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Expensive, noisy, and up to a tonne of CO₂ per flight hour.\nWe built the alternative. The HyLighter is a 12-metre autonomous airship running on hydrogen. It flies for up to 10 hours, almost silently, and spots a 1 mm defect from 25 metres up.\nBut the airship is only half the story. Every flight brings back massive amounts of LiDAR, imagery and methane data, and that’s where the value is. Our AI turns it into what operators act on: 50+ types of defects detected automatically, and leaks pinpointed across their network.\nIt’s not a prototype. HyLighters already fly missions for France’s largest energy and rail operators and have flown over the Palace of Versailles. Backed by Y Combinator, we just raised €13M to go from 4 airships to 15.\nWorking at HyLight\nWe design, build and fly every HyLighter, and turn its data into insight, all under one roof on a former airbase. Which means:\nYou own it all the way. At a big aerospace company, you’d own a small piece of one subsystem. Here, you design it, test it, stand on the airfield when it flies, and see the client act on the data it brings back.\n\nWeeks, not years. Ideas go from whiteboard to flight test in weeks.\n\nResponsibility from day one. The founders’ average age is 27. Nobody here waits for permission.\n\nWe don’t care about titles or ticking every box. We care about what you build and the perspective you bring, so if your profile is different, apply anyway.\nJob Summary\nAs a Business Development Intern , you will play a key role in accelerating HyLight's commercial growth. Working directly with our CBO , you'll identify new business opportunities, engage with key infrastructure operators, and help shape our commercial strategy.\nThis internship offers far more than traditional prospecting. You'll gain a deep understanding of our customers, our technology, and our market while enjoying significant autonomy and ownership over your projects. If you're entrepreneurial, curious, and excited about building a fast-growing climate tech company, this role is for you.\nThe Mission\nUnder the guidance of the CBO , you will:\nIdentify and research high-potential customers across our target industries.\n\nBuild and qualify prospect lists through market research and commercial intelligence.\n\nContact prospects through email, LinkedIn, phone, and other outreach channels.\n\nManage early-stage customer relationships and support the pre-sales process.\n\nHelp improve our commercial strategy by identifying new markets and opportunities.\n\nAnalyze customer needs, market trends, and competitors.\n\nWork closely with technical teams to better understand customer challenges and communicate HyLight's value proposition.\n\nContribute to building scalable business development processes as the company grows.\n\nProfile Sought\nEducation\nMaster's degree (or equivalent) in Business, Entrepreneurship, Engineering, or a related field.\n\nLooking 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