What Your Job Will Be Like
We are seeking a software developer student intern to support several ongoing projects in our department.
On any given day, you may:
- 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.
- Provide support to additional department projects as needed.
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
Salary Range
At Sandia, we value the important work done by our interns and its contribution to National Security. Because of this, our interns earn competitive pay rates. Our pay structure is based on earned credit hours, classification, and degree level. Your pay rate will be determined during the hire process and included in your offer package. You can view the Intern Pay Rate chart here .
Qualifications 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 an accredited undergraduate program
- Pursuing a science, engineering, or math major
- Minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0/4.0
- Ability to work up to 25 hours per week during the academic year, and up to 40 hours per week during the summer
- Ability to secure and maintain a U.S. security clearance which requires U.S. citizenship
Note: If you have not earned a HS diploma or equivalent, please apply to a high school intern position.
Qualifications We Desire
- The ideal candidate is entering their junior year (or higher) and is motivated to learn and contribute in a collaborative environment.
- You should be able 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.
- Take pride in improving code quality through refactoring for clarity, maintainability, and efficiency.
- Be willing 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.
- Be comfortable coding in at least one object-oriented language.
- Have worked a bit with a relational database and can write simple SQL.
- Demonstrated strong interpersonal, written, and oral communication skills.
- Demonstrated ability to work effectively with teams and as an individual.
- Be comfortable with Microsoft Office applications.
Posting Duration
This posting will be open for application submissions for a minimum of three (3) calendar days, including the 'posting date'. Sandia reserves the right to extend the posting date at any time.
About Our Team
The International Safeguards and Engagements Department (6817) supports international nuclear nonproliferation and security by developing and transitioning technical solutions for safeguards, cooperative monitoring, and assessments. Sponsored by U.S. government partners, we research and evaluate monitoring technologies, deliver technical analyses that strengthen the international safeguards regime, and build capacity in partner countries.
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. Some of the main reasons we love our jobs:
- Challenging work with amazing impact that contributes to security, peace, and freedom worldwide
- Extraordinary co-workers
- Some of the best tools, equipment, and research facilities in the world
- Career advancement and enrichment opportunities
- Flexible work arrangements for many positions include 9/80 (work 80 hours every two weeks, with every other Friday off) and 4/10 (work 4 ten-hour days each week) compressed workweeks, part-time work, and telecommuting (a mix of onsite work and working from home)
- Generous vacation, strong medical and other benefits, competitive 401k, learning opportunities, relocation assistance and amenities aimed at creating a solid work/life balance*
World-changing technologies. Life-changing careers. Learn more about Sandia at: http://www.sandia.gov
*These benefits vary by job classification.
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 Q-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 DOE, resulting in the inability to perform the duties assigned and subsequent termination of employment.
EEO
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, or veteran status and any other protected class under state or federal law.
NNSA Requirements for MedPEDs
If you have a Medical Portable Electronic Device (MedPED), such as a pacemaker, defibrillator, drug-releasing pump, hearing aids, or diagnostic equipment and other equipment for measuring, monitoring, and recording body functions such as heartbeat and brain waves, if employed by Sandia National Laboratories you may be required to comply with NNSA security requirements for MedPEDs.
If you have a MedPED and you are selected for an on-site interview at Sandia National Laboratories, there may be additional steps necessary to ensure compliance with NNSA security requirements prior to the interview date.
