Intern, R&D Undergraduate Summer, TITANS
Sandia National Laboratories
Albuquerque, NMFresher23m agovia LinkedIn
This job at a glance
- Who can apply
- New grads and up to 1 year · Bachelor's degree
- Must know
- CybersecurityEmbedded systemsVulnerability managementCircuit designSpring
- Work
- On-site in Albuquerque · internship
- Pay
- Not stated by the employer.
- Skill demand
- Embedded systems9%Cybersecurity7%Circuit design7%Vulnerability management5%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
- Undergraduate student interns to join the SALSA (Southwest Analysis Laboratories for Semiconductor Advancement) TITANS Cybersecurity team for Summer 2027.
- Part of the Technical Internships To Advance National Security (TITANS) program, focused on cybersecurity, software, hardware, and math analytics.
- The TITANS Cybersecurity team (also known as the Center for Cyber Defenders or CCD) focuses on developing experts in computer security from the software stack down to microelectronic hardware components.
- Work will be directed to cybersecurity topics, utilizing foundational computer science/engineering, electrical engineering, materials science, math, analytics, and data science skills.
- Projects involve real-world cybersecurity hardware problems or embedded engineering challenges contributing to national security.
- Selected applicant must be able to work onsite.
Key Responsibilities
- Manual and automated failure analysis and vulnerability assessment.
- Intrusion prevention/detection and response.
- Penetration testing.
- Forensics.
- Information protection, and resiliency.
- Authentication and authorization.
- Cryptography.
- Mobile devices and smart technologies.
- Debugging hardware prototypes.
- Printed Circuit Board Layout.
- Design analysis.
- Prototype assembly.
- Identifying and fixing integrated circuit issues (failure analysis).
Requirements & Tech Stack
- Focused Ion Beam (FIB) tools.
- Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) tools.
- Laser Scanning Microscopy (LSM) tools.
- Design tools such as:
- K Layout
- Altium
- Cadence Tool Chain
- FPGA/microcontroller/embedded systems development.
- Electronic measurement equipment including:
- Oscilloscope
- Power supplies
- Waveform generators
- RF or electromagnetics expertise.
Qualifications
- 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.
Desired Qualifications
- GPA of at least 3.2 on a 4.0 scale.
- Pursuing an undergraduate degree in an engineering or science related field, such as Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Physics, or other relevant disciplines.