Intern, Technical Graduate Summer - Transportation Safeguards & Surety Program, Onsite

Sandia National Laboratories; New Mexico; On-site; USD 36,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible work arrangements

Relocation assistance

Job summary

Sandia National Laboratories invites engineering graduate students to join the Transportation Safeguards and Surety Program for the Summer intern season, focusing on safe, secure transportation of critical assets. The role spans design, analysis, and testing across multiple engineering disciplines, with hands-on fabrication and data analytics tasks.

The internship emphasizes collaboration, problem solving, and on-site work, offering exposure to advanced transporter design, security systems, and

Qualifications

• Earned bachelor’s degree.
• Currently enrolled full-time in a related graduate program or scheduled to graduate in the spring.
• Minimum GPA 3.0/4.0.
• Ability to work up to 40 hours per week during the summer.
• U.S. citizenship with ability to obtain a U.S. security clearance.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate within a team to brainstorm solutions to technical problems.
• Apply data analytics techniques for feature extraction.
• Develop computer models of components and structures.
• Conduct full-scale crash simulations.
• Support assembly and testing of components and systems.
• Analyze data and assess requirements verification.
• Design electro-mechanical components of security systems.

Skills

Data analytics

Teamwork

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree

Graduate program enrollment

Tools

Solid modeling software

3D printing

Job description

Intern, Technical Graduate Summer - Transportation Safeguards & Surety Program, Onsite

We are seeking engineering students interested in cross-disciplinary engineering exposure as part of supporting our unique mission space: the safe and secure transportation of our nation's most vital assets. In the area of safe, secure transportation, we have opportunities for individuals from all disciplines of engineering to solve complex problems associated with:

• Advanced transporter design, sustainment, and aging
• Physical security and access delay
• Electrical, Communication, and Embedded systems
• Environment sensor design packages and data analytics
• Safety evaluations for crash/abnormal environments
• Probabilistic Safety and Security Risk Assessment
• Cargo Securement and advanced tie-down concepts

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

• Work as part of a team to brainstorm solutions to challenging technical problems.
• Participate in planned tours, activities, and staff briefings.
• Apply data analytics techniques for feature extraction.
• Conduct analyses of safety and security assessments.
• Design electro-mechanical components of security systems.
• Develop computer models of components and structures.
• Conduct full scale crash simulations.
• Support assembly and testing of components and systems.
• Analyze data and make assessments on requirements verification.
• Develop conceptual prototypes of designs for demonstration, integration, and testing in Security Systems

Due to the nature of the work, the selected applicant must be able to work onsite

Salary Range:

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) .

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 related graduate program
• Minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0/4.0
• Ability to work up to 40 hours per week during the summer
• Ability to secure and maintain a U.S. security clearance which requires U.S. citizenship

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

Qualifications We Desire:

• Prior relevant intern experience in engineering analysis, design, or testing.
• Hands-one experience and interest in fabrication, component assembly, 3D printing and prototyping hardware.
• Hobbies/interest related to automotive repair, mechanical and electrical designs, welding/fabrication, and mechanical and electrical testing.
• Experience using solid modeling software.
• Knowledge and experience in electric and autonomous vehicle technology.
• Existing Q clearance
• A member of various engineering societies

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.

About Our Team:

The Transportation Safeguards and Surety Program Office is responsible for providing systems integration, engineering design and support for the NNSA, Office of Secure Transportation (OST). We are the design agency and provide engineering design, development, analysis, testing, and operational support for the SafeGuards Transporter, Safe Secure Trailer, Armored Tractors, Escort Vehicles, mobile communications, and the Transportation & Emergency Control Center. The Program Office is responsible for all fiscal and technical aspects of SNL's program, assures that all projects are fully integrated and employ common quality principles across the program, and acts as the surety conscience for our NNSA customers.

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*
• 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 Q-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 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.

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.