LBNF/DUNE Internship in South Dakota

Fermilab•Lead, SD

7d•Onsite

About The Position

The LBNF/DUNE internship is for an undergraduate engineering student interested in a major underground construction project. Eligible students must be enrolled at a four-year college or university in the United States. The internship offers experience in infrastructure design, underground construction, project management, and international collaboration. Interns are placed at Sanford Lab in Lead, South Dakota, and work under the direct mentorship of an LBNF FSCF employee who is a BSI or I&I engineer. Interns support the Building and Site Infrastructure (BSI), Integration and Installation (I&I), and Surveying and Alignment teams. Work spans construction oversight and documentation, procurement and management support, facility and experiment infrastructure layout and design, planning for underground installation, and surveying and field layout of ongoing installations. Field assignments may include engineering support for material movement underground, temporary power and cryogenic piping installation, and as-built checks of installed components. Office assignments may include designing equipment-support structures, creating cryogenic piping and electrical conduit layouts, developing installation plans for complex structures, and collaborating with scientists and engineers internationally. The program runs May 17 through August 6, 2027. Interns are expected to deliver an oral presentation and a poster presentation. The position is onsite; housing and transportation are not provided. The hourly salary is $20.

Requirements

Be an undergraduate sophomore or junior at the time of application, entering junior or senior year at the end of the summer.
Be enrolled at a four-year college or university in the United States.
Have a grade point average of 3.0 or above on a 4.0 scale.
Be eligible to work in the United States.
Be an undergraduate engineering student majoring in an engineering field.

Responsibilities

Oversee and document construction progress.
Support procurement and management activities.
Assist with layout and design of facility and experiment infrastructure.
Develop plans for underground installation.
Assist with surveying and field layout of ongoing installations.
Provide engineering support for material movement to and around the underground space.
Support installation of temporary power systems and cryogenic piping.
Conduct as-built checks of components as they are installed.
Assist with designing structures to support scientific equipment.
Create layouts for cryogenic piping and electrical conduit.
Work with the installation team to develop plans for installing complex structures.
Collaborate with scientists and engineers internationally to ensure experiment needs are met.
Prepare an oral presentation and a poster presentation.