Critical Skills ; CSR Program, NM​/CA, Onsite

What Your Job Will Be Like:

Interested in earning a master's degree in science or engineering and then working for a prestigious national security laboratory? Then this fellowship opportunity may be a perfect fit for you!

Sandia's Critical Skills Recruiting (CSR) Program is a special, entry-level hiring program designed for new or recent technical bachelor's degree candidates interested in a career in national security at the Labs. The program supports Sandia's strategic staffing needs to meet our important national security mission.

First, your job will be to enroll in an on-campus master's degree program at one of the top-rated universities within Sandia's University Partnership Network (http://(Use the "Apply for this Job" box below).) (SUPN). After you graduate, you will come to work full-time at one of our Labs in Albuquerque, NM (most jobs) or Livermore, CA.

Subject to certain program requirements, while you are in school, Sandia pays for eligible tuition and tuition-associated costs, as well as relocation assistance. You will receive a competitive stipend and eligible employee benefits while in school. Upon graduation, you will return to Sandia to begin your career!

To learn more:
Sandia Critical Skills Recruiting Program (http://)

• Apply to a minimum of three Sandia University Partnership Network (http://) (SUPN) universities for your master's degree:
• Two must be Alliance Partner universities:
  Georgia Tech, Purdue, UT-Austin, University of CA - Berkeley, Texas A&M, or the University of New Mexico
• The third can be any other university of your choice from the other top universities on the SUPN list where Sandia actively recruits
• Be accepted to a minimum of one approved university prior to beginning employment at Sandia
• Enroll in and complete a Master's of Science degree that fulfills Sandia's business needs, on a full-time basis, at a Sandia-approved university
• Work with your hiring manager to determine how the planned program of study may be used to accomplish work relevant to Sandia's needs
• Work full-time on site at Sandia for at least two months the summer before beginning graduate studies and during interim summers while in your master's degree program
• Upon successful completion of your master's program, return to Sandia as a regular staff member in a science, engineering, or related technical specialty. The actual job assignment at time of graduation from your master's program is typically determined by the hiring organization, based on business mission needs.
• Meet a service requirement of two months for every one month in the program and on campus

Candidates applying on this requisition may be interviewed and/or hired into one of several organizations at Sandia National Laboratories.

• Minimum undergraduate cumulative GPA of 3.0/4.0
• Bachelor's of Science degree in a relevant technical, science, or engineering discipline; degree must be conferred from an ABET-accredited academic institution by Spring 2026 or within three years prior to starting graduate school; students enrolled in concurrent BS/MS programs may also apply
• Ability and desire to obtain an approved master's degree in the following areas of critical need to the Laboratories:
  Computer Science, Cybersecurity, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering or related discipline
• Ability to begin a Master's of Science program no later than Fall 2026
• Intent to apply to a minimum of 3 approved graduate schools aligned with the CSR Program (2 Alliance Partner and 1 SUPN universities)
• Ability to return onsite to Sandia and work full-time immediately upon completion of a Master's program
• Interest in a career in national security, to serve our nation
• Applicants are required to include a one-page personal statement, addressing how your graduate school plans, career interests, and academic strengths align with Sandia's national security mission (submit with your resume as one document)