Are You Ready For a Challenge?
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) is seeking ambitious, high-caliber undergraduate or graduate-level college students for intern assignments within the National Security Internship Program. Potential applicants should be pursuing a course of study focused on disciplines such as:
- Nuclear Engineering
- Nuclear Science
- Material Science
- Electrical Engineering
- Computer Science
- Physics
- Chemistry
- Math
- Biology
- Related science and engineering fields
The world is a rapidly changing place. Ideas once thought to be "science fiction" are becoming reality. As quickly as nations solve problems, new challenges emerge. In this atmosphere of momentous change, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory's National Security Internship Program is identifying and developing talented individuals for exciting assignments of the future. The United States' growing emphasis in national security disciplines is creating outstanding career opportunities in fields that include:
- Arms Control and Treaty Verification
- Cyber Security
- Global Security
- Homeland Security
- Critical Infrastructure Protection and Analysis
- Nuclear Stockpile Safeguards and Security
- Nuclear and Safeguard Technologies
- International Border Protection
Our Internship Program
The National Security Internship Program (NSIP) offers academically superior undergraduate and graduate students the chance to take part in national security-related science.
In addition to serving students, NSIP benefits PNNL and the nation by developing talented, creative researchers—the national security experts of tomorrow—who will augment the Laboratory's capabilities in key areas that include nuclear science, electrical engineering, computer science, physics and chemistry.
PNNL also offers a wide range of education intern programs through our Science and Engineering Education.
We Are Seeking
We are seeking students who have completed high school, and who are admitted in active status and in good standing in an undergraduate or graduate program within an accredited college or university. A minimum grade point average of 3.25 (out of 4.0) or better, or proven ability to contribute to PNNL projects, is desired. The prospective intern's course of study should be focused in disciplines outlined above. Up to 30 students will be selected to participate in NSIP annually. Intern assignment lengths will range from an 8- to 14-week summer internship—with the option to continue working part-time during the academic year—to a one-year internship. Internships are renewable, subject to satisfactory academic and research performance. Women and minorities are encouraged to apply for NSIP assignments. Students who have an immediate family relationship to a PNNL manager are not eligible for consideration. Applicants must be able to obtain a future security clearance, which requires U.S. citizenship.
The Benefits
In addition to the unique opportunity of working at a cutting-edge national research and development laboratory, successful applicants will receive a competitive salary and, potentially, tuition reimbursement. Tuition reimbursement will be awarded, at the discretion of the National Security Internship Program Review Committee, upon completion and evaluation of the intern's summer assignment with the Laboratory. Interns who accept tuition reimbursement must agree to work as a full-time employee for a set period of time at PNNL following the successful completion of their degree and internship assignment. Interns who are invited to join the Laboratory as regular full-time staff members and subsequently opt to voluntarily terminate employment with PNNL, before the obligatory period of service, will be required to reimburse PNNL a pro-rated portion of the tuition reimbursement expenses.
Perhaps the most appealing benefit of NSIP is the opportunity to pursue an exciting career—in an innovative atmosphere of discovery.