Computational Science Summer Internship 2025

Naval Nuclear Laboratory has internship opportunities for college students to spend the summer of 2025 getting great work experience, in great locations, supporting the world's greatest Navy.

The Naval Nuclear Laboratory is looking for a Computational Science intern to join our team! You will be part of a team that develops, tests, and optimizes scientific computing applications to support the mission. This team collaborates with users, developers, and subject matter experts to develop faster, higher fidelity, and more performant applications. As a Computational Science intern, you will work in a technically diverse and dynamic environment with a team of developers responsible for all aspects of software development of scientific computing applications for the business.

Program highlights include:

• Final presentation to management, peers, and other NNL employees
• Meet directly with NNL General Manager and Executive Leadership
• Partnership with a mentor
• Opportunity to tour local NNL site facilities
• Trip to a Naval Shipyard for a guided tour
• Extensive networking opportunities

The NNL Internship is an approximate 10-12 week program starting in May/June 2025.

An internship position may result in a return internship or full-time employment offer upon successful completion of the program.

Required Combination of Knowledge and Skill

Candidates for Computational Science internship positions must be: 

• Pursuing Computer Science, Mathematics, Engineering, physical science, or related BS, MS or PhD degrees from an accredited college or university 
• Must have completed at least first full year of college by May 2025 
• Enrolled/continuing in a degree program throughout this internship 

Students must attach most recent unofficial college transcripts and resume to the employment application. 

Preferred Skills

• Exposure to or experience in any of the following areas:
  • Software design and development workflows and utilities including unit testing, continuous integration, version control, debugging, profiling, and compiler operation/optimization.
  • Developing software with both compiled (e.g C, C++, Fortran) or interpreted (e.g. Python, MATLAB, R) scientific computing languages.
  • Parallel programming and/or running parallel jobs on supercomputing systems.
  • Numerical analysis using partial differential equations, ordinary differential equations, nonlinear solvers, verification/validation, uncertainty quantification, optimization, machine learning and/or data analytics.
  • Domain knowledge of nuclear reactor physics, fluid dynamics, electrical systems, thermodynamics, or solid mechanics.
• Cumulative minimum GPA 3.0/4.0
• Prior related internship, co-op, or work experience (paid or volunteer)
• Department of Energy (DOE), Department of Defense (DOD), or Naval Nuclear Program experience