Intern - Virtual Technologies and Engineering - R&D Undergraduate Summer

What Your Job Will Be Like:

The Virtual Technologies and Engineering department is seeking a highly motivated student intern to join our team! The successful candidate should have a background and interest in programming, modeling and/or design, and will work with a multi-disciplinary group to support the development of innovative digital solutions (e.g., augmented/virtual reality, model-based design, modeling and simulation) to support Sandia's design, test and evaluation activities for Nuclear Deterrence.

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

• Create, design and develop virtual models in Unity
• Support coding, debugging, testing and integration of AR (augmented reality) and VR (virtual reality) models
• Support integrating physical and virtual activities in a digital environment
• Create and develop multi-physics models in Matlab and Simulink
• Generate reports and present designs, analysis or testing results to team, peers or mentors

This position will offer you substantial opportunity for training, technical mentorship, and work across multiple national security programs.

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. citizens, legal permanent residents, asylees or refugees 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:

• Currently enrolled in a computer science, electrical or computer engineering or related STEM program
• Experience with one or more programming languages (Python, C#, etc.)
• Experience with Mathworks model-based design tools (Matlab, Simulink, Simscape, etc.)
• Experience in engineering design (taking an idea from concept through demonstration and delivery)
• Strong problem-solving skills and ability to learn new skills and be creative based on project needs
• Self-motivated and able to work independently within a multidisciplinary team environment
• Excellent communication and documentation skills

About Our Team:

The Virtual Technologies and Engineering department is responsible for the development and implementation of various elements of the Digital Engineering effort supporting our Nuclear Deterrent. The organization leads the development of a Digital Twin framework which integrates other model-based efforts into a cohesive and structured platform to support weapon system lifecycle decisions from concept through surveillance. The team also leads the Digital Engineering Strategy which helps integrate digital solutions that enable accelerated product development. This includes development of SOLSTICE, a platform for linked surrogate multi-physics models that enable rapid design and virtual build-test cycles, and leading the integration of modeling, simulation and augmented/virtual reality (AR/VR) tools into the nuclear weapon design, qualification, and surveillance mission spaces. Finally, the department leads all aspects of two strategic partnership programs with the Department of Defense, the Joint Munitions Program (JMP) and the Joint Enhanced Munition Technology Program (JEMTP), which mature technology with mutual benefit to the DOE and DoD weapon missions.

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 USAccess 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: 687663