Veterans to Engineers Intern

About the Role

The Veterans to Engineers (VTE) program is designed to help veterans find part-time to full-time employment. Selected military members/veterans will relocate to the Oak Ridge/Knoxville, TN area. VTE participants are placed in a rotational work program with different groups throughout CNS, with the intention of moving into a permanent employment position in Mission Engineering once their degree is complete. Upon graduation, VTE Interns may be offered a full-time engineering position with Consolidated Nuclear Security.

Key Responsibilities

• Work with technical personnel (in engineering, maintenance, operations, productions, R&D activities, and other related functions) in analyzing and evaluating technical/engineering problems.
• Develop experimental outlines.
• Schedule procedural steps.
• Establish priorities.
• Independently conduct tests, experiments, and analyses.
• Operate and troubleshoot equipment.
• Gather, reduce, evaluate, and interpret data.
• Prepare analyses, reports, and procedures.
• Perform routine tests and experiments.
• Assist in the operation of more complex equipment and/or operations.
• Use creativity to generate new ideas.
• May recommend improvements in methods and procedures.
• Compile with proscribed routines, methods, and/or practices.
• Apply independent judgment with respect to matters of a routine and occasional non-routine nature.
• Assist experienced engineers with basic tasks.
• May lead new personnel in routine functions.
• Work cooperatively to accomplish common goals.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• Veteran of any branch of the United States Military.
• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Active pursuit of an engineering degree from an ABET accredited institution, program, and discipline.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a DOE Q clearance.

Eligible Degree Fields

• Mechanical engineer
• Chemical engineer
• Electrical engineer
• Nuclear engineer
• Civil engineer
• Structural engineer
• Architectural engineer
• Industrial engineer
• Material science
• Metallurgical engineer
• Aeronautical engineer
• Software engineer
• Computer Science
• 3D CAD Design Technology

Qualifications

• Pursue a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in an Engineering Accreditation Commission (EAC) Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) accredited program in the United States or designated equivalents from Canada or Mexico, the Washington Accord, or the list of substantially equivalent as documented by ABET.
• Must adhere to requirements specified in the Veterans to Engineers program.
• Must maintain academic “in good standing” status while employed and must be making satisfactory progress toward Engineering degree requirements.
• Specialized knowledge and/or experience with nuclear materials, processing, design, and/or systems is highly desired.

Notes

• Requires a Q clearance; however, all qualified candidates will be considered regardless of their current clearance status.
• The ability to obtain and maintain a Department of Energy Q clearance is required.
• This position may require entry into the Material Access Areas (MAA) and participation in the Human Reliability Program (10 C.F.R. Part 712).
• This position may be categorized as a “designated position” identified by 10 C.F.R. Part 709.
• U.S. citizenship is a requirement for security clearance applicants.
• All employees with a security clearance are subject to random drug testing.