Engineering Student Intern

Come join our team at Jefferson Lab, where great mindsmatter.

Posting Date:09/25/24
Hourly Range:$17.25 - $19.50 (hourly rate determined by number of completed credit hours)
Work Location Type: 100% on-site

What your job will be like:

As aStudent Intern in our Engineering Division, youwill work year-round during the semester,under the direction of an experienced engineer to accomplish a project that furthers the goals of Jefferson Lab. The project will vary depending on the Lab's needs and the students' interests. Engineering projects at Jefferson Lab may involve electro-magnets, SRF cryomodules, beam transport elements, cryogenic systems, vacuum systems, and more. The work involves some of the following disciplines: structural analysis, cryogenics, SRF systems, control systems, heat transfer, hydraulic and pneumatic systems, and vacuum systems. This position allows the student to work up to 20 hours while in school. There is also an opportunity to work full-time hours during breaks and summers.

In this role, you will:

• Perform calculations and analyses on system designs.
• Build and test system components.
• Create system and component designs and drawings in provided CAD programs.

Qualifications

• Full-time student at an accredited college or university majoring in Engineering, Physics or an engineering related program
• Cumulative grade point average of at least 2.5 required
• Able to work 12-20 hours a week after or betweenclasses and 20-40 hours during school breaks

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Must demonstrate good written and verbal communication skills and be able to work in small groups.,
  

About Jefferson Lab
Join a community with a common purpose of solving the most challenging scientific and engineering problems of our time. The Jefferson Lab campus is located in southeastern Virginia amidst a vibrant and growing technology community.A career at Jefferson Lab is more than a job. You will be part of "big science" and work alongside top scientists and engineers from around the world unlocking the secrets of our visible universe. Managed by Jefferson Science Associates, LLC; Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility is entering an exciting period of mission growth and is seeking new team members ready to apply their skills and passion to have an impact. You could call it work, or you could call it a mission. We call it a challenge. We do things that will change the world.

Jefferson Science Associates, LLC (JSA) manages and operates the Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility (Jefferson Lab). JSA is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate in hiring or employment on the basis of race, color, religion, ethnicity, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, ancestry, age, disability, or veteran status or on any other basis prohibited by federal, state, or local law. As part of the JSA's equal employment opportunity policy, we also take affirmative action as called for by applicable laws and Executive Orders to ensure that minority group individuals, females, disabled veterans, recently separated veterans, other protected veterans, Armed Forces, and qualified disabled persons are introduced into our workforce and considered for promotional opportunities.

JSA is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities (unless doing so will result in an undue hardship). If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please send an e-mail to recruiting @ jlab.org or call (757) 269-7100 to provide the nature of your request. Reasonable accommodations are considered on a case-by-case basis.

Employment with JSA is conditional upon DOE approval if at any time during your employment you are participating in a Foreign Government Talent Recruitment Program or Affiliated activity. Generally, such programs/activities include any foreign-state-sponsored attempt to acquire U.S.-funded scientific research through programs run or funded by the government that target scientists, engineers, students, academics, researchers, and entrepreneurs of all nationalities working or educated in the United States. This includes positions or appointments, both domestic and foreign, titled academic, professional, or institutional.