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Pacific Northwest National Laboratory · 7 hours ago

NSIP PhD Internship - Emerging Threats & Technologies Division

United States

Internship

Remote

Intern

$24.04/hr - $36.06/hr

Start in 2026 Summer

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) is a world-class research institution focused on scientific research and national security. They are seeking interns for the National Security Internship Program in the Emerging Threats & Technologies Division, where interns will tackle complex problems in national security, energy, and science using advanced techniques.

Biomass EnergyEnergyGovernmentProduct ResearchSecurity

Growth Opportunities

No H1B

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

PNNL is seeking interns for assignments within the National Security Internship Program (NSIP)

The Emerging Threats & Technologies Division is looking for individuals who have a passion for solving critical national challenges using advanced techniques

The intern will be given an opportunity to be presented with complex problems in national security, energy, and science; apply cutting-edge research and analysis to make our nation safer and stronger

Your internship can be in one of several technical groups: Cyber Resilience Foundations, Cyber Risk Reduction, Innovative Security Solutions, Global Research Analysis, Strategic Threat Analysis, or Mission Alignment

Cyber Resilience Foundations: The Cyber Resilience Foundations group works with government and private sector stakeholders to quickly adapt to new technology spaces, understand how their introduction into specialized domains affects system security postures, and create solutions to improve their resilience to new technologies

Cyber Risk Reduction: The Cyber Risk Reduction group performs applied research leveraging PNNL capabilities in hardware, software, and firmware security to benefit sectors critical to national security by figuring out how to deconstruct, evaluate, and improve complex systems and develop tools, practices, and skills to meet these challenges

Innovative Security Solutions: The evolving technology landscape is transforming the realm of physical protection and incident response, presenting new challenges such as the convergence of physical and cybersecurity threats. These interconnected domains require innovative methods to safeguard IT systems, materials, and vital infrastructure from increasingly complex risks

Global Research Analysis: The Global Research Analysis group leverages national laboratory expertise in mission threats, science and technology, and cultural context to identify emerging and monitor existing technologies and provide decision makers the context and understanding critical to national security

Strategic Threat Analysis: The Strategic Threat Analysis (STA) group leverages partnerships around the world and expertise spanning multiple domains to address complex domestic and international security challenges

Qualification

CybersecurityData ScienceNuclear EngineeringSoftware EngineeringNetwork SecurityRisk ManagementAnalytical ThinkingTeam CollaborationProblem Solving

Required

Candidates must be currently enrolled/matriculated in a PhD program at an accredited college

Minimum GPA of 3.3 is required

Preferred

Disciplines of Interest: Cybersecurity, Cyber Security Engineering, Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Technology, Information Systems, Network Engineering, Network Architecture, Network Security, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Systems Engineering, Information Assurance, Industrial Control Systems (ICS), Cyber-Physical Systems, Physical Security, Security Engineering, Risk Management, Homeland Security, Nuclear Engineering, Physics, Engineering Physics, Applied Science, Data Analytics, Data Science, Economics, Finance, International Relations, International Affairs, Security Studies, Public Policy, Law and Policy, Nonproliferation and International Security