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Outside/Inside Plant Engineering Intern

CompanyHawaiian Telcom
LocationHonolulu
Work ModeOn Site
PostedMay 21, 2026
Internship Information
Core Responsibilities
The intern will support the Network Development Team by drafting schematic and electrical drawings for engineering plans. Responsibilities include updating databases, developing provisioning sheets, and performing site walks to validate infrastructure.
Internship Type
full time
Company Size
1289
Visa Sponsorship
No
Language
English
Working Hours
40 hours
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About The Company
Over the last two decades our mission has evolved dramatically. First in the area of communications – Internet, wireless, and data transmission – and then into broader digital applications that improve our customers’ worlds every day, whether they’re residential, business or government. Hawaiian Telcom has become deeply engaged in a wide variety of new products and services. From the fiber that feeds your 4G wireless network to digital television. From VoIP Hosted Voice to virtual colocation. From enabling new office towers with fiber for greater connectivity to laying new undersea cables across the Pacific to Asia. Today, Hawaiian Telcom is offering 1 Gig broadband service, providing state-of-the-art cloud services for businesses, and expanding Hawaii’s largest next-generation fiber network. We employ more than 1,200 technology, communications and customer service professionals. We serve Hawai‘i, our home. And we’ll continue to serve Hawai‘i as we grow and expand. All of us at Hawaiian Telcom are proud to be recognized as Hawaii’s Technology Leader.
About the Role

Job Purpose:

The Network Engineering Intern will provide support to the Network Development Team. The role will involve drafting schematic, electrical and scale drawings for engineer job plans and specifications. Duties may also include updating databases, developing and updating provisioning sheets, and site walks with an HT engineer to validate poles, pull boxes, utility holes, and addresses. Frequent interaction with Planning and Engineering is required to coordinate related work activities. Performs other related, marginal duties associated with engineering as needed.

 

Essential Functions:

  • Assist Engineers with projects while learning the workflow process of day to day engineering
  • Perform all aspects of technical deployment projects, including an implementation plan, methods of procedures, additional technical resource identification, and execution of work
  • Develop/modify provisioning sheets, graphs, and charts as required
  • Assist engineers with reviewing plans, tracking permit submittals, assisting with administrative functions of engineering
  • Update various databases and systems
  • Interact and communicate with planners and engineers when necessary to determine work requirements
  • Perform other related marginal duties as required

Education:

Four years of High School or equivalent

  • Must be enrolled in an Associate's, Bachelor's or Master's degree program in CAD Drafting and Design, Engineering Technology, Computer Science, or Information Sciences with a technical concentration from a two-year college or university
  • Completion of any one or combination of the following: drafter or architectural, mechanical, or similar drafting courses.
  • 2 or more of the following college course equivalents: UH written communication (FW), UH focus requirement (O, OC), social sciences (DS), or any equivalent
  • Undergraduate students in the following disciplines (major or minor) are preferred: Business Administration, Engineering (any), Computer Science, Communication and Information Sciences, Communications
  • Minimum GPA: 3.0/4.0

Certifications, Accreditations, Licenses:

  • Must have a valid driver’s license

Relevant Work Experience:

No experience to 1 year in related field

Key Skills
CAD DraftingTechnical DeploymentSchematic DrawingDatabase ManagementProvisioning SheetsProject TrackingElectrical DrawingSite Validation
Categories
EngineeringTechnologyConstruction