About the role#
This is a paid, full-time, 11-week internship running from May 26 to August 6, 2027. You will work within the telecommunications industry to gain real-world experience. Your schedule consists of approximately 80% department-specific projects and 20% professional development activities, including networking, mentorship, and final presentations.
What you'll do#
- Design and build a reusable experimentation platform to evaluate ML models across multiple network reliability use cases.
- Analyze DOCSIS network telemetry data to find patterns that predict customer-impacting issues before service degradation occurs.
- Build and compare ML models for anomaly detection, impairment identification, and customer experience impact classification.
- Develop dashboards that translate network telemetry into actionable reliability KPIs for DOCSIS experts.
- Research and prototype AI-driven automation concepts for real-time, autonomous responses to network impairments at the edge.
- Document findings, present recommendations, and deliver a roadmap for production deployment of promising ML approaches.
What you'll need#
- Currently pursuing a bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, Data Science, Computer Engineering, or Electrical Engineering at an accredited college or university.
- Must be a rising senior with an expected graduation date between December 2027 and May 2028.
- A minimum GPA of 3.0 in your current program.
- Authorization to work in the U.S. without restrictions or need for future sponsorship.
- Ability to travel locally to Spectrum intern development events.
- Preferred skills include basic ML fundamentals, the ability to translate business use cases into ML problems, and experience with model benchmarking and data visualization.
Location & details#
- This role is located on-site in Greenwood Village, Colorado.
About Spectrum
Spectrum provides communications services as a brand of Charter Communications. The company operates in the telecommunications industry and serves more than 57 million homes and businesses across 41 states. Its product offerings include internet, mobile, television, and voice services. Charter Communications was founded in 1993 and maintains a workforce based in the United States.
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