Posting Title

Undergraduate/Graduate On-site Private Cloud Summer Internship

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Location

CO - Golden

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Position Type

Intern (Fixed Term)

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Hours Per Week

40

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Working at NREL

The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), located at the foothills of the Rocky Mountains in Golden, Colorado is the nation's primary laboratory for research and development of renewable energy and energy efficiency technologies.

Join the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), where world-class scientists, engineers, and experts are accelerating energy innovation through breakthrough research and systems integration. From our mission to our collaborative culture, NREL stands out in the research community for its commitment to an affordable and secure energy future. Spanning foundational science to applied systems engineering and analysis, we focus on solving complex challenges to deliver advanced, secure, reliable, and cost-effective energy solutions. Our work helps strengthen U.S. industries, support job creation, and promote national economic growth.

At NREL, you’ll find a mission-driven environment supported by state-of-the-art facilities, multidisciplinary research teams, and strong collaborations with industry, academia, and other national laboratories. We offer robust professional development opportunities, and a competitive benefits package designed to support your career and well-being.

Learn about NREL’s critical objectives: NREL's Mission and Vision.

Job Description

The Advanced Computing Operations (ACO) group facilitates cutting edge computational innovations and testbeds to find tomorrow's solutions today. Collaboration is at the heart of our work — our staff partner with scientists across NREL to deeply understand their computational challenges, to develop or co-develop tailored solutions, and leveraging our hybrid compute offerings, to provide the technical expertise needed to push boundaries in renewable energy and sustainability.

As an intern supporting the ACO group in the Computational Science Center (CSC) at NREL (National Renewable Energy Laboratory), this intern will work with the High-Performance Computing (HPC) team to help support the NREL HPC users and systems as you will play a vital role in further developing ACO’s data analytics and reporting.

The Internship focus is data analytics and reporting. Working with the ACO in-house virtual private cloud team to gather information on the systems and how they are being used, our goal is to determine what reporting is meaningful to understand current usage patterns and resource utilization to the team and management. A stretch goal is to break that utilization reporting down to regular monthly reporting by project, to help each project’s Primary Investigator (PI) understand their resource utilization so they can plan and schedule work more effectively and efficiently.

Day-to-day tasks include:

• Learning how an on-site virtual private cloud operates
• Gain understanding of HPC applications and use cases
• Examine gathered data as it relates to resource utilization
• Create meaningful reporting (data analytics)
• Contribute to daily discussions and provide project status updates
• Contribute to technical documentation
• Software development in an agile environment

To learn more about NREL’s Computational Science Center and ACO’s HPC, click here:

https://www.nrel.gov/computational-science/

https://www.nrel.gov/computational-science/hpc-data-center.html

https://www.nrel.gov/hpc/kestrel-computing-system.html

https://www.nrel.gov/hpc/kestrel-system-configuration.html

https://www.nrel.gov/news/program/2024/kestrel-supercomputer-ready-to-energize-renewable-energy-research.html

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Basic Qualifications

Minimum of a 3.0 cumulative grade point average.

Undergraduate: Must be enrolled as a full-time student in a bachelor’s degree program from an accredited institution.
Post Undergraduate: Earned a bachelor’s degree within the past 12 months. Eligible for an internship period of up to one year.

Graduate: Must be enrolled as a full-time student in a master’s degree program from an accredited institution.
Post Graduate: Earned a master’s degree within the past 12 months. Eligible for an internship period of up to one year.
Graduate + PhD: Completed master’s degree and enrolled as PhD student from an accredited institution.

Please Note:
• Applicants are responsible for uploading official or unofficial school transcripts, as part of the application process.
• If selected for position, a letter of recommendation will be required as part of the hiring process.
• Must meet educational requirements prior to employment start date.

* Must meet educational requirements prior to employment start date.

Additional Required Qualifications

• This position will require access to Controlled Unclassified Information and only applicants that are US Citizens at the time of application will be considered in accordance with DOE O 471.7, Controlled Unclassified Information
• Enrolled in or recently graduated from a degree in computer science, physics, mathematics, data analytics, data science, engineering or related field
• Basic Linux command line experience
• Demonstrated experience scripting languages: Bash, Python
• Knowledge/experience for version control tools i.e. Git and GitHub
• Experience with data reporting/analytics

Preferred Qualifications

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Job Application Submission Window

The anticipated closing window for application submission is up to 30 days and may be extended as needed.

Annual Salary Range (based on full-time 40 hours per week)

Job Profile: / Annual Salary Range: $39,200 - $62,700

NREL takes into consideration a candidate’s education, training, and experience, expected quality and quantity of work, required travel (if any), external market and internal value, including seniority and merit systems, and internal pay alignment when determining the salary level for potential new employees. In compliance with the Colorado Equal Pay for Equal Work Act, a potential new employee’s salary history will not be used in compensation decisions.

Benefits Summary

Benefits include medical, dental, and vision insurance; 403(b) Employee Savings Plan with employer match*; and sick leave (where required by law). NREL employees may be eligible for, but are not guaranteed, performance-, merit-, and achievement- based awards that include a monetary component. Some positions may be eligible for relocation expense reimbursement. Internships projected to be less than 20 hours per week are not eligible for medical, dental, or vision benefits.

* Based on eligibility rules

Badging Requirement

NREL is subject to Department of Energy (DOE) access restrictions. All employees must also be able to obtain and maintain a federal Personal Identity Verification (PIV) card as required by Homeland Security Presidential Directive 12 (HSPD-12), which includes a favorable background investigation. Intern assignments extending beyond six months will be subject to this requirement.

Drug Free Workplace

NREL is committed to maintaining a drug-free workplace in accordance with the federal Drug-Free Workplace Act and complies with federal laws prohibiting the possession and use of illegal drugs. Under federal law, marijuana remains an illegal drug.

If you are offered employment at NREL, you must pass a pre-employment drug test prior to commencing employment. Unless prohibited by state or local law, the pre-employment drug test will include marijuana. If you test positive on the pre-employment drug test, your offer of employment may be withdrawn.

Submission Guidelines

Please note that in order to be considered an applicant for any position at NREL you must submit an application form for each position for which you believe you are qualified. Applications are not kept on file for future positions. Please include a cover letter and resume with each position application.

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Equal Opportunity Employer

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard basis of age (40 and over), color, disability, gender identity, genetic information, marital status, domestic partner status, military or veteran status, national origin/ancestry, race, religion, creed, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding), sexual orientation, and any other applicable status protected by federal, state, or local laws.

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