Intern - Electric Power Systems Research - R&D Graduate Summer

What Your Job Will Be Like:

We are seeking a graduate student in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering or closely related engineering field with a background in electric power systems.

Graduate summer interns can expect to work in the area of electric power systems focused on excited research problems in these areas:

• Power system optimization
• Grid resilience
• Protection
• Machine learning
• Data analytics
• Power system dynamics
• Power system stability
• Electricity markets
• Controls
• Inverter-based resources
• Renewable energy integration
• Power system simulation and modeling
• Power distribution and transmission systems
• Energy storage systems
• Power system planning
• Black-start restoration
• Smart grid operations

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

• Work with a mentor and a team of researchers for a specific project and task
• Perform valuable research and development to solve complex problems
• Gather and analyze data for electric power systems to help answer complex research questions

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:

• Earned bachelor's degree
• Currently attending and enrolled full time in the spring term immediately preceding the internship (or scheduled to graduate in the spring) in an accredited science, engineering, or math graduate program
• Minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0/4.0
• Ability to work up to 40 hours per week during the summer
• U.S. citizenship

Note: If you have not yet started your graduate program, please apply to an undergraduate intern position.

Qualifications We Desire:

• Be a student in an engineering or related scientific field
• Interest in Electrical Power Systems Research
• 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 Electric Power Systems Research Department will work in one of many departments at Sandia focused on Power and Energy 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:

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 L-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 the 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.

Job ID: 686809