Intern, Technical Undergraduate Summer - Business Development (BD) & Proposal Management Department, Onsite

Are you interested in learning how inventions and scientific research are transformed into new products and services that benefit society?

Then, you will want to apply for this Technology Transfer Internship. We are seeking business junior and senior STEM undergraduates for a Summer Technology Transfer Internship to gain hands-on experience with technology transfer at a national lab. You will acquire new skills and knowledge to create value propositions, assess market and adoption readiness, and perform stakeholder interviews with a goal of deploying emerging national lab developed technologies into real-world products and services.

Program highlights include:

• Gaining tech transfer and business skills in Intellectual Property, Licensing, Market Readiness Analysis, and more
• Developing commercialization readiness plans
• Conducting market research and gathering and analyzing information
• Being part of a cohort internship with at least eight other students and built-in community of mentors.

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.

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

• Currently attending and enrolled full time in the spring term immediately preceding the internship (or scheduled to graduate in the spring) in an accredited related undergraduate program
• Minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0/4.0
• Ability to work up to 40 hours per week during the summer
• Ability to secure and maintain a U.S. security clearance which requires U.S. citizenship

Note: If you have not earned a HS diploma or equivalent, please apply to a high school intern position.

• Ability to work 40 hours per week, Monday through Friday, starting June 1, 2026 through July 31, 2026 (REQUIRED)
• Passion and interest in science and technology
• An entrepreneurial spirit
• Cumulative GPA of 3.5/4.0
• Excellent written and verbal communications
• Demonstrated ability to work in cross-discipline teams and individually towards a stated goal
• Demonstrated ability to manage and prioritize multiple projects and deadlines
• Knowledge of or experience with marketing
• Experience conducting research and analysis
• Experience with Microsoft Office, including Outlook, PowerPoint, Word and Excel
• Ability to display information visually.

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.

The Business Development (BD) & Proposal Management Department (1981) provides embedded business development and proposal management to Sandia's science and energy programs. Our team members partner with the technical line to ensure mission success by advancing program development through strategy development, capture planning & proposal management, discovery of sponsor/customer requirements, technology roadmapping, stakeholder/partner engagement, and communicating Sandia's unique capabilities.

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 vacation, 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.

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 L-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 the DOE, resulting in the inability to perform the duties assigned and subsequent termination of employment.

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.

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.