Critical Infrastructure Analysis Graduate Intern - Cyber and Critical Infrastructure Summer Institute - Summer 2027

LLNL•Livermore, CA

5d•Onsite

About The Position

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory has multiple openings for graduate students in its Cyber and Critical Infrastructure Summer Institute (CSI). Interns will work on critical infrastructure security and resilience topics aligned with LLNL’s national security missions, including critical infrastructure risk analysis and security, energy infrastructure modernization and resilience, and defense critical infrastructure. The 2027 program runs during the summer, with start dates ranging from May 17, 2027, to June 21, 2027, and flexible end dates through September 24, 2027. The program offers professional and technical development activities with laboratory subject matter experts, networking with fellow interns and employees, and opportunities to learn about LLNL’s support for U.S. national security. The position requires full-time on-site presence. Interns provide technical and research support, conduct research under limited direction and supervision, and complete technical assignments in support of scientific research and development projects. They also attend at least one relevant on-site seminar or training class per week and present their work through presentations and/or poster sessions.

Requirements

Must be a continuing college or university student in good standing at an accredited institution and pursuing a graduate degree.
Ability to apply wide-ranging problem-solving techniques and/or analytical principles to solve technical problems.
Demonstrated academic achievement in a scientific or engineering curriculum.
Demonstrated effective communication skills.
Ability to present and communicate concepts and ideas.
Experience applying engineering principles to solve technical problems.
Ability to work in a team environment.
Coursework or relevant experience demonstrating exposure to one or more of the following: machine learning and super intelligence; risk and/or decision analysis; infrastructure modeling and/or simulation; threat and/or hazard modeling; data analysis; open-source research and analysis; systems engineering; system decomposition; operations research and/or optimization.
Work must be performed by a U.S. person, as defined in the posting.

Nice To Haves

GPA of 3.0 or above.

Responsibilities

Provide technical and/or research support for projects involving critical infrastructure analysis, modeling and simulation, cybersecurity, and related fields, working with scientists, engineers, and technical staff.
Support development, testing, and documentation of Laboratory methodologies and capabilities.
Conduct research under limited direction and supervision in assigned areas, such as risk or decision analysis; infrastructure, threat, or hazard modeling and simulation; data analysis; open-source research and analysis; systems engineering; system decomposition; operations research or optimization; and super intelligence (formerly AI)/machine learning.
Perform technical assignments of a basic degree of complexity and provide technical support to scientists on scientific research and development projects.
Attend relevant on-site seminars and training classes at least once per week.
Present work through presentations and/or poster sessions.
Perform other duties as assigned.