Atmospheric Scientist ¿ Year Round Intern

What Your Job Will Be Like:

Are you a motivated undergraduate student in STEM interested in working side-by-side with world experts within Sandia’s Climate Security Center? If so, join our Atmospheric Sciences Intern program! Our interns tackle challenges related to atmospheric and climate science, instrument development, field and laboratory measurements and many related fields at the DOE’s leading engineering R&D laboratory.

Our student interns are offered hands-on, flexible, and ground breaking research opportunities while being mentored by Sandia National Laboratories scientists and engineers. Sandia emphasizes students’ growth in communication and teamwork through their work in cross-disciplinary teams in support of Sandia’s overarching mission of delivering “Exceptional Service in the National Interest.”

On any given day, you may be called on to:

• Work with atmospheric scientists and engineers to analyze data

• Generate or run data processing scripts

• Assist in generating graphics and reports associated with atmospheric data

• Assist with testing atmospheric science instrumentation and validating datasets

• Update asset tracking software or participate in other operational tasks related to scientific field campaigns

Posting Duration:

This posting will be open for application submissions for a minimum of seven (7) calendar days, including the ‘posting date’. Sandia reserves the right to extend the posting date at any time.

NNSA Requirements for MedPEDs:

If you have a Medical Portable Electronic Device (MedPED), such as a pacemaker, defibrillator, drug-releasing pump, hearing aids, or diagnostic equipment and other equipment for measuring, monitoring, and recording body functions such as heartbeat and brain waves, if employed by Sandia National Laboratories you may be required to comply with NNSA security requirements for MedPEDs.

If you have a MedPED and you are selected for an on-site interview at Sandia National Laboratories, there may be additional steps necessary to ensure compliance with NNSA security requirements prior to the interview date.

Qualifications We Require:

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

• Currently attending and enrolled full time in a related accredited undergraduate program

• Must be pursuing a degree in Earth/Atmospheric Sciences, Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field

• Basic programming experience and familiarity with data processing and analysis

• Minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0/4.0

• Ability to work up to 25 hours per week during the academic year, and up to 40 hours per week during the summer

• U.S. citizenship

Qualifications We Desire:

Qualifications We Desire

• Familiarity with MATLAB

• Familiarity with Distributed Temperature Sensing (DTS)

• Familiarity with atmospheric measurements

About Our Team:

The staff in the Atmospheric Sciences Department (8933) at Sandia National Laboratories have expertise in atmospheric measurements, instrumentation and balloon systems. The department supports the DOE Atmospheric Radiation Measurement program and is tasked with developing and supporting tethered balloon systems that are available to a wide variety of federal and academic users. The tethered balloon system consists of an advanced winch system that tethers a 22’ diameter balloon. The systems support many flight missions including national security, wind energy, marine energy, aerosol measurement, atmospheric research, biological sampling and radar calibration. A video demonstrating the tethered balloon system is available at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D3u07giBLAE .

About Sandia:

Sandia National Laboratories is the nation’s premier science and engineering lab for national security and technology innovation, with teams of specialists focused on cutting-edge work in a broad array of areas. Some of the main reasons we love our jobs:

• Challenging work with amazing impact that contributes to security, peace, and freedom worldwide

• Extraordinary co-workers

• Some of the best tools, equipment, and research facilities in the world

• Career advancement and enrichment opportunities

• Flexible work arrangements for many positions include 9/80 (work 80 hours every two weeks, with every other Friday off) and 4/10 (work 4 ten-hour days each week) compressed workweeks, part-time work, and telecommuting (a mix of onsite work and working from home)

• Generous vacations, strong medical and other benefits, competitive 401k, learning opportunities, relocation assistance and amenities aimed at creating a solid work/life balance*

  World-changing technologies. Life-changing careers. Learn more about Sandia at: http://www.sandia.gov*These benefits vary by job classification.

Security Clearance:

Sandia is required by DOE to conduct a pre-employment drug test and background review that includes checks of personal references, credit, law enforcement records, and employment/education verifications. Applicants for employment need to be able to obtain and maintain a DOE L-level security clearance, which requires U.S. citizenship. If you hold more than one citizenship (i.e., of the U.S. and another country), your ability to obtain a security clearance may be impacted.

Applicants offered employment with Sandia are subject to a federal background investigation to meet the requirements for access to classified information or matter if the duties of the position require a DOE security clearance. Substance abuse or illegal drug use, falsification of information, criminal activity, serious misconduct or other indicators of untrustworthiness can cause a clearance to be denied or terminated by the DOE, resulting in the inability to perform the duties assigned and subsequent termination of employment.

EEO:

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, or veteran status and any other protected class under state or federal law.

Job ID: 689611