SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory

SLAC Job Postings

POSITION OVERVIEW:

SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory¿s Accelerator Directorate ¿ Technical Planning Department seeks a student intern with an interest in operations planning, workflow optimization, and risk analysis. The selected candidate will assist in documenting and improving the end-to-end production planning and logistics processes used by SLAC's Fabrication Service Centers (MFD, TPD, APF). This position supports SLAC¿s internal fabrication shops, which produce and assemble precision components for accelerator projects.

The intern will work under the direction of the Lead Manufacturing Engineer and collaborate across engineering, planning, production, and material handling teams. This role is intended for a student pursuing a degree in Industrial and Systems Engineering, Engineering Management, or a closely related field. Flexible part-time hours are available during the academic year.

Your specific responsibilities include:

• Support the mapping of the full fabrication workflow from engineering intake through to final delivery and storage, using process mapping tools (e.g., flowcharts, Gantt charts, spaghetti diagrams).
• Document current processes and identify inefficiencies or redundancies in data entry, tool use, or material handoffs.
• Collaborate with engineers, coordinators, and material handlers to collect pain points, packaging practices, and communication gaps.
• Assist in building a live risk matrix, cataloging workflow challenges, and proposing mitigation strategies based on severity and impact.
• Help assess and recommend harmonization strategies for packaging, labeling, and logistics handling practices.
• Contribute to a phased roadmap for process improvements, quick wins, and SOP updates.
• Support internal presentations with visualizations and summary documentation of findings.
• Perform other duties as assigned to support continuous improvement and organizational learning.

Note: This is an hourly, non-benefits eligible temporary-nonexempt, internship position (work at 50% full-time equivalent or more, not to exceed 980 hours in six consecutive months.) Eligible applicants must be at least 18 years of age and currently enrolled in an educational program or recently graduated and have US work authorization. All accepted candidates must have or be able to timely acquire US work authorization.

To be successful in this position you will bring:

• Enrollment in a BS or MS program in Industrial and Systems Engineering, Engineering Management, or related technical discipline.
• Demonstrated ability to analyze and visualize workflow processes and identify opportunities for efficiency improvements.
• Exposure to or experience with Lean Six Sigma, FMEA, SPC, or related quality methodologies.
• Working knowledge of tools such as Excel, PowerPoint, Minitab, Power BI, or equivalent analytics software.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills; ability to collaborate across technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Attention to detail and the ability to document technical and operational findings clearly.
• Self-motivation, curiosity, and a willingness to ask questions and propose solutions.
• Ability to work independently with regular check-ins from a mentor or project lead.

Desired Skills and Knowledge:

• Familiarity with material handling and shop floor operations in a manufacturing or research environment.
• Experience creating SOPs or process documentation.
• Prior internship or coursework involving planning systems, quality control, or process engineering.

SLAC Intern Competencies:

• Curiosity: Demonstrates enthusiasm for learning and understanding lab operations.
• Initiative: Proactively explores problems and follows through on assigned tasks.
• Communication: Effectively shares observations, insights, and questions with mentors.
• Collaboration: Builds cooperative relationships across departments.
• Adaptability: Responds to feedback and shifts focus based on evolving project needs.

SLAC Employee Competencies:

• Effective Decisions: Uses job knowledge and solid judgment to make quality decisions in a timely manner.
• Self-Development: Pursues a variety of venues and opportunities to continue learning and developing.
• Dependability: Can be counted on to deliver results with a sense of personal responsibility for expected outcomes.
• Initiative: Pursues work and interactions proactively with optimism, positive energy, and motivation to move things forward.
• Adaptability: Flexes as needed when change occurs, maintains an open outlook while adjusting and accommodating changes.
• Communication: Ensures effective information flow to various audiences and creates and delivers clear, appropriate written, spoken, presented messages.
• Relationships: Builds relationships to foster trust, collaboration, and a positive climate to achieve common goals.

Physical Requirements/Working Conditions:

Consistent with its obligations under the law, the University will provide reasonable accommodation to any employee with a disability who requires accommodation to perform the essential functions of his or her job.

Work Standards:

• Interpersonal Skills: Demonstrates the ability to work well with Stanford colleagues and clients and with external organizations.
• Promote Culture of Safety: Demonstrates commitment to personal responsibility and value for environment, safety and security; communicates related concerns; uses and promotes safe behaviors based on training and lessons learned. Meets the applicable roles and responsibilities as described in the ESH Manual, Chapter 1¿General Policy and Responsibilities: http://www-group.slac.stanford.edu/esh/eshmanual/pdfs/ESHch01.pdf
• Subject to and expected to comply with all applicable University policies and procedures, including but not limited to the personnel policies and other policies found in the University's Administrative Guide, http://adminguide.stanford.edu.

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Classification Title: SLAC Intern Students

Level: II

Job code: 0901

The expected pay range for this position is $24.20 to $29.15 per hour. SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory/Stanford University provides pay ranges representing its good faith estimate of what the university reasonably expects to pay for a position. The pay offered to a selected candidate will be determined based on factors such as (but not limited to) the scope and responsibilities of the position, the qualifications of the selected candidate, departmental budget availability, internal equity, geographic location and external market pay for comparable jobs.