Post Masters 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 post‑master level students for a challenging paid internship during 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 offer will vary depending on the candidate's skills and interests 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 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 governments and critical infrastructure.

• Recent MS graduates who are pursuing a 2‑year appointment through our Post Master’s program.
• Minimum GPA of 3.2/4.0 and earned the degree no more than 3 years ago.
• A resume and current transcript, showing GPA and required course work, are required.

We are seeking a wide variety of computational skills. To receive full consideration, candidates must typically be pursuing a 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

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

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

Due to federal restrictions contained in the current National Defense Authorization Act, citizens of the People's Republic of China, the Islamic Republic of Iran, the Democratic People's Republic of North Korea, and the Russian Federation who are not Lawful Permanent Residents ("green card" holders) are prohibited from accessing facilities that support the mission, functions, and operations of national security laboratories and nuclear weapons production…