Interns will work with a designated mentor or team to gain a thorough understanding of the career field of interest to include theory and practical application of obtained knowledge. The intern will benefit from mentoring, coaching and side-by-side work with knowledgeable and experienced experts in the field. The objective is real, hands-on work assignments related to intern’s major, providing them with skills vitally important in today’s business environment.

Those interested in employment following an internship will be considered based on current openings, performance during internship, and proximity to graduation.

As a Materials Science Engineer Co-Op / Intern you will spend Summer 2018 and Fall Semester learning about and making an impact in a specialized area within SNC. You will help to deliver superior results to our clients while working in a highly collaborative and agile environment.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Establishes learning objectives with mentor/supervisor
• Supports assignments that represent general Materials & Process Engineer tasks
• Supports Materials Engineers in a laboratory setting with a range of duties including sample preparation, experiment set-up and execution, design of experiments, reporting, etc.
• Occasionally takes on special projects as assigned by the mentor/supervisor
• Establishes fundamental business/technical foundation through practice of internal processes and procedures
• Job shadows at all levels in the field
• Performs administrative functions as needed

Additional Responsibilities Include:

• Punctuality to work each day and prepared to work scheduled work hours
• Other duties as assigned

Compliance Responsibilities:

• Responsible for thoughtful adherence to all SNC policies, procedures and compliance regulations (internal and external
• Responsible for timely execution of all personnel related activities such as Timesheet completion

Essential Functions:

• Minimum physical requirements to perform all duties and responsibilities, as defined by management

• A GPA of 3.2 or above; 3.0 or above for working students
• Technical skills complimentary to your field of interest
• Strong skills in Microsoft Office products
• The ability to work in a highly collaborative team environment
• The capability to be highly organized and detailed
• Availability for full time Summer 2018 and Fall Semester employment (~ 8 months)

Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) delivers customer-focused technologies and best-of-breed systems integrations in the aerospace, national security & defense sectors. Applications span navigation/guidance, communications, electronic warfare and threat detection, cybersecurity, infrastructure protection and commercial space.