Undergraduate Student Intern - Electrical Utilities

What You Will Do

The successful candidate will work side‑by‑side with our highly skilled and experienced utility electrical engineers to maintain, troubleshoot, and repair utility‑class electrical infrastructure, including 115kV transmission and 15kV distribution circuits, transformers and switch gear.

Knowledge:

• Demonstrated interest in utility electrical systems
• Acceptance in a university electrical engineering curriculum, preferably high‑voltage concentration

Skills:

• Safety aware
• Inquisitive

Abilities:

• Capable of traversing open ground and irregular surfaces
• Ability to walk to outside locations
• Awareness to allow access to construction sites

Candidate will at minimum have graduated from high school and can demonstrate they have been accepted into an undergraduate electrical engineering program at an accredited university leading to a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering.

Undergraduate:

• Currently enrolled (12 semester credit hours or full‑time equivalent) in an accredited undergraduate degree‑granting program (or international equivalent)
• Must have and maintain a cumulative GPA of at least 2.75 on a 4.0 scale (or equivalent)
• Entering first‑year students must provide documentation indicating matriculation into an accredited undergraduate degree program

Desired

Qualifications:

Familiarity with utility electrical generation, transmission and/or distribution systems.

Onsite/Hybrid:
This position is located in Los Alamos, NM with the potential for a hybrid work arrangement (partially onsite/partially offsite) from a location within a 2‑hour ground commute of this location. Reporting onsite will be regularly required. Hybrid is at the discretion of management and can change at any time with appropriate notice. Some interns may work a 9/80 schedule at the discretion of management and in accordance with the Student Programs Office guidebook.

• 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)

Position does not require a security clearance. Selected candidates will be subject to drug testing and other pre‑employment background checks.

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 veteran, genetic information, or citizenship within the limits imposed by federal, state, and local laws and regulations.

The Laboratory is also committed to making our workplace accessible to individuals with disabilities and will provide reasonable accommodations, upon request, for individuals to participate in the application and hiring process.