Intern, R&D Undergraduate Summer

About the Role

The Advanced Radio Frequency and Electronic Systems Group is seeking a summer engineer intern whose study, interest, and experience include RF circuit design, antenna design, mechanical design, waveform design, and software development for research, development, and testing of advanced digital communications signaling devices.

Key Responsibilities

On any given day, you may be called on to:

• Support the development of advanced RF systems across a diverse frequency range (VHF-EHF) for real-world technology applications
• Contribute to design of RF circuits and antennas
• Contribute to design of mechanical assemblies for electronic systems
• Contribute to design of RF communication signaling protocols and waveforms
• Contribute to software development for software-defined RF systems
• Contribute to laboratory testing of RF systems
• Contribute to field testing of RF systems

Due to the nature of the work, the selected applicant must be able to work onsite.

Requirements & Tech Stack

We Require You bring the confidence and skills to be eligible for the job by meeting these minimum requirements:

• Currently attending and enrolled full time in the spring term immediately preceding the internship (or scheduled to graduate in the spring) in an accredited undergraduate program
• Pursuing a science, engineering, or math major
• 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

If you have not earned a HS diploma or equivalent, please apply to a high school intern position.

Qualifications We Desire

• Majoring in one of the following areas: Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or Computer Science
• Experience with embedded software development or FPGA design
• Experience in designing miniaturized RF electronics, RF frequency filters, and understanding of low signal-to-noise environments
• Experience in high-gain antenna array design
• Experience in use of RF related test and measurement equipment such as spectrum analyzers, network analyzers, and RF power meters as well as standard electronics test and measurement equipment such as oscilloscopes and DVMs
• Experience in designing mechanical assemblies for electronic systems including enclosures, heat dissipation, connectors, and user interface components

About Our Team

The Advanced Radio Frequency and Electronic Systems Group specializes in technologies enabling RF signal communication in challenging environments. This includes miniature transponders, specialized software-defined radios, and advanced signal processing techniques to solve military and intelligence requirements based on emerging threats. Design expertise includes microwave circuits, RF systems, digital FPGAs, embedded software, microcontrollers, low profile mechanical assemblies, custom antennas, and high-performance computing platforms for signal processing.

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.

Security Clearance

Sandia is required by DOE to conduct a pre-employment drug test and background review that includes checks of personal references, credit, law enforcement records, and employment/education verifications. Applicants for employment need to be able to obtain and maintain a DOE L-level security clearance, which requires U.S. citizenship. 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. Applicants offered employment with Sandia are subject to a federal background investigation to meet the requirements for access to classified information or matter if the duties of the position require a DOE security clearance. Substance abuse or illegal drug use, falsification of information, criminal activity, serious misconduct or other indicators of untrustworthiness can cause a clearance to be denied or terminated by the DOE, resulting in the inability to perform the duties assigned and subsequent termination of employment.