What are the responsibilities and job description for the Intern, R&D Graduate Summer - Nuclear Energy Safety Technologies - Onsite position at Sandia?
What Your Job Will Be Like
We are seeking a Summer - R&D Graduate Intern to join our dynamic team!
On any given day, you may be called on to :
- Perform research in nuclear reactor accident modeling and simulation, including the development of models for incorporation into accident analysis software
- Perform research into advanced reactor technologies to understand their response under abnormal conditions, ranging from anticipated operational transients to severe accidents that challenge one or more engineered barriers to radionuclide release to the environment
- Develop C code that models phenomena / processes of relevance to safety-significant events at nuclear facilities
- Develop new models of radionuclide transport that could occur in nuclear facilities
- Develop new thermal hydraulic models to capture phenomena such as density stratification in enclosures
- Develop advanced reactor safety and risk assessment methodologies coupling probabilistic methods with modeling and simulation on state-of-the-art distributed computing systems
- Develop the technical basis to support risk-informed evaluations of an array of advanced reactor technologies, contributing to a key national priority to restore U.S. leadership in nuclear energy technology innovation
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 .
Qualifications We Require
You bring the confidence and skills to be eligible for the job by meeting these minimum requirements :
Note : If you have not yet started your graduate program, please apply to an undergraduate intern position.
Qualifications We Desire
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.
About Our Team
The Nuclear Energy Safety Technologies department focuses on developing nuclear reactor safety technology in support of the U.S. and international nuclear energy sectors. The MELCOR software developed in this department is a reactor safety technology of national and international significance. This code is primarily developed to analyze nuclear power reactor accidents, enabling assessment of the potential for consequences to public health and safety. With the rapid pace of technology innovation in the U.S. nuclear energy sector, reactor safety technology is undergoing significant evolution to address the challenges posed by advanced nuclear technologies and a broader adoption of risk-informed, performance-based safety evaluation methods. The R&D initiatives in the department are driving significant reactor safety technology innovation, from accident analysis software development and modernization to risk-informed safety assessment methods that utilize advanced machine learning methods.
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 :
World-changing technologies. Life-changing careers. Learn more about Sandia at : http : / / www.sandia.gov
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.
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.
