When offered
Summer only
ESI Class of 2011 at the National Solar Thermal Test Facility.
Who can apply
Undergraduate and graduate students who are interested in energy systems and technologies
Location
Sandia/New Mexico
About ESI
Sandia's Energy Surety Incubator (ESI) program offers highly motivated students the opportunity to pursue their passion for renewable energy by working side-by-side with top engineers at the world's leading R&D laboratory in energy surety, a field that includes energy safety, security, reliability, sustainability, and cost-effectiveness.
During the 10-week program, ESI interns collaborate with technical mentors on energy surety projects in renewable energy, energy storage, power distribution, power electronics, intelligent controls, systems engineering, smart grids, and microgrids.
ESI students are housed together in an open, creative, collaborative environment and participate in weekly tours of energy R&D facilities and attend seminars by world-class researchers in energy surety.
ESI interns can acquire skills in the following areas:
- Photovoltaic energy
- Optimization for energy surety
- Energy storage and power electronics
- Complex systems theory
- Energy reliability security and sustainability
- Water/offshore wind
- Energy economics and modeling
- Battery storage
Application procedure
- Use Sandia's Careers tool to create a username and password.
- Enter "ESI" into the Keywords text field, and click Search.
- Browse the list of ESI intern openings.
- Complete an online application for a specific intern opening.
Detailed instructions for using Sandia's Careers tool to apply for a position are also available.