Nuclear Engineering Intern: Pressure Relief & PM Analysis

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Benefits offered by this job

Paid holiday time off

Travel reimbursement

Job summary

Idaho National Laboratory's ATR Engineering Intern (Summer 2027) supports the Advanced Test Reactor by developing the technical basis for pressure relief valves and contributing to PM interval justification. The role is onsite in Idaho Falls, 4x10 schedule, with potential course credit.

Ideal candidates are undergraduates in ABET-accredited programs with at least a 3.0 GPA, US work authorization, and good reading/drawing interpretation and technical writing skills.

Qualifications

• Enrolled full-time in ABET-accredited engineering program (Mechanical, Nuclear, Industrial, Chemical, Reliability, Systems, or Materials Science & Engineering).
• Minimum overall GPA 3.0.
• Authorization to work in the U.S. (CPT/OPT).
• Ability to read engineering drawings and interpret technical requirements.
• Clear and organized technical writing.
• Current Resume or CV, Unofficial Transcripts, and current class schedule with credits.

Responsibilities

• Review design documentation, drawings, operating requirements and maintenance data for pressure relief valves.
• Develop and refine the technical basis for valve setpoints, sizing, code requirements and interfaces.
• Analyze historical performance trends, work orders and failure data.
• Support engineers with walkdowns, verification and configuration checks.
• Prepare technical memos and calculation updates.
• Participate in safety reviews and regulatory discussions related to system reliability.
• Review portions of experiment safety analysis documentation.
• Learn about irradiating experiments in the Advanced Test Reactor.

Skills

Reading drawings

Technical writing

US work authorization

Pressure boundary

Data analysis

Resume/CV

Unofficial Transcripts

Course schedule & credits

Education

ABET-accredited Engineering program

Job description

Idaho National Laboratory's ATR Engineering Intern (Summer 2027) supports the Advanced Test Reactor by developing the technical basis for pressure relief valves and contributing to PM interval justification. The role is onsite in Idaho Falls, 4x10 schedule, with potential course credit.

Ideal candidates are undergraduates in ABET-accredited programs with at least a 3.0 GPA, US work authorization, and good reading/drawing interpretation and technical writing skills.