National Security Engineering Institute

When offered

Summer only

Who can apply

Upper-division undergraduate and graduate students majoring in computer science or electrical, mechanical, or computer engineering

Location

Sandia/California

About NSEI

The National Security Engineering Institute (NSEI) offers hands-on engineering experience to undergraduate and graduate students in electrical- and mechanical-engineering disciplines and computer science. Interns can expect to do real engineering work — on projects tailored to their individual interests, technical background, and experience.

The changing national-security landscape offers a wide variety of technical problems that require innovative electrical- and mechanical-engineering solutions. NSEI interns have opportunities to design embedded-control systems, program microcontrollers, lay out printed wiring assemblies, and fabricate and test their own designs.

Additional project areas critical to Sandia's mission as a national-security laboratory include the following:

• Programmable logic for quick-turnaround prototypes and flight-test telemetry systems
• Secure microprocessor architectures
• Process development and fabrication of high-aspect-ratio micromachines
• Microelectronics fabrication
• Microsystems engineering
• Defense and energy technologies
• Environmental sciences

Application procedure

1. Use Sandia's Careers tool to create a username and password.
2. Enter "NSEI" into the Keywords text field, and click Search.
3. Browse the list of NSEI intern openings.
4. 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.