Los Alamos Supercomputer Institute

WIGSAT - Women Inspiring Girls in STEM, Advancement & Training; Los Alamos, Northern (NM, KY); Hybrid; USD 17,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

WIGSAT - Women Inspiring Girls in STEM, Advancement & Training partners with Los Alamos National Laboratory to offer an eleven-week paid internship from May 26 to August 7, 2026. Participants gain hands-on experience building and operating state-of-the-art HPC clusters, high-speed networks, containers and security, following a three-week boot camp creating a mini-supercomputer.

Open to rising juniors, seniors, master's students and recent graduates in computer science or closely related

Qualifications

• Intermediate Linux and command-line skills plus scripting experience are required.

Responsibilities

• Build and operate state-of-the-art compute clusters and high-speed networks.
• Work on containers and security for HPC projects.
• Participate in boot camp and project phases, culminating in a final presentation.

Skills

Linux

Scripting

Education

Undergraduate

Job description

An eleven-week paid internship at Los Alamos National Laboratory, running May 26 to August 7, 2026, giving students hands‑on experience building and operating state‑of‑the‑art and next‑generation compute clusters, high‑speed networks, containers and security. It opens with a three‑week boot camp in which teams build a functioning mini‑supercomputer from equipment, followed by project phases on real HPC Division challenges, professional development and a final presentation. Aimed at rising juniors, seniors, master's students and recent bachelor's or associate's graduates, with rising sophomores and graduate students occasionally accepted. Intermediate Linux and command‑line skills plus scripting experience are required, but prior HPC experience is not; applications close the first Tuesday in January.

About This Program

An eleven-week paid internship at Los Alamos National Laboratory, running May 26 to August 7, 2026, giving students hands‑on experience building and operating state‑of‑the‑art and next‑generation compute clusters, high‑speed networks, containers and security. It opens with a three‑week boot camp in which teams build a functioning mini‑supercomputer from equipment, followed by project phases on real HPC Division challenges, professional development and a final presentation. Aimed at rising juniors, seniors, master's students and recent bachelor's or associate's graduates, with rising sophomores and graduate students occasionally accepted. Intermediate Linux and command‑line skills plus scripting experience are required, but prior HPC experience is not; applications close the first Tuesday in January.

Program Details

• Field: Computer Science
• Level: Undergraduate
• Country: United States
• State / Province: New Mexico
• Application Deadline: First Tuesday in January
• Online Available: In person
• Funding / Award: Yes
• Women-Only Program: Open to all; women encouraged

At a Glance

• Level: Undergraduate
• Field: Computer Science
• Country: United States
• Funding Available
• Deadline: First Tuesday in January

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