Intern, Technical Graduate Year Round

About Our Team

The mission of the International Safeguards and Engagements Department (6817) is to provide technical solutions to the international safeguards regime and support the development of safeguards and export control competencies in partner countries. Through our US government sponsors, we research technologies, build capabilities, and provide analyses to support the international nuclear nonproliferation monitoring regime's mission of ensuring that nuclear activities are used for peaceful purposes. Our work supports the export control regime through commodity identification training. We engage with international partners through the Visiting Research Scholar Program and the Cooperative Monitoring Center.

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.

About the Role

We are seeking a software developer student intern to support several ongoing projects in our department. On any given day, you may be called on to:

• Demonstrate knowledge of technical principles and processes.
• Express understanding of and demonstrate use of a variety of research tools.
• Demonstrate oral and written communication skills.
• Demonstrate ability to contribute in a team environment.
• Search, review, and summarize technical literature.
• Discuss findings with the project team and contribute to technical decision-making.
• Work with a small development team to maintain and enhance existing applications deployed at customer sites.
• Contribute across the software release lifecycle: triaging and fixing bugs, discussing design approaches for new features in legacy codebases, and helping integrate and deliver improvements.
• Assist with software documentation, testing, and release readiness activities for new versions.

The selected applicant can be a remote worker located in any U.S. State or District of Columbia. Regular or periodic travel to your assigned work location may be required.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• Currently attending and enrolled full time in a related accredited graduate program.
• Be comfortable coding in at least one object-oriented language.
• Have worked a bit with a relational database and can write simple SQL.
• Be comfortable with Microsoft Office applications.

Qualifications

We Require:

• Earned bachelor's degree.
• Minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0/4.0.
• Ability to work up to 30 hours per week during the academic year, and up to 40 hours per week during the summer.
• U.S. citizens, legal permanent residents, asylees or refugees in the U.S.

We Desire:

• Motivated to learn and contribute in a collaborative environment.
• Ability to learn new computer languages, tools, and systems, even when they're mature rather than bleeding edge.
• Enjoy solving problems as part of a team, communicate respectfully, and support group decisions.
• Pride in improving code quality through refactoring for clarity, maintainability, and efficiency.
• Willingness to take on non-coding tasks (e.g., data entry, running test scripts) while looking for opportunities to streamline and improve those processes.
• Participate in department meetings and activities and grow responsibility over time.
• Take on additional project tasks based on your skills, qualifications, and interests.
• Majoring in computer science or engineering.
• Demonstrated strong interpersonal, written, and oral communication skills.
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively with teams and as an individual.

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.

Under federal law, citizens and agents of the People's Republic of China, the Islamic Republic of Iran, the Democratic People's Republic of North Korea, and the Russian Federation are generally prohibited from accessing Sandia National Laboratories. Accordingly, such individuals will not be considered for employment unless they are also a citizen of the United States.

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.

The Uncleared Personal Identity Verification (UPIV) process is required for certain workforce members.