Description
THIS IS A CASUAL POSITION WORKING A MAXIMUM OF 900 HOURS PER CALENDAR YEAR.
Undergraduate Engineering Interns will work under the direct supervision of a manager & mentor and will be provided with hands-on participation in ongoing projects at one of the most unique experimental sites in the United States, or one of our outlying location sites.
Internships are available at the following locations:
- North Las Vegas, Nevada
- Nevada National Security Site (65 miles northwest of Las Vegas, Nevada)
- Los Alamos and Albuquerque, New Mexico
- Livermore and Santa Barbara, California
- Remote Sensing Laboratories at Nellis Air Force Base (Las Vegas, Nevada) or Andrews Air Force Base (Joint Base Andrews, Maryland)
We are looking for qualified and motivated Undergrad students that are pursuing a degree in:
- Electrical Engineering
- Nuclear Engineering
- Mechanical Engineering
- Chemical Engineering
- Civil Engineering
- Fire Protection Engineering
- Software Engineering
Responsibilities
Duties and Responsibilities (may include and will vary depending on which department you are assigned to):
- Support research on systems.
- Perform document reviews and updates.
- Create Facility Change Requests to implement desired changes to various systems.
- Draft reports on system conditions.
- Conduct walkdowns of various systems to ensure Configuration Management is properly implemented and to validate design drawings are consistent with physical configuration.
- Lead development and implementation of engineering design changes.
- Collaborate with different organizations to ensure facility safety.
- Interface with multiple engineers across multiple disciplines of engineering.
- Research chiller systems and components.
- Review Door system designs and sketches.
- Learn to read system drawings and sketches.
- Redline drawings.
- Review System Design Descriptions for compressed air system.
- Create pneumatic diagrams.
- Coordinate document reviews and updates.
- Draft drawing/specification/calculations for engineer use.
- Generate/update reports and tracking tools and update engineering forms.
Please note these important dates for our 2025 Summer Student Program:
October 2024 - Application process opens
October 2024 - March 2024 - Candidates reviewed, interviews completed, offers extended
May 20th, 2025 - Summer internship Student Program begins
August 8th, 2025 - Summer internship Student Program concludes
Qualifications
Due to the nature of our work, US Citizenship is required for all positions.
- Completion of first year Bachelor’s degree in an engineering program accredited by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) for Civil, Mechanical and Electrical degrees.
- or Completion of first year in a Calculus-based STEM bachelor’s degree in engineering.
- Must be actively enrolled in school.
- Must have and maintain a 3.0 cumulative grade point average. (upload of current transcripts required)
Must have:
- Planning/organizing skills and initiative
- Good written and verbal communication skills
- Basic knowledge of engineering equipment, software, systems, calculations, and applications of engineering methods.
- Have self-motivating attitude and is open to exploring all areas of engineering.
- Ability to follow directions, both written and verbal, and able to work independently as well as part of a team
- Strong computer skills are desired, including MS Office and computer programming.
- A pre-placement drug screen, is required. MSTS maintains a substance abuse policy that includes random drug testing.
- Must have a valid driver's license.
Ability to obtain a HSPD-12 Personal Identity Verification credential under the Department of Energy Order 206.2, ‘Identity, Credential, and Access Management,’ and Supplemental Directive NNSA SD 206.2, ‘Implementation of Personal Identity Verification for Uncleared Contractors.’
MSTS is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status or other characteristics protected by law. MSTS is a background screening, drug-free workplace.
Hourly range for this position is $15.00 - $28.99.
Starting salary is determined based on the position market value, the individual candidate education and experience and internal equity.