Intern, Technical Graduate Year Round - AGT Accelerator Operations, Onsite

Sandia National Laboratories; New Mexico; On-site; USD 18,000 - 25,000; Part time

Job summary

Sandia National Laboratories is seeking an Intern, Technical Graduate for Year Round AGT Accelerator Operations onsite. The role supports and improves product, process, and system quality and works with engineering, operations, and safety teams to ensure safety and work-planning quality standards are met.

The position requires a bachelor’s degree, current full-time enrollment in a related graduate program, a 3.0/4.0 GPA, and U.S. citizenship for security clearance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required.
• Currently 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.
• Ability to secure and maintain a U.S. security clearance requiring U.S. citizenship.

Responsibilities

• Assist in supporting and improving product, process, and system quality.
• 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 hazard and risk assessments.
• Assist with operational issues by researching and analyzing data using statistical analysis as needed.
• Participate in team‑based process improvement and continuous safety culture.

Skills

Coding

Statistics

Causal analysis

FMEA

Python

Education

Bachelor's degree

Graduate program enrollment

GPA 3.0/4.0

Job description

Intern, Technical Graduate – Year Round – AGT Accelerator Operations, Onsite

We are seeking a proactive, detail‑oriented intern to support and improve product, process, and system quality across our operations.

Responsibilities

• Assist in supporting and improving product, process, and system quality.
• 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 hazard and risk assessments.
• Assist with operational issues by researching and analyzing data using statistical analysis as needed.
• Participate in team‑based process improvement and continuous safety culture.

Qualifications We Require

• Earned bachelor’s degree.
• Currently 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.
• Ability to secure and maintain a U.S. security clearance requiring U.S. citizenship.

Desired Qualifications

• Major in Quality Engineering.
• Experience with coding.
• Experience with statistical analysis.
• Experience with causal analysis.
• Experience with FMEA.
• Technical proficiency in Python.

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.

Department Overview

The Above Ground Testing (AGT) Accelerator Operations (1332) department operates the Saturn, HERMES III, and SPHINX pulsed power accelerators, enabling applied research into radiation effects on materials and electronics. The department also conducts pulsed power research and development to improve source fidelity, output, fluence, reliability, and reproducibility, supporting the NNSA Stockpile Stewardship Program.

Security Clearance

Applicants must be able to obtain and maintain a DOE Q‑level security clearance, which requires U.S. citizenship.

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.