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This job posting will be used to identify graduate Internship candidates and match them to open internship positions across Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL). Selected candidates may be placed into the following Divisions:

• A-Division | Analytics, Intelligence and Technology
• E-Division | Engineering Technology & Design
• ISR-Division | Intelligence and Space Research
• J-Division | Integrated Weapons Experiments
• M-Division | Dynamic Experiments
• MST-Division | Materials Science & Technology
• MPA-Division | Materials Physics and Applications
• NEN-Division | Nuclear Engineering and Nonproliferation
• P-Division | Physics
• Sigma-Division
• Q-Division | Weapon Stockpile Modernization
• W-Division | Weapon Systems Engineering

Selected candidates will:

• Create, design, analyze, and build the tools, instruments, and systems that researchers need to explore, monitor, test, and discover natural and man-made phenomena.
• Apply engineering principles, theories, concepts, and practices to contribute to solutions for a broad range of technical challenges of national importance.
• Serve as a member of integrated research and development (R&D) teams to answer science and engineering challenges.
• Assist in the research, design, testing, analysis, verification, and validation of engineering and technology solutions in support of R&D initiatives.
• Learn advanced technologies and analysis techniques employed by the Los Alamos National Laboratory engineering community.
• Adapt to evolving R&D requirements while meeting safety, security, compliance, and schedule imperatives.

• Basic knowledge of engineering concepts, principles, practices, and procedures, as demonstrated by experience researching, designing, testing, analyzing, verifying, and validating engineering solutions.
• Basic knowledge along with any class project experience with analysis or testing in one or more of the following STEM areas:
  Biology, Chemistry, Coding, Manufacturing, Physics, Nuclear, Materials, Math, Data acquisition and analysis.
• Demonstrated ability to express ideas clearly in oral and written communications.

Position requires a to be enrolled in a graduate program in STEM from an accredited institution with a cumulative GPA of at least 3.2.

Candidates selected for this position are most competitive when they also possess the following knowledge and skills:

• Hands on laboratory experience
• Computer programming
• Work experience demonstrating an attention to detail and commitment to safety;
• Commitment to achieving results in a team environment.
• Leadership experience.

The work location for this position is onsite and located in Los Alamos, NM. All work locations are at the discretion of management.

Located in northern New Mexico, Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) is a multidisciplinary research institution engaged in strategic science on behalf of national security. LANL enhances national security by ensuring the safety and reliability of the U.S. nuclear stockpile, developing technologies to reduce threats from weapons of mass destruction, and solving problems related to energy, environment, infrastructure, health, and global security concerns.

• PPO or High Deductible medical insurance with the same large nationwide network
• Dental and vision insurance
• Free basic life and disability insurance
• Paid childbirth and parental leave
• Award-winning 401(k) (6% matching plus 3.5% annually)
• Learning opportunities and tuition assistance
• Flexible schedules and time off (PTO and holidays)
• Onsite gyms and wellness programs
• Extensive relocation packages (outside a 50 mile radius)

Directive 206.2 - Employment with Triad requires a favorable decision by NNSA indicating employee is suitable under NNSA Supplemental Directive 206.2. Please note that this requirement applies only to citizens of the United States. Foreign nationals are subject to a similar requirement under DOE Order 142.3A.

No Clearance:
Position does not require a security clearance. Selected candidates will be subject to drug testing and other pre-employment background checks. The Laboratory requires successful applicants to complete a new-employment drug test and maintains a substance abuse policy that includes random drug testing.

Equal Opportunity:
Los Alamos National Laboratory is an equal opportunity employer. All employment practices are based on qualification and merit, without regard to protected categories such as race, color, national origin, ancestry, religion, age, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, marital status or spousal affiliation, physical or mental disability, medical conditions, pregnancy, status as a protected…