What Your Job Will Be Like:

We are seeking an engineering student in the Concentrating Solar Technologies Department to assist our R&D staff with the development of a long duration thermal energy storage system that uses sand to store heat and create stable electricity generation during intermittent hours when solar or wind energy is unavailable. The work performed by the student intern will assist with the design, procurement, and implementation of the electrical equipment including electrical particle heating systems, turbomachinery, and grid tie and synchronization equipment among other testing capabilities. This work may also include analysis of power production, consumption, and dispatch in Tribal communities coupled with assessment of the energy storage needs and priorities of target communities and the potential impacts and benefits of long duration energy storage. Understanding and adherence to applicable Sandia National laboratories ES&H requirements and guidelines will be important for this position.

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

• Conduct and deliver R&D activities or projects under leadership of senior staff. These activities and projects may be theoretical, computational and/or experimental. These activities will often require working in teams that can include partners from other institutions;
• Assist in the development of proposals to seek funding from sponsors and customers for new or ongoing R&D projects in CSP;
• Assist in analysis of data, and assist in written dissemination of R&D outcomes.
• Potentially represent Sandia and the department in national or international conferences and publications.

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
• U.S. citizenship

Additional Requirements:

• Applicants must be officially accepted into a Tribal College & University or officially transitioned from a TCU feeder school & accepted into an associated mainstream university in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) discipline.

Qualifications We Desire:

• Some familiarity with renewable energy.
• Demonstrated experience using MS Office and excellent written and oral communication skills
• Some knowledge of renewable energy generation such as concentrating solar power, photovoltaic panels, or wind turbine
• Interest in thermomechanical power generation from turbines
• Interest in microgrids and synchronization of renewable energy to regional grids
• Experience in test operation and design
• Some experience with networking infrastructure

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.

About Our Team:

Sandia National Laboratories is a world leader in the development of renewable energy systems. Our Concentrated Solar Technologies Department located in Albuquerque, New Mexico, develops Concentrating Solar Power (CSP) systems in partnership with DOE, industry partners, and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) to facilitate the successful development and market deployment of utility scale solar electricity, sustainable solar fuels, and industrially relevant solar thermal chemistry.

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.

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.

Job ID: 692660