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

LLNL•Livermore, CA

6d•$23 - $32•Onsite

About The Position

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory has multiple openings for undergraduate students in its Cyber and Critical Infrastructure Summer Institute (CSI). Interns work on topics related to critical infrastructure security and resilience in support of 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 also provides professional and technical development with Laboratory subject matter experts, networking opportunities, and exposure to LLNL’s national security work. The intern provides technical and research support to critical infrastructure analysis, modeling, simulation, cybersecurity, and related projects while working with scientists, engineers, and technical staff. Research assignments are conducted under close supervision and may cover areas such as risk and decision analysis, infrastructure and threat modeling, data analysis, open-source research, systems engineering, operations research, optimization, and machine learning or super intelligence. Interns also support the development, testing, and documentation of Laboratory methodologies and capabilities, attend at least one relevant on-site seminar or training class per week, and present their work through presentations or poster sessions. Full-time on-site presence is required.

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 the ability 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 exposing them to one or more 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; operations research or optimization.
Be a U.S. person, as the work involves U.S. Export Control.
Maintain full-time on-site presence.

Nice To Haves

GPA of 3.0 or above.

Responsibilities

Provide technical and/or research support to 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 assigned research under close supervision in 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 known as artificial intelligence or 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.