About the role#
This internship provides mentoring, hands-on technical experience, and professional development through a formalized work plan. You will support a variety of projects across the laboratory, gaining practical exposure to engineering in a research environment.
What you'll do#
- Support the review of fire protection system designs and calculations, including sprinkler, fire pump, fire alarm, and special hazard systems.
- Analyze life safety requirements for buildings, including building code compliance, occupancy determination, and egress components.
- Perform on-site evaluations of fire protection systems and participate in final system testing.
- Inspect buildings for hazard assessment and compliance.
- Perform building and fire code analyses and interpretations.
- Prepare fire hazards analysis and engineering evaluation documents.
- Interface with facility project personnel and coordinate designs with other engineering disciplines.
- Analyze existing fire protection systems to determine capabilities and identify solutions for deficiencies.
What you'll need#
- Current enrollment in an accredited bachelor's degree program in an engineering discipline, such as Mechanical, Electrical, Nuclear, or Fire Protection Engineering.
- Enrollment in and successful completion of at least 12 undergraduate credit hours per semester.
- A minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale.
- Ability to pass a new employment drug test.
- Basic knowledge of engineering concepts, practices, and procedures.
- Basic knowledge of analysis or testing in STEM areas like physics, manufacturing, or data acquisition.
- Clear oral and written communication skills.
- Previous experience in building design, construction, facilities, fire protection, or the fire service is preferred.
- Enrollment in a fire protection engineering or engineering technology graduate program is preferred.
Location & details#
- This is a full-time, paid, on-site position located in Los Alamos, New Mexico.
- Applicants must be able to pass pre-employment background checks and drug testing.
- Due to federal restrictions, citizens of certain countries who are not Lawful Permanent Residents are prohibited from accessing facilities supporting national security missions.
About Los Alamos National Laboratory
Los Alamos National Laboratory is a research institution based in Los Alamos, New Mexico. Founded in 1943, the organization focuses on strategic science to support national security. Its workforce of over 13,000 people conducts research in fields such as supercomputing, nanotechnology, space exploration, and geophysics. The laboratory operates as a government agency.
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