Intern, R&D Graduate Summer - Photonic Microsystems Technologies, Onsite

What Your Job Will Be Like:

We are seeking a Summer - R&D Graduate Intern to join our dynamic team!

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

• Perform research and development in a laboratory focused on quantum computing testbeds using trapped ion qubits.
• Work with a team to test and develop custom surface ion trap chips, which are manufactured in-house at our MESA facility.
• Design and implement systems able to perform delicate quantum experiments with maximum stability and flexibility.

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

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

Note:

If you have not yet started your graduate program, please apply to an undergraduate intern position.

Qualifications We Desire:

• Physics, Chemistry, Electrical Engineering or equivalent degree.
• Experimental experience with quantum information science, i.e. ion trapping, neutral atom trapping, superconductors, semiconductors, impurities, etc.
• Experimental experience with lasers, vacuum chamber construction, or cryogenics
• Skills programming for experimental control software and data analysis
• An established authorship and innovation record, such as peer-reviewed scholarly articles, patents, or technical books
• A track record of successful execution of research-and-development projects, including project planning, defining milestones, and delivering results on time
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Teamwork skills for working in a multi-disciplinary team environment
• Meticulous attention to detail

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.

About Our Team:

The Photonic Microsystems Technologies Department exploits science and technology at the nano and micro scales to enable advances in systems for national security. Our engagement is with a broad spectrum of technologies and a diverse field of customers with a successful record of maturing technology from concept to laboratory demo to prototype. The department consists of teams that lead the development and understanding of quantum effects associated with silicon electronic devices, atomic and molecular gases, and trapped electrons, atoms and ions.

Most significantly, with a strong presence in the Microsystems Engineering Sciences and Applications (MESA) facility and the Center for Integrated Nanotechnologies (CINT) and working broadly with other Sandia and external organizations, we fabricate electronic structures and devices that use these effects to achieve new levels of performance at the integrated system level. Core technology areas in the department include nanofabrication of silicon devices;

electromagnetic modeling; and ion trap and solid-state quantum information science and technology.

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…