Intern

About Lightpath

Lightpath is building the fiber infrastructure the digital economy depends on - owning, operating, and expanding dense, high-performance networks for enterprises, public institutions, carriers, and cloud innovators. Our all-fiber network supports mission-critical environments, from financial markets and healthcare systems to AI platforms and next-generation cloud architectures. As we expand across the Northeast and into high-growth markets nationwide, we invest ahead of demand - building infrastructure with precision, resilience, and accountability.

To support that growth, we're building a team of people who take ownership, think long-term, and take pride in tackling complex work with care and integrity. At Lightpath, every role contributes to infrastructure that powers critical systems and real-world outcomes. We look for individuals who value precision, accountability, and collaboration and who want to help build networks, processes, and partnerships that are engineered to last.

Job Summary

The Sales Engineering Intern - This position works closely with the Hyperscale Sale Engineering teams to provide organizational and administrative support. The Sales Engineering Intern will work with the Hyperscale Account and Offer Management Teams to facilitate on-going projects, help to start new initiatives and develop Lightpath solutions.

Essential Functions/Duties

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential function satisfactorily. The requirements listed are representative of the knowledge skill/and/or ability required. Duties are not listed in order of priorities but are expected to be done in a timely fashion unless otherwise instructed.

• Develop strong relationships with Sales Engineering, Sales, and Offer Management teams.
• Organize and Track developing Customer Opportunities.
• Organize and Track "in-flight" customer projects. Present current statuses of each project to the overall team.
• Develop an understanding of the financial and technical challenges of customer requirements and Lightpath capabilities.
• Develop an ability to articulate and understand Lightpath's technology and the benefits that can be achieved in customer environments.
• Responsible for participating and successfully completing all companywide mandates/training in a timely manner.
• Complies with all Ethics and professional standards.
• Complies with all corporate and organizational security policies and guidelines.
• Abides by all policies and procedures.
• Performs a myriad of tasks as required and/or assigned.

Qualifications (Knowledge/Skills/Abilities) Core Competencies

• Demonstrates mutual acceptance and respect of all co-workers.
• Ability to be a team player, works effectively with others with positive cooperation.
• Ability to communicate, both internally and externally, in an effective, timely professional and courteous manner.
• Strong computer skills, including MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint

Education and Experience:

To perform this job satisfactorily, an individual must be able to perform each essential function satisfactorily. The requirements listed are representative of the knowledge, skills and/or abilities required in this position. Preferred level of education and experience necessary to successfully perform the principal responsibilities of this position:

• Able to develop trusted relationships, a strong internal network and use influence to drive change.
• Displays situational fluency and perseverance to handle challenging business situations.
• Able to negotiate and compromise to drive consensus.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to articulate complex concepts to a broad range of technical and business audiences, including technical and business executives.
• Organized and detail-oriented, with project management experience.

Lightpath is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to recruiting, hiring and promoting qualified people of all backgrounds regardless of gender, race, color, creed, national origin, religion, age, marital status, pregnancy, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, military or veteran status, or any other basis protected by federal, state, or local law.

Lightpath collects personal information about its applicants for employment that may include personal identifiers, professional or employment related information, photos, education information and/or protected classifications under federal and state law. This information is collected for employment purposes, including identification, work authorization, FCRA-compliant background screening, human resource administration and compliance with federal, state and local law.

This position is identified as being performed in/or reporting to company operations in Colorado. The pay range at the time of posting in the specified locations is $18.00- $20.00/hour. Pay ranges are supplied in compliance with Colorado law. Pay is competitive and based on a number of job-related factors, including skills and experience