Intern, R&D Undergraduate Summer, Sandia National Laboratory

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Where: Albuquerque, NM

Post date: N/a

Description of the role:

We are seeking a Summer - R&D Undergraduate Intern Consortium for Research and Education in Power and Energy Systems (CREPES),from one of the university partners in the Consortium for Research and Education in Power and Energy Systems (CREPES) (Florida International University, University of Texas at El Paso, or Alabama A&M University) to join our research organization during the summer of 2026. This initiative is sponsored and funded by the NNSA Minority Serving Institutions Partnership Program (MSIPP) for Sustainable STEM Workforce.

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

  • Collaborate with a mentor and a team of researchers for a specific project and task.

  • Perform valuable research and development to solve complex problems.

  • Gather and analyze data for grid, energy systems, and cyber-physical system to help answer complex research questions.

  • Work on power & energy systems, in areas such as:

    • Grid security

    • Data center grid integration

    • Complex optimization and forecasting

    • Artificial Intelligence, machine learning, and data science

    • Real-time simulation in smart grid operations

    • Power market and reliability

    • Power system modeling, control, and optimization,

    • Economic operation of power systems

  • Work on cyber-physical systems, in areas such as:

    • Cyber resiliency and cyber threats for control centers

    • Cyber-physical test bed

    • Data sharing and analytics including privacy

    • SCADA and Communications

    • Cybersecurity and cyber attack in smart grid

    • Smart grid vulnerability

    • Data analytics

Minimum qualifications:

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

  • U.S citizens, legal permanent residents, asylees or refugees in the U.S.

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

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