Graduate Engineering Internship
Overview
Mission Support and Test Services, LLC (MSTS) manages and operates the Nevada National Security Site (NNSS) for the U.S. National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA). Our MISSION is to help ensure the security of the United States and its allies by providing high-hazard experimentation and incident response capabilities through operations, engineering, education, field, and integration services and by acting as environmental stewards to the Site’s Cold War legacy. Our VISION is to be the user site of choice for large-scale, high-hazard, national security experimentation, with premier facilities and capabilities below ground, on the ground, and in the air. (See NNSS.gov for our unique capabilities.) Our 2,750+ professional, craft, and support employees are called upon to innovate, collaborate, and deliver on some of the more difficult nuclear security challenges facing the world today. In this environment, the best ideas need to be voiced and every opinion matters. As such, MSTS places great value on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion and is committed to a diverse and equitable workforce, with an inclusive culture that values and celebrates the diversity of our people, talents, ideas, and perspectives.
- MSTS offers our regular, full-time employees highly competitive salaries and benefits packages including medical, dental, and vision; both a pension and a 401k; paid time off and 96 hours of paid holidays; relocation (if located more than 75 miles from work location); tuition assistance and reimbursement; and more.
- MSTS is a limited liability company consisting of Honeywell International Inc. (Honeywell), Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. (Jacobs), and HII Nuclear Inc.
NNSS COVID-19 attestation requirements: https://www.nnss.gov/pages/nfo/WorkingForMSTS.html
Responsibilities
THIS IS A CASUAL POSITION WORKING A MAXIMUM OF 900 HOURS PER CALENDAR YEAR.
Graduate Engineering Interns will work under the direct supervision of a manager & mentor and will be provided with hands-on participation in ongoing projects at one of the most unique experimental sites in the United States, or one of our outlying location sites.
Internships are available at the following locations: North Las Vegas campus; the Nevada National Security Site (65 miles northwest of Las Vegas, Nevada); Los Alamos and Albuquerque, New Mexico; Livermore and Santa Barbara, California; and at our Remote Sensing Laboratories at Nellis Air Force Base or Andrews Air Force Base.
We are looking for qualified and motivated students in:
- Electrical Engineering
- Nuclear Engineering
- Mechanical Engineering
- Chemical Engineering
- Civil Engineering
- Fire Protection Engineering
- Software Engineering
Duties and Responsibilities (may include and will vary depending on which department you are assigned to):
- Support research on systems.
- Perform document reviews and updates.
- Create Facility Change Requests to implement desired changes to various systems.
- Draft reports on system conditions.
- Conduct walkdowns of various systems to ensure Configuration Management is properly implemented and to validate design drawings are consistent with physical configuration.
- Lead development and implementation of engineering design changes.
- Collaborate with different organizations to ensure facility safety.
- Interface with multiple engineers across multiple disciplines of engineering.
- Research chiller systems and components.
- Review Door system designs and sketches.
- Learn to read system drawings and sketches.
- Redline drawings.
- Review System Design Descriptions for compressed air system.
- Create pneumatic diagrams.
- Coordinate document reviews and updates.
- Draft drawing/specification/calculations for engineer use.
- Generate/update reports and tracking tools and update engineering forms.
Please note these important dates for our 2023 Summer Internship Program:
- September 2022 - Application process opens
- October 2022 - April 2023 - Candidates reviewed, interviews completed, offers extended
- May 2023 - Summer internship Student Program begins
- August 2023 - Summer internship Student Program concludes
Qualifications
Due to the nature of our work, US Citizenship is required for all positions.
- Completion of Bachelor’s degree in an engineering program accredited by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) for Civil, Mechanical and Electrical degrees.
- or Completion of a Calculus-based STEM bachelor’s degree in engineering.
- Must be actively enrolled in an engineering program accredited by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) for Civil, Mechanical and Electrical degrees.
- or actively enrolled in a Calculus-based STEM post-baccalaureate program in engineering.
- Must have and maintain a 3.0 cumulative grade point average. (upload of current transcripts required)
- Must have:
- Planning/organizing skills and initiative
- Good written and verbal communication skills
- Basic knowledge of engineering equipment, software, systems, calculations, and applications of engineering methods.
- Have self-motivating attitude and is open to exploring all areas of engineering.
- Ability to follow directions, both written and verbal, and able to work independently as well as part of a team
- Strong computer skills are desired, including MS Office and computer programming.
- A pre-placement physical examination, which includes a drug screen, is required. MSTS maintains a substance abuse policy that includes random drug testing.
- Must have a valid driver's license.
Ability to obtain a HSPD-12 Personal Identity Verification credential under the Department of Energy Order 206.2, ‘Identity, Credential, and Access Management,’ and Supplemental Directive NNSA SD 206.2, ‘Implementation of Personal Identity Verification for Uncleared Contractors.’
MSTS is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status or other characteristics protected by law. MSTS is a background screening, drug-free workplace.