OYOC participants work at Sandia immediately after obtaining their bachelor’s degree to become familiar with the environment before beginning the study phase of the OYOC Program in the fall term.

There are numerous ways to work at Sandia National Laboratories. In addition to full-time regular employment, we provide employment opportunities through various special programs. Select each program to learn more!

Truman Fellowship
This brand-new fellowship is an opportunity for the nation's outstanding new Ph.D.s in science and engineering to conduct independent research of their own choosing within a national security context.

One Year on Campus (OYOC)
Sandia will pay for bachelor-level graduates to receive a Master of Science degree at our nation’s top institutions of academia.

Postdoctoral Positions
If you have completed your doctoral degree within the last 0-3 years, you could be hired for a specific period of time as a postdoctoral employee.

Student Internships
Sandia offers numerous opportunities for students from high school level all the way up to students pursuing a Ph.D.

One Year on Campus
How would you like to get your Masters Degree, have it paid for, get paid while you’re at school, and be guaranteed full-time employment upon completion? Sounds too good to be true, doesn’t it? Not at Sandia National Laboratories! We will actually send you to one of the Nation’s top schools and pay your way.

Sandia’s One-Year-on-Campus (OYOC) program provides an opportunity for minorities with a bachelor-level degree to receive a Master of Science degree. Qualified individuals are hired at Sandia as full-time regular employees. They are then required to return to school in a full-time capacity and complete a Masters degree within one year. Upon successful completion of the OYOC Program, participants will return to Sandia as full-time members of the technical staff and must remain for one year following completion of the degree program or reimburse Sandia for the cost of the program.

OYOC’s receive a benefits package that includes:

• Health and Life Insurance
• Paid Interview and Relocation Expenses

*Benefits vary slightly while OYOC participants are in school.

OYOC candidates will be determined through a selection process from a pool of applicants who have been interviewed and sponsored by Sandia organizations with openings in the area of the candidates’ training and interests. Participants receive a competitive salary while working at Sandia full-time and a stipend while attending school. Sandia pays for one campus visit, relocation to and from the university, and tuition.

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Eligibility Requirements:
• Applicants must be a minority with a bachelor’s degree in engineering or computer science.
• Applicants must have a minimum GPA of 3.2 out of 4.0 to qualify.
• OYOC participants are expected to complete a Master of Science program within one year with a minimum GPA of 3.2.
• OYOC participants must apply to three schools, which are jointly selected by Sandia and the OYOC participants. Schools must provide the appropriate curriculum and class schedules that will enable the OYOC participant to graduate with a nonthesis Masters degree within a one-year timeframe.

Postdoctoral Research Positions
Sandia National Laboratories offers numerous opportunities in the postdoctoral research arena (see “Areas of Interest” below) that allow inexperienced individuals an opportunity to continue to publish and perform research. “Postdocs” are eligible for 1-3 years of employment, during which time they receive benefits and vacation.

Requirements:

• Completion of a doctoral degree within the last 0-3 years

Postdoctoral employees receive a benefits package that includes:
• Health and Life Insurance
• Paid Vacation and Holidays
• Paid Interview and Relocation Expenses

Areas of Interest:
• Computational Material
• Electron Spin Resonance
• Organic Chemistry
• Materials Science
• Computer Science
• Mechanical Engineering
• Parallel Computing
• Engineering Processes
• Optics
• Microelectronics
• Photonics
• Engineering Science
• Microelectromechanical Systems (MEMs)