Intern, R&D Undergraduate Summer - TITANS - Southwest Analysis Laboratories forSemiconductor Advancement (SALSA), Onsite

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696159

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Albuquerque, NM

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What Your Job Will Be Like

We seek undergraduate student interns to join our SALSA (Southwest Analysis Laboratories for Semiconductor Advancement) TITANS Cybersecurity team for Summer 2026! Qualified candidates will be part of a larger family, namely Technical Internships To Advance National Security (TITANS), focused solely on cybersecurity, software, hardware and math analytics.

TITANS Cybersecurity (also known as the Center for Cyber Defenders or CCD) is seeking students who want to have a career in cybersecurity. We are focused on developing the next generation of experts in the field of computer security from the software stack down to microelectronic hardware components. You will use your foundational computer science / engineering, electrical engineering, materials science, math, analytics, and data science skills, but your work will be directed to cybersecurity topics. This posting is for who are currently pursuing graduate degrees in the field of Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Physics, or any closely related field of study and are interested in furthering their knowledge in the area of cyber security and information protection while working on their graduate degree.

Your job could consist of :

• Manual and automated failure analysis and vulnerability assessment
• Intrusion prevention / detection and response, penetration testing, and forensics
• Information protection, and resiliency
• Authentication and authorization
• Cryptography
• Mobile devices and smart technologies
• And many more areas of research!

We are also looking for candidates with expertise in electrical engineering, physics, and materials science interested in :

Printed Circuit Board Layout

Focused Ion Beam (FIB) tools

K Layout

Your projects will be real-world cybersecurity hardware problems or embedded engineering challenges contributing to a cybersecurity challenge or mission space affecting national security. There's no busy work in the CCD! Your solution will exercise foundational math and analytic techniques and best practices in SW or HW engineering to help improve cybersecurity of our nation.

Salary Range

At Sandia, we value the important work done by our interns and its contribution to National Security. Because of this, our interns earn competitive pay rates. Our pay structure is based on earned credit hours, classification, and degree level. Your pay rate will be determined during the hire process and included in your offer package. You can view the Intern Pay Rate chart here.

Qualifications We Require

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

Note : If you have not earned a HS diploma or equivalent, please apply to a high school intern position.

Qualifications We Desire

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

The CCD gives computer science interns practical experience with computer systems, network operations, and information protection. The year-round program combines research with education and provides a venue for interns to perform experiments on attacking and defending computer systems with proper guidance and protective measures in place.

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 :

World-changing technologies. Life-changing careers. Learn more about Sandia at :

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.