Intern- Water Power Technologies R&D Graduate Year Round

What Your Job Will Be Like:

We are seeking a Year Round - R&D Graduate Intern to join our dynamic team!

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

• Work collaboratively with other students and senior engineers

• Submit, monitor, and troubleshoot complex simulations on large-scale High Performance Computing (HPC) systems

• Contribute to the development of marine energy resource characterization and assessment

• Develop and manage model simulations and large data sets for resource assessment

• Validate simulations/modeling codes with field/experimental data

• Develop algorithms, e.g., MATLAB scripts, to process, plot and analyze data.

• Generate reports and documentation to present work or to advise marine energy research

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:

• Earned bachelor's degree

• Currently attending and enrolled full time in an accredited science, engineering, or math 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

• While not required to start, need the ability to obtain and maintain a DOE L clearance

• U.S. citizenship

Qualifications We Desire:

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

• Proficiency with Linux/Unix command line interface and bash scripting

• Experience with data visualization and scripted plot generation (e.g., MATLAB or Python)

• Currently attending and enrolled full time in an accredited Ph.D. program in civil, environmental, mechanical, controls, electrical engineering or related STEM field

• Proficiency in programming language(s) (e.g., MATLAB or Python, or related languages)

• Experience with CFD analysis tools and an understanding of fluid dynamics

• Experience with Finite Element analysis tools and an understanding of structural dynamics

• Experience with data analysis, statistics, hydraulics or hydrology

• Experience in renewable energy - that may include hydrokinetic river turbines, tidal current, energy harvesting, hydropower or marine hydrokinetics (MHK).

• Experience or desire to learn hands-on work supporting experiments (e.g., software, fabricating)

• Experience with stakeholder interaction, especially in the aquaculture sector, is a plus.

• Ability to work remotely (telecommute) primarily, and open to some on-site work in Albuquerque or other locations.

• Ability to work up to 16 hours per week during the academic year (With an option for up to 30 hours where appropriate), and up to 40 hours per week during the summer.

About Our Team:

Sandia's Water Power Technologies Department performs research and development to improve performance, lower costs, and accelerate the deployment of water power technologies. The primary focus area of the department's work is Marine Hydrokinetics (MHK) research with lower levels of effort in Offshore Wind (OW) and Hydropower. The department is responsible for all aspects of Marine Hydrokinetic device design, performance, system reliability, system integration, and environmental evaluations for the Department of Energy's Wind and Water Power Technologies Office and in collaboration with industry partners. Offshore Wind Energy activities currently include Vertical Axis Wind Turbine (VAWT) design and analysis and foundation scour. Hydropower efforts focus on seasonal simulation and optimization. Through partnerships with industry, academia, other National Labs, and public dissemination of results, Sandia serves an important role in energy security for the nation

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: 689698