Power Systems Graduate Intern - Cyber and Critical Infrastructure Summer Institute - Summer 2027

LLNL•Livermore, CA

6d•Onsite

About The Position

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory is hiring graduate students for its Cyber and Critical Infrastructure Summer Institute (CSI) to work on power systems resilience and security topics aligned with the Laboratory’s national security missions. The summer 2027 program provides opportunities to apply skills to projects involving energy infrastructure modernization and resilience, critical infrastructure security, and defense critical infrastructure. Participants can take part in professional and technical development activities with Laboratory subject matter experts, network with interns and employees, and learn about LLNL’s national security work. The program runs during summer 2027, with start dates ranging from May 17 through June 21 and flexible end dates through September 24. Interns provide technical and/or research support to projects in power systems, critical infrastructure, cybersecurity, and related fields, working with scientists, engineers, and technical staff. Under limited direction and supervision, they conduct research in assigned areas, complete basic-complexity technical assignments, and support scientists on research and development projects. They attend at least one relevant on-site seminar or training class per week and present their work through presentations and/or poster sessions. Other duties may be assigned.

Requirements

Be a continuing college or university student in good standing at an accredited institution and pursuing a graduate degree.
Ability to apply engineering, computational science, and/or mathematical principles to solve technical problems.
Demonstrated academic achievement in a scientific curriculum.
Demonstrated effective communication skills and ability to present and communicate concepts and ideas.
Ability to work in a team environment.
Demonstrated exposure through coursework or relevant experience to one or more listed technical topics, including power systems, industrial control systems, transmission or distribution system modeling or simulation, oil and natural gas systems modeling or simulation, inverter-based resources, alternative energy systems, or grid planning or operations algorithms, optimization, or analytics.
Coursework or developed experience in one or more of the listed technical topics.
Demonstrated exposure through coursework or relevant experience to one or more relevant tools, such as Matlab/Simulink, PowerWorld, PSLF, GridLAB-D, OpenDSS, Python, or C++.
Must be a U.S. person because the position involves U.S. Export Control.

Nice To Haves

GPA of 3.0 or above.

Responsibilities

Provide technical and/or research support to projects involving power systems, critical infrastructure, cybersecurity, and related fields.
Conduct research under limited direction and supervision in assigned areas, such as power systems, industrial control systems, transmission or distribution system modeling or simulation, oil and natural gas systems, distributed or inverter-based energy resources, microgrids, alternative energy systems, grid planning or operations, algorithms, optimization, or analytics.
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.