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Sandia National Laboratories · 6 hours ago

Intern, R&D Graduate Summer - MSIPP PARTNERS, Onsite

Livermore, CA

Internship

Onsite

Intern

Sandia National Laboratories is the nation’s premier science and engineering lab for national security and technology innovation. They are seeking R&D Graduate Interns to collaborate with R&D staff on cutting-edge research, analyze experimental data, develop models, and run simulations in various advanced topic areas.

GovernmentInformation TechnologyNational Security

Growth Opportunities

No H1B

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Implement advanced optical and laser diagnostics to investigate complex reacting flows and quantify key physical and chemical processes

Employ commercial CFD packages and high-fidelity research codes to simulate and analyze these processes

Leverage collected experimental and simulation data to refine combustion models and develop predictive tools for devices and fuels

Build data-acquisition and analysis systems, selecting hardware and using custom code alongside commercial acquisition, processing, and monitoring software

Design, fabricate, install, and test electrical/mechanical components, instrumentation (pressure, temperature, flow), and control systems for optically accessible research facilities

Qualification

Data analysisMATLABPythonModelingSimulationExperimental researchElectrical components designMechanical components designResearch presentationResearch publications

Required

Earned bachelor's degree

Currently attending and enrolled full time in the spring term immediately preceding the internship (or scheduled to graduate in the spring) in an accredited science, engineering, or math graduate program

Minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0/4.0

Ability to work up to 40 hours per week during the summer

U.S. citizen, legal permanent resident, asylees, or refugees in the U.S

Preferred

Currently attending and enrolled full time or scheduled to graduate in the Spring of 2026 from one of the university partners: University of Central Florida, Florida A&M University, or University of California Irvine

Desired Majors: Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Thermal and Fluid Science or similar

Data analysis and programming experience in MATLAB and Python

Modeling, simulation, and/or experimental research experience

Research presentation at technical conferences

Research publications in technical journals