Intern, R&D Graduate Summer
Sandia National Laboratories
This job at a glance
- Who can apply
- New grads and up to 1 year · Bachelor's degree
- Must know
- CybersecurityOperationsVulnerability managementCircuit designEmbedded systemsSpring
- Work
- On-site in Albuquerque · internship
- Pay
- Not stated by the employer.
- Skill demand
- Operations32%Circuit design10%Cybersecurity4%Vulnerability management2%of 99 similar entry-level jobs posted in the US this week
- Listed
- Nov 10, 2026 · still open
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About the Role
Intern - R&D Graduate Summer - TITANS - Southwest Analysis Laboratories for Semiconductor Advancement (SALSA), Onsite at Sandia National Laboratories.
About Our Team
The Center for Cyber Defenders (CCD), also known as TITANS Cybersecurity, provides graduate student interns with practical experience in computer systems, network operations, and information protection. This year-round program combines research with education, allowing interns to conduct experiments on attacking and defending computer systems with guidance and protective measures.
What Your Job Will Be Like
We seek graduate student interns to join our SALSA (Southwest Analysis Laboratories for Semiconductor Advancement) TITANS Cybersecurity team for Summer 2027. You will be part of the Technical Internships To Advance National Security (TITANS) program, focused on cybersecurity, software, hardware, and math analytics, developing the next generation of experts in computer security from the software stack down to microelectronic hardware components. Your foundational computer science/engineering, electrical engineering, materials science, math, analytics, and data science skills will be directed to cybersecurity topics.
Key Responsibilities
Your job could consist of:
- Manual and automated failure analysis and vulnerability assessment
- Intrusion prevention/detection and response, penetration testing, and forensics
- Information protection, and resiliency
- Authentication and authorization
- Cryptography
- Mobile devices and smart technologies
For candidates with expertise in electrical engineering, physics, and materials science, responsibilities may include:
- Debugging hardware prototypes
- Printed Circuit Board Layout
- Design analysis
- Prototype assembly
- Identifying and fixing integrated circuit issues (failure analysis)
- Working with tools such as:
- Focused Ion Beam (FIB)
- Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM)
- Laser Scanning Microscopy (LSM)
- Design at the integrated circuit or circuit board level using tools such as:
- K Layout
- Altium
- Cadence Tool Chain
- FPGA/microcontroller/embedded systems development
- Electronic measurement equipment experience, including oscilloscope, power supplies, waveform generators, etc.
- RF or electromagnetics expertise
Your projects will address real-world cybersecurity hardware problems or embedded engineering challenges contributing to national security.
Requirements & Tech Stack
- Due to the nature of the work, the selected applicant must be able to work onsite.
- Required to obtain and maintain a U.S. security clearance, which requires U.S. citizenship.
Qualifications
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 science, engineering, or math 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.
Desired Qualifications
- GPA of at least 3.2 on a 4.0 scale
- Pursuing a graduate degree in an engineering or science related field, such as Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Physics, or other relevant disciplines.