Intern, Technical Graduate Year Round - Systems Analysis, Remote

Summary

Sandia National Laboratories is a science and engineering laboratory focused on national security and technology innovation. The year-round graduate-level intern will support systems analysis research and development by investigating complex systems, analyzing strategic conflict phenomena, designing experiments and research-grade games, and contributing to technical publications and presentations.

Responsibilities

• 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

Skills

• 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
• 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
• 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

Qualifications

Must Haves

• 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
• 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

Nice to Haves

• 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

Benefits

• 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, including 9/80 and 4/10 compressed workweeks, part-time work, and telecommuting
• Generous vacation
• Strong medical and other benefits
• Competitive 401k
• Learning opportunities
• Relocation assistance
• Amenities aimed at creating a solid work/life balance