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

LLNL•Livermore, CA

4d•Onsite

About The Position

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory has multiple openings for undergraduate students in the 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 program includes professional and technical development with Laboratory subject matter experts, networking with interns and employees, and opportunities to learn about LLNL’s support for U.S. national security. 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 position requires full-time on-site presence. Under close supervision, the intern will provide technical and research support to scientists, engineers, and technical staff; assist with Laboratory methodologies and capabilities; attend at least one relevant on-site seminar or training class per week; and present work through presentations or poster sessions.

Requirements

Be a continuing college or university student in good standing at an accredited institution pursuing an undergraduate degree in engineering or a related field.
Apply basic problem-solving techniques and/or analytical principles to technical problems.
Demonstrate academic achievement in a scientific or engineering curriculum.
Have effective communication skills and be able to present and communicate concepts and ideas.
Apply engineering principles to solve technical problems.
Work effectively in a team environment.
Have coursework or relevant experience in at least one of the following: machine learning and super intelligence; risk or decision analysis; infrastructure modeling or simulation; threat or hazard modeling; data analysis; open-source research and analysis; systems engineering; system decomposition; or operations research or optimization.
Be a U.S. person, as the work involves U.S. Export Control.

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.
Support the development, testing, and documentation of Laboratory methodologies and capabilities.
Participate, under close supervision, in assigned research involving areas such as risk or decision analysis, infrastructure modeling or simulation, threat or hazard modeling, data analysis, open-source research and analysis, systems engineering, system decomposition, operations research or optimization, and super intelligence (formerly AI)/machine learning.
Perform basic-complexity technical assignments 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.