 years, Sandia has delivered essential science and technology to resolve the nation's most challenging issues. Interns specific to this CREPES program will work in one of many departments at Sandia focused on Power and Energy Systems or Cyber-Physical Systems. Departments are highly inter-disciplinary, working closely with multiple departments throughout Sandia, while simultaneously working collaboratively with universities, utilities, government agencies, and other national research organizations.

Interns will have opportunities to be a part of intern focused activities including tours of many labs at Sandia and workshops to better understand the wide range of research at Sandia.

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:

This position does not currently require a Department of Energy (DOE) security clearance.

Sandia will conduct a pre-employment drug test and background review that includes checks of personal references, credit, law enforcement records, and employment/education verifications. Furthermore, employees in New Mexico need to pass a U.S. Air Force background screen for access to Kirtland Air Force Base. Substance abuse or illegal drug use, falsification of information, criminal activity, serious misconduct, or other indicators of untrustworthiness can cause access to be denied or terminated, resulting in the inability to perform the duties assigned and subsequent termination of employment.

If hired without a clearance and it subsequently becomes necessary to obtain and maintain one for the position, or you bid on positions that require a clearance, a pre-processing background review may be conducted prior to a required federal background investigation. Applicants for a DOE security clearance need to be U.S. citizens. 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.

Members of the workforce (MOWs) hired at Sandia who require uncleared access for greater than 179 days during their employment, are required to go through the Uncleared Personal Identity Verification (UPIV) process. Access includes physical and/or cyber (logical) access, as well as remote access to any NNSA information technology (IT) systems. UPIV requirements are not applicable to individuals who require a DOE personnel security clearance for the performance of their SNL employment or to foreign nationals. The UPIV process will include the completion of a US Access Enrollment, SF-85 (Questionnaire for Non-Sensitive Positions) and OF-306 (Declaration of for Federal Employment). An unfavorable UPIV determination will result in immediate retrieval of the SNL issued badge, removal of cyber (logical) access and/or removal from SNL subcontract. All MOWs may appeal the unfavorable UPIV determination to DOE/NNSA immediately. If the appeal is unsuccessful, the MOW may try to go through the UPIV process one year after the decision date.

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.

Job ID: 686807