What Your Job Will Be Like :
Sandia National Laboratories’ Microsystems Engineering, Science and Applications (MESA) Center is seeking graduate student interns over the course of 1 or more academic semesters.
Join us to develop systems, science, and technology to meet national security objectives. In keeping with our vision to be the nation’s premier science and engineering laboratory for national security and technology innovation, we recruit the best and the brightest, equip them with world-class research tools and facilities, and provide opportunities to collaborate with technical experts.
MESA interns engage with multiple scientific disciplines to produce functional, robust, integrated microsystems. Our scientists, engineers, and researchers pursue advanced concepts that integrate not only electronics at the micro scale, but embody sensors, photonics, Micro-Electrical-Mechanical Systems (MEMS), and quantum components.
Students are offered hands-on, flexible, challenging, interesting, and cutting-edge research opportunities while being mentored by Sandia National Laboratories scientists and engineers.
On any given day, you will experience :
- Valuable exposure to technical and national security challenges.
- Unique hands-on environment offering cutting edge projects with real life applications.
- Development of valuable skills under the high-caliber technical mentorship of the professional MESA community.
- Preparation and guidance toward a rewarding career path shaped by your unique interests and talents.
- Gateways to personal and professional network development, making connections and building relationships with leaders involved in national-level conversations across many disciplines.
Qualifications We Require :
You bring the confidence and skills to be eligible for the job by meeting these minimum requirements :
- Earned bachelor's degree
- Currently attending and enrolled full time in an accredited science, engineering, or math graduate program
- 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. citizenship
Qualifications We Desire :
- Experience in a microelectronics fabrication techniques such as photolithography, dry etching, and chemical / physical vapor deposition
- Experience in acquisition and analysis of semiconductor device parametric data
- Demonstrated ability to communicate scientific results through peer-reviewed publications or conference presentations
- Desire to contribute to microelectronics development efforts with national security relevance
Posting Duration :
This posting will be open for application submissions for a minimum of seven (7) calendar days, including the posting date’.
Sandia reserves the right to extend the posting date at any time.