ALDDP Undergraduate Student

Start your career where protection meets mission at one of the world's most innovative multidisciplinary research institutions.

As part of the Associate Laboratory Director for Defense Protection (ALDDP) Undergraduate Student (UGS) Program, you will work alongside professionals in safeguards, security, emergency management, classification, export control, and program operations. You will gain paid, hands-on experience that helps protect Los Alamos National Laboratory's people, assets, and national security mission. The program provides mentoring, meaningful assignments, and professional development through a formal work plan tailored to your area of study.

Examples of ALDDP organizations and responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• EM-HA (Hazards Analysis):
  Provides planning and preparedness services to protect national security assets and the health and safety of workers, the public, and the environment.
• EM-OPS (Emergency Operations):
  Supports emergency communications and field response using the Incident Command System.
• EM-PREP (Emergency Preparedness):
  Prepares the Laboratory for emergencies that cannot be prevented or mitigated, supporting effective response and recovery.
• EM-RESP (Emergency Response):
  Provides hazardous materials response, consultation, training, and community support services.
• EM-DIVOFF (Division Office):
  Supports the Wildland Fire Program, including fuels treatment, training, and efforts to strengthen wildland fire response capabilities.
• SO-PS (Personnel Security):
  Helps mitigate personnel security risks by confirming identity and citizenship, issuing security badges, and processing clearances.
• SO-SS (Security Systems):
  Protects special nuclear material through security systems, access control, badge-reader operations, design and installation support, operations control, and lock-and-key management.
• SP-DS (Deployed Security):
  Strengthens the Laboratory's security culture and facilitates secure work through awareness, engagement, and collaboration with Laboratory organizations.
• SP-NMCA (Nuclear Material Control and Accountability):
  Provides graded controls for accountable nuclear material and special nuclear material based on material type, quantity, and form.
• SP-PA (Personnel Assurance):
  Leads the Human Reliability Program and Substance Abuse Program.
• SP-SI (Security Investigations):
  Conducts security inquiries and fraud, waste, and abuse investigations involving alleged violations of DOE Orders and Laboratory policy.
• ALDDP-OCCI (Office of Classification and Controlled Information):
  Includes classification, controlled unclassified information, export control, operations security, and classified matter protection and control. These professionals help maintain institutional capabilities for identifying, protecting, marking, Associate Laboratory Director for Defense Protection handling, storing, and accounting for classified and controlled information; supporting export-control compliance; and protecting critical information.
• ALDDP-PO (Program Office):
  Helps ensure safeguards and security requirements are incorporated into Laboratory projects and supports program and financial oversight.

Minimum

Job Requirements:

• Organization and Problem Solving:
  Demonstrated time-management, organizational, critical-thinking, and problem-solving skills, with strong attention to detail and accuracy. Interest in learning new technologies and tools.
• Teamwork:
  Experience working effectively with others through customer service, teamwork, collaboration, academic projects, volunteer activities, or employment.
• Communication:
  Good oral, written, and presentation communication skills.
• Work Environment:
  Demonstrated commitment to fostering a respectful and inclusive work environment free from discrimination and harassment.

• Demonstrated ability to build effective working relationships and interact professionally with personnel at all levels.
• Commitment to maintaining a safe and secure work environment.

Currently enrolled in an accredited undergraduate degree program in safeguards, security, emergency management, business administration, or related discipline. Must have completed at least 12 undergraduate credit hours per semester, or the equivalent of full-time enrollment, and maintain a cumulative GPA of at least 3.0 on a 4.0 scale (or equivalent).

Work Location:

The work location for this position is onsite and located in Los Alamos, NM. All work…