Fleet Maintenance Data Intern

Blackwood Solutions, Inc; Bloomington (IN); On-site; USD 22,000 - 30,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Mentorship

Paid internship

On-site at Bloomington office

Job summary

Blackwood Solutions is seeking an Engineering Documentation Intern to support an on-site engineering and operations team in Bloomington, IN. This part-time internship offers paid hours with flexible scheduling around classes and immediate start for Spring 2027, with potential to continue.

You will pull maintenance and fault data from internal tools, organize truck hours by fault codes and service type, and help build a clear, one-page summary of findings to support cost and uptime improvements.

Qualifications

• Currently enrolled in or recently finished a program in data analytics, industrial engineering, mechanical engineering, information systems or a related field.
• Strong Excel (lookups, pivot tables, cleaning large sheets). SQL or Python is a plus.
• Able to learn new software tools quickly.
• Clear written summaries; you can turn a data pull into a clear one-page summary.
• Reliable, organized, and able to work on site in Bloomington on a consistent schedule.

Responsibilities

• Pull fault codes, engine/boom hours and service records for every truck through the review tool.
• Organize truck hours lost by specific fault code and by service type, ranked by uptime lost.
• Group the fault codes that predict a breakdown into a regular "fix before it breaks" list.

Skills

Excel (lookups)

Pivot tables

SQL

Python

Education

Data analytics or related program

Tools

Power BI

Tableau

Job description

Engineering Documentation Intern

Part-time | Paid | On-site

About Blackwood Solutions

Blackwood Solutions is North America's leading utility services contractor, specializing in utility pole hauling, pole and reel recycling, material management, and turn-key storage yard builds for electric utilities across the continent. Headquartered in Bloomington, Indiana, Blackwood manages tens of millions of dollars in pole inventory across yards nationwide, delivers thousands of loads a year, and responds when storms take the grid down.

Our small Research and Development (Engineering) team builds the software, hardware, and data tools that keep those operations running, and we are looking for interns who want to build things that get used in the field.

Our Core Values

Safety, Service, Solutions, Excellence.

These guide how we work in the office and in the yard.

Role Details

Department:Engineering

Location:On-site, Blackwood Solutions corporate office, Bloomington, IN

Schedule:Part-time; hours vary with workload and your availability. At least 10 hours a week preferred, with more work available if you want it. Scheduled around your classes.

Reports to:Engineering Manager

Works with:Engineering and Operations team.

Duration:Available immediately - Spring 2027 semester, with option to continue

Summary

Blackwood runs a fleet of boom trucks that deliver and handle utility poles. The trucks carry roughly 1,300 active fault codes that nobody reviews truck by truck. Maintenance data is split across Samsara (telematics, fault codes, engine hours), Fleetio (maintenance records) and purchasing systems (Rippling, Bill). Parts and service are bought from many providers across locations with no common standard, so cost per truck and per repair can't be compared, and downtime isn't tied to its cause.

This job is about getting that data organized. Using an internal engineering review tool connected to those systems, you pull the data and turn it into clear findings: what costs the most money and truck hours, why, and where the process breaks down. Acting on those findings comes second, if time allows.

What You Will Do

• Pull fault codes, engine/boom hours and service records for every truck through the review tool.
• Organize truck hours lost by specific fault code and by service type, ranked by uptime lost.
• Group the fault codes that predict a breakdown into a regular "fix before it breaks" list.

Downtime by cause

• Pull fault codes, engine/boom hours and service records for every truck through the review tool.
• Organize truck hours lost by specific fault code and by service type, ranked by uptime lost.
• Group the fault codes that predict a breakdown into a regular "fix before it breaks" list.

Parts and service cost by location and provider

• Organize parts and service spend by location (shop or yard) and by provider (dealer, mobile mechanic, parts supplier).
• Line up what we pay for the same job or part across locations and providers, and flag outliers.

Parts consistency

• Verify which parts were actually bought for the same repair: type, brand, part number, spec.
• Flag inconsistent parts and substitutions that break cost metrics and standards.

Communication gaps

• Trace how a fault or repair moves from driver to shop to purchasing to completion: who reported it, when, and how (Samsara alert, call, text, email).
• Show where requests stall or get lost.

Who Does Well Here

Someone who can use and provide feedback to new prototype data review tools and maintain a high level of organization based on tags. This person will constantly provide feedback to improve the data review tools while using the tool to progress data collection.

What We Are Looking For

• Currently enrolled in or recently finished a program in data analytics, industrial engineering, mechanical engineering, information systems or a related field.
• Strong Excel (lookups, pivot tables, cleaning large sheets). SQL or Python is a plus.
• Able to learn new software tools quickly.
• Clear written summaries; you can turn a data pull into a clear one-page summary.
• Reliable, organized, and able to work on site in Bloomington on a consistent schedule.

Nice to Have

• Mechanical or diesel background, or familiarity with heavy trucks, cranes or booms.
• Experience with fleet or telematics tools (Samsara, Fleetio, Geotab or similar).
• Purchasing, procurement or process-mapping experience.
• Power BI, Tableau or similar dashboard tools.

What You Will Get

• A real, measurable result: organized maintenance data the fleet team uses to make decisions.
• Direct mentorship from engineering and operations leaders.
• A paid schedule built around classes.
• A chance for a path to the Leadership Development Program for strong performers.

Blackwood Solutions is an equal opportunity employer.