Student Intern - Radio Frequency Systems Support HS Yr Rnd

Job Title: Student Intern - Radio Frequency Systems Support HS Yr Rnd

Job ID: 643793

Organization: 05332

Location: Albuquerque, NM

Full/Part Time: Part-Time

Regular/Temporary: Temporary

About Sandia

Sandia National Laboratories is the nation's premier science and engineering lab for national security and technology innovation. We are a world-class team of scientists, engineers, technologists, post docs, and visiting researchers all focused on cutting-edge technology, ranging from homeland defense, global security, biotechnology, and environmental preservation to energy and combustion research, computer security, and nuclear defense.

To learn more, visit http://www.sandia.gov.

Department Description

The Radar and Signal Analysis Department provides system analysis and design, algorithm development, and hardware development for a wide variety of radio-frequency (RF) communications, geolocation, and radar missions.  Our purview includes terrestrial, airborne, and spaceborne systems for both NW and WFO missions.  Our expertise includes radar (fuzing, MTI, and SAR), digital communications, waveform development, waveform detection, signal processing, receiver development, and coherent and traditional TTL.  We actively work with our sponsors to understand their complete mission space, including exploitation of organic assets for novel capability and/or enhanced performance.  We intimately partner with other departments within the Advanced RF business area and throughout Sandia to provide complete solutions to our sponsors.

Job Summary

Provides basic-level support within a science and engineering environment involving assignments that may include assisting with research, application of project design and diagnostics, testing and documentation, development and analysis of technology options, and assembly and troubleshooting.

Primary Job Duties

Job assignments vary upon organization and specific job requirements as defined in the job specification.

Duties may include providing basic support to technical staff with developmental research, analysis of technology and engineering options, project design, testing, formulating conclusions, data collection, and analyzing experimental data.

Job specifications:

Participate and contribute to technical projects within the Advanced RF Group.  Learn to operate lab equipment specific to the design and manufacture of radio frequency (RF) systems and subsystems.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

Basic knowledge of technical principles and processes.

Pursued understanding of a variety of research tools.

Basic oral and written communication skills.

Ability to contribute in a team environment.

Basic knowledge of a suite of software, including Microsoft Office.

Required

The successful candidate must meet the following Sandia Student Intern Requirements: attending a local high school near the site location, full-time HS enrollment as defined by the school, a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.2/4.0, the ability to work up to 25 hours per week during the academic year, and up to 40 hours per week during the summer. Minimum 16 years of age. U.S. citizenship.

Familiarity with Microsoft Office Tools (Excel, Word, Power Point).  Current enrollment in advanced math courses in an Albuquerque, NM area high school.

Desired

Familiarity with any modern programming or scripting languages.

Security Clearance

Position requires a Department of Energy (DOE)-granted L-level security clearance to start.

This position requires an active Department of Energy (DOE)-granted security clearance before beginning the job responsibilities. If selected and you do not hold an active DOE clearance, your start date will be affected.

Sandia is required by DOE directive to conduct a pre-employment background review that includes personal reference checks, law enforcement record and credit checks, and employment and education verifications. Applicants for employment must be able to obtain and maintain a DOE L-level security clearance, which requires U.S. citizenship.

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, rendering the inability to perform the duties assigned and resulting in termination of employment.

Benefits

At Sandia you will receive many benefits as a valued employee of a premier national multi-program engineering and science research laboratory. In our Total Rewards package you will enjoy competitive pay, great benefits, a stimulating, positive environment and learning opportunities that will help build your career. More information may be found on our Careers website.

EEO

Sandia National Laboratories is an Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/D/V.

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