Job Description

What Your Job Will Be Like:

We are seeking a Year Round Graduate Business Student Intern to support the National Security Programs Portfolio (NSP) and Division 5000 (D5K) Management Offices. This position reports to the NSP Portfolio Management Office Deputy.

In this role, you will support the team in the NSP and D5K management offices in executing strategic business processes and activities. This position is an opportunity for learning and growth and offers an outstanding view of an exciting and impactful mission area.

In this role, you may be called on to:

• Set up, aid in design and execution, and follow-on activities in strategic planning workshops
• Support the D5K/NSP strategic plan implementation and assurance of process including data calls, data management, and data synthesis
• Develop briefings and communications materials for leadership engagements
• Conduct research, gathering and analyzing information, resulting in reports and recommendations for the team
• Support the planning and execution of portfolio and division-wide activities and events
• Support portfolio and division-level projects and processes that require roll up and integration of information from multiple programs and centers, including Laboratory Directed Research and Development (LDRD).
• Support the Division and Portfolio Management Office staff in ad hoc projects and duties as assigned.

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 (https://www.sandia.gov/app/uploads/sites/51/2024/01/Student-Rate-Sheet\_2024.pdf) .

Qualifications We Require:

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

• Earned bachelor's degree
• Currently attending and enrolled full time in a related accredited graduate program
• Minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0/4.0
• Ability to work up to 30 hours per week during the academic year, and up to 40 hours per week during the summer
• Ability to secure and maintain a U.S. security clearance which requires U.S. citizenship

Qualifications We Desire:

• Active U.S. DOE Q-clearance
• Excellent verbal and written communication and presentation skills
• Demonstrated interest and knowledge of strategic planning and/or strategy development and deployment
• Experience with data documentation, synthesis, and visualization
• Experience conducting research and analysis
• Experience with Microsoft Office, including PowerPoint, Word, and Excel
• Familiarity with Sandia's business and organizational management processes and rhythms
• Understanding of the missions of Sandia's National Security Programs and Division 5000
• Demonstrated ability to think critically and independently and manage multiple high-priority projects at one time
• Demonstrated ability to effectively communicate and interface across organizations, with management and staff at all levels
• Demonstrated record of working effectively in ambiguous, fast-paced environments
• Demonstrated ability to work as part of a tightly knit, self-directed team
• Demonstrated learning orientation and curiosity to broaden knowledge and expertise

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 National Security Program (NSP) Portfolio Management Office is responsible for providing strategic management, leadership, and management assurance to the NSP Portfolio and administers the NSP LDRD Mission Foundation. The team also provides support and leadership to Sandia’s Artificial Intelligence Board of Directors (AI BOD). The NSP portfolio provides trusted, threat-informed pathfinder technologies for national security through the delivery of advanced defense, deterrence and intelligence technology, and analysis to strengthen our nation’s defenders.

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:

• Challenging work with amazing impact that contributes to security, peace, and freedom worldwide
• Extraordinary co-workers
• Some of the best tools, equipment, and research facilities in the world
• Career advancement and enrichment opportunities
• Flexible work arrangements for many positions include 9/80 (work 80 hours every two weeks, with every other Friday off) and 4/10 (work 4 ten-hour days each week) compressed workweeks, part-time work, and telecommuting (a mix of onsite work and working from home)
• Generous vacations, strong medical and other benefits, competitive 401k, learning opportunities, relocation assistance and amenities aimed at creating a solid work/life balance*

World-changing technologies. Life-changing careers. Learn more about Sandia at: http://www.sandia.gov*These benefits vary by job classification.

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 Q-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 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.

Job ID: 694307

Job Family: 91

Regular/Temporary Position: T

Full/Part-Time Status: P

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status.