Intern, Technical Graduate Year-Round - Data Center Services, Onsite

Intern, Technical Graduate Year-Round – Data Center Services, Onsite

As a Data Center Infrastructure & Hardware Intern, you will work alongside experienced engineers and technicians supporting real world data center operations. This is a great opportunity if you are curious, detail oriented, and excited to learn how modern data centers function at both technical and operational levels.

On any given day, you will collaborate closely with the teams who maintain and expand our data center spaces, deploy new hardware, coordinate vendor work, design power/cooling configurations, and ensure high availability services for internal partners.

Your daily work may include: hands‑on tasks such as racking and cabling equipment, assisting with power and cooling assessments, documenting infrastructure layouts, and supporting hardware lifecycle activities.

You’ll gain exposure to mechanical and electrical troubleshooting, data center design principles, system reliability concepts, and the operational processes required to maintain secure, mission‑critical computing environments.

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 (https://(Use the "Apply for this Job" box below).).

• Earned bachelor's degree
• Currently attending and enrolled full time in a related accredited 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
• Ability to secure and maintain a U.S. security clearance which requires U.S. citizenship
• Must be able to work onsite

• Currently pursuing a degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related technical field.
• Ability to work safely in environments with electrical equipment, raised floors, and active construction or installation activities.
• Basic understanding of computer hardware components (servers, workstations, PDUs, networking gear).
• Comfort using tools such as screwdrivers, cable testers, torque drivers, and other common installation equipment.
• Ability to follow written procedures, technical diagrams, and detailed work instructions.
• Strong communication skills and ability to work within a team.
• Familiarity with data center concepts such as rack elevations, power draw, cooling requirements, cable management, VLANs, and redundancy.
• Experience assembling or troubleshooting PCs, servers, or laboratory equipment.
• Understanding of electrical fundamentals (voltage, current, amperage, phases, breakers, UPS, etc.).
• Exposure to facilities level systems such as HVAC, CRAC units, or industrial cooling solutions.
• Ability to read technical drawings or help update documentation (Visio diagrams, rack maps, wiring schematics).
• Interest in automation or scripting to streamline infrastructure tasks.
• Strong attention to detail, willingness to ask questions, and enthusiasm for learning hands‑on technical skills.
• Ability to pursue and obtain a Q 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 matters if the duties of the position require a DOE security clearance. Substance abuse or illegal drug use, falsification of information,…