Graduate Student

What You Will Do

Do something that matters and make a real difference at one of the world's most prestigious and innovative multidisciplinary research institutions.

The Advanced Research in Cyber Systems Group (A-4) of the Analytics, Intelligence, and Technology (A) Division is seeking graduate level students looking for a challenging paid internship for the current academic year and/or summer. All selected candidates will be provided with a mentor, a challenging project for their appointment, and an opportunity to present their project work and progress to colleagues.

The student projects we have to offer will vary depending on the skills and interests of the candidate and our current needs.

A-4 conducts research and development in four primary areas:

AI assurance, anticipating risks posed by new machine learning innovations and developing guardrails to make complex AI systems trustworthy and reliable for national security applications.

Provably secure systems, conducting hardware and software research and development to provide the highest levels of assurance that systems operate within given parameters and are not susceptible to particular attacks or vulnerabilities.

Critical system design and analysis, creating systems and software for "no-fail" national security missions, designing and analyzing Operational Technology (OT) hardware and software for Los Alamos internal systems, and conducting security analyses of IT and OT systems for other government agencies and organizations.

Cybersecurity workforce development and training, conducting cyber security incident response training for US federal government, state, local, tribal, and territorial governments, government contractors, US critical infrastructure, and international partner's government and critical infrastructure.

What You Need

Minimum

Job Requirements:



All viable candidates must have a minimum GPA of 3.2/4.0 for consideration, be admitted into a degree program, and be enrolled in a minimum of 6 credit hours in the semester prior to the internship. A resume and current transcript, showing GPA and course work requirements, are required.

We are seeking a wide variety of computational skills. To receive full consideration, candidates must typically be pursuing an advanced degree in one of the following fields:

• Computer and Information Sciences
• Computer Engineering
• Electrical and Computer Engineering
• Electrical Engineering
• Systems Administration
• Computer Networking
• Computer Systems Analysis
• Software Engineering
• Information Systems Security Management
• Mathematics or Physics
• Applied Mathematics
• Statistics

AND, have knowledge and/or introductory experience in one or more of the following areas:

• Artificial intelligence/machine learning
• Computer forensics
• Network analysis
• Reverse engineering
• Cryptography
• Formal methods
• Statistics/mathematics
• Industrial Control Systems (ICS)
• Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA)
• Cyber-physical systems
• Field-Programmable Gate Array (FPGAs)
• Software development
• Hardware programming

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

Note to Applicants:

When applying, candidates must attach a resume, cover letter, and their most recent transcripts (or an acceptance letter if transcripts have not been issued).

Important:
Applicants who fail to submit the three required application documents (resume, cover letter, transcript) will not be considered for employment. Cover letters are most effective when they clearly indicate your research interests and highlight your most noteworthy achievements and accomplishments. Your cover letter should also explain how you have demonstrated the application of desired knowledge and skills in your previous academic and work experiences.

Where You Will Work

Located in beautiful northern New Mexico, Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) is a multidisciplinary research institution engaged in strategic science on behalf of national security. Our generous benefits package includes:

• PPO or High Deductible medical insurance with the same large nationwide network

• Dental and vision insurance

• Free basic life and…