Sandia National Laboratories

Military Academic Collaboration (MAC) Program

Sandia National Laboratories encourages qualified United States Service Academy Cadets and Midshipmen to further develop their interests in critical areas related to our mission space. The Labs offer more than 35 project areas spanning various disciplines and skill sets, so each cadet can find a suitable match.

Project opportunities will be available at Sandia’s NM and CA locations.

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Requirements include:

• Must be U.S. Citizen
• Must currently hold a DoD Secret (or higher) clearance
• Must be available a minimum of 4 consecutive weeks
• Must be currently enrolled at the U.S. Air Force Academy, U.S. Coast Guard Academy, U.S. Military Academy, U.S. Naval Academy, or U.S. Merchant Marines Academy
• Ideal candidates are entering 3rd or 4th year

***APPLICATIONS FOR 2025 ARE NOW OPEN***

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“The mission of all military service academies — providing a challenging undergraduate education that prepares future leaders by emphasizing discipline, duty, honor, country and teamwork — fits perfectly with Sandia’s creed to provide exceptional service to the nation… every MAC participant, by virtue of their training, understands the importance of service to a larger cause and how Sandia can fit into that dynamic future.”

Lance Hansen, manager of Sandia’s Exploratory Systems Technologies team and a 1988 West Point graduate who participated in a predecessor to the MAC program.