Intern, Technical Graduate Year Round - Systems Analysis, Remote

What Your Job Will Be Like

We are seeking a year-round, graduate level intern to help with our systems analysis research and development. As part of our analytic staff, you will collaborate with experienced technical staff to advance projects that deepen understanding of complex systems, stakeholder dynamics, and strategic conflict phenomena. This internship offers the opportunity to contribute meaningful analytic work while developing hands‑on expertise with methodological tools used across the national security community.

On any given day, you may contribute to activities in one or more of the following:

• Undertake systematic investigation, analysis, or experimentation to discover or revise knowledge of system phenomena and discover new approaches to optimizing system performance
• Work with multi-disciplinary teams to incorporate necessary subject matter expertise and domain knowledge for gaining an intimate knowledge of systems (human and/or machine) and their behaviors
• Build and evaluate frameworks that characterize multi-domain competition and conflict
• Help design research‑grade games
• Design experiments to answer strategic questions, including variance and process modeling
• Design analysis using qualitative, semi‑quantitative, or quantitative methods
• Lead and contribute to technical publications and deliver presentations

The selected applicant can be a remote worker located in any U.S. State or District of Columbia. Regular or periodic travel to your assigned work location may be required.

At Sandia, we value the important work done by our interns and its contribution to National Security. Because of this, our interns earn competitive pay rates. Our pay structure is based on earned credit hours, classification, and degree level. Your pay rate will be determined during the hire process and included in your offer package. You can view the Intern Pay Rate chart here.

You bring the confidence and skills to be eligible for the job by meeting these minimum requirements:

• Earned bachelor's degree
• Currently attending and enrolled full time in a related accredited graduate program
• Minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0/4.0
• Ability to work up to 30 hours per week during the academic year, and up to 40 hours per week during the summer
• Ability to secure and maintain a U.S. security clearance which requires U.S. citizenship

Note:
If you have not yet started your graduate program, please apply to an undergraduate intern position.

• Political Science, International Relations, or STEM discipline
• Strong technical skills, especially demonstrated expertise/skill in conflict analysis
• Experience in at least one of the following methodologies: experimental design, qualitative research, analytic gaming
• Strong background in strategic conflict research
• Applicants must be comfortable working in a collaborative environment as part of a team of engineers and researchers
• Excellent oral and written presentation skills
• The ideal candidate will have an interest in or experience with conducting self-driven research

This posting will be open for application submissions for a minimum of three (3) calendar days, including the 'posting date'. Sandia reserves the right to extend the posting date at any time.

Department 8716, Systems Analysis III, is part of Group 8710 (Systems Analysis & Reliability) in the Computation & Analysis for National Security Center (8700). The group delivers independent, objective analysis that provides leaders with reliable, unbiased insights on engineering and strategy options. We are a multi‑department team supporting customers across multiple mission areas, including nuclear deterrence, science and energy, and global security, as well…