Internship

Sandia High School Mechanical Design Internship

A specific on-site national-lab role creating and modifying mechanical CAD models and drawings with a staff mentor. It is not a generic national-lab directory or a promise of an independent research paper.

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Dates not confirmed

Specific job 698908 was publicly listed with Apply for Job on September 30, 2026. No exact deadline or summer edition year is stated. Automated fetches may return a PeopleSoft cookie shell; confirm availability in the official browser portal.

Requirements before the deadline

Explicitly supports high-school participants. We are seeking a Summer High School Intern with interest in pursuing a career as a Computer Aided Drafting (CAD) Technologist to join our team!

GPA 3.0/4.0, age 16+, preceding-spring full-time enrollment
On-site attendance and qualifying parent/guardian arrangement for nonlocal minors

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Your internship plan

Texas access has conditions

A Texas student may qualify through the near-site parent/legal-guardian living option. Relocation alone without that guardian arrangement is not sufficient for a minor. Confirm site access and summer school-enrollment status.

School year: High-school student enrolled full time in the spring immediately preceding the internship.
Age at entry: Minimum 16 years of age.
Citizenship / work eligibility: U.S. citizens, legal permanent residents, asylees or refugees in the U.S.; additional national-lab site-access restrictions apply.
Residency & commuting: Attending a local high school or living with a parent or legal guardian near the work site if under 18 years of age
Duration: Summer placement; exact job-specific dates and duration not stated. General summer internships are usually 10–12 weeks, not a guaranteed interval for this job.
Weekly commitment: Ability to work up to 40 hours per week during the summer; selected applicant must work on site.
Housing: No job-specific housing promise. Under-18 nonlocal interns need a parent/legal guardian near the site.
Meals: Not stated in the reviewed evidence
Prior experience: CAD classroom experience (Creo, SolidWorks, AutoCAD) is desired, along with mechanical-design interest, initiative, organization and communication. GPA 3.0 required.
Independent research: Staff-mentor-assigned engineering projects; no unrestricted independent-research policy stated.

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Specific job application through the Sandia Careers account.
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Resume: recruiters manually review resumes for each posting.
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Student transcripts evaluated during hiring; provide documents when requested. Exact recommendation/essay checklist is not stated.
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Review specific job requirements and apply to job 698908.
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Manual recruiter review; selection considers interests, academics, experience and workforce needs.
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Offer includes hourly pay determined during hiring.
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Pre-employment drug test, background review and Kirtland Air Force Base access screening. No DOE security clearance is currently required by this posting.

A stipend does not establish that housing, travel, or meals are covered. Selection and mentor matching may be separate steps.

Edition timeline

The next cycle has not announced typed milestones yet.

Costs and participation

Compensation / stipend: Paid hourly temporary employment; job-specific rate determined in the offer package.
Travel & lodging: General intern benefits describe relocation-expense reimbursement only for eligible students meeting requirements. This job does not guarantee housing/travel coverage.

Participation modes

In person

Only reviewed costs are shown. Omitted items are not a promise of free participation; confirm current fees and attendance obligations before committing.

What participation can lead to

— Mechanical CAD models, engineering drawings and updates incorporating GD&T.
— Staff mentorship; no promised publication or poster.