Intern, Business Development 3

Responsibilities

The intern will research and frame partner engagement models for deep-tech and semiconductor companies. They will synthesize these findings into a practical decision framework to help the business development team evaluate partnership opportunities.

Requirements

Candidates must be actively pursuing a Master's degree in Business Strategy, Corporate Strategy, or an MBA. Proficiency with AI-enabled business tools and experience in technical market analysis are required.

Skills

• Business Development
• Market Analysis
• Technical Market Analysis
• Customer-oriented Thinking
• Business Planning
• AI Infrastructure
• Technology Markets
• AI-enabled Business Tools
• Strategic Research
• Communication Skills
• Hardware Engineering
• Semiconductor Industry Knowledge

About this role

Intern, Business Development 3
Term: May to August 2027

Please note:
* Position location is on-site in San Jose Office
* There is no immigration (except F1) or relocation support for this position
* Posting expires upon application threshold 

Position Description

Ayar Labs, the global leader in optical I/O chiplets, is harnessing silicon photonics to revolutionize the scaling of AI compute hardware. Ayar Labs is shattering AI data bottlenecks by moving data at the speed of light. As pioneers of co-packaged optics (CPO), we are using light instead of electricity to move data faster, further, and with a fraction of the energy needed to fuel the explosive growth of AI models.

Backed by industry giants like NVIDIA, AMD and Intel and manufactured in partnership with the world’s leading semiconductor ecosystem, Ayar Labs’ co-packaged optics solution is key to unleashing next-generation AI scale-up architectures. 

Join our business development team to research the range of value and engagement models companies use to build products together, and to turn that research into a practical decision framework our team can apply to real partnership situations.

What you’ll do
* Research and frame the spectrum of partner engagement models.
* Study how comparable deep-tech and semiconductor companies structure their partner collaborations, and extract the key trade-offs.
* Synthesize the findings into a repeatable “how we choose a value model” decision tool the team can use to evaluate real opportunities.
* Apply the framework to one or two illustrative scenarios as a worked example.

Intern Skillset Needed
* Proficiency with mainstream and emerging AI-enabled business tools and methods
* Experience with technical market analysis, customer-oriented thinking, and business planning
* Strong interest in the AI infrastructure and technology markets, with a willingness to tackle challenging goals

Preferred Qualifications
* Hands-on experience with engineering, building, or working with computer/technology hardware
* Demonstrated ability to apply AI tools in innovative, high-leverage ways
* Excellent written and verbal communication skills 

Education Requirements
* Candidate should be actively pursuing a Master’s in Business Strategy, Business Development, Corporate Strategy, or MBA

NOTE TO RECRUITERS:
Principals only. We are not accepting resumes from recruiters for this position. Remuneration for recruiting activities is only applicable subject to a signed and executed agreement between the parties. Please don’t send candidates to Ayar Labs, and do not contact our managers.

Ayar Labs is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer and is strongly committed to all policies which will afford equal opportunity employment to all qualified persons without regard to age, sex, national origin, race, color, ethnicity, creed, religion, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. It is the policy of Ayar Labs to provide reasonable accommodation when requested by a qualified applicant or employee with a disability, unless such accommodation would cause an undue hardship. Veterans are more than welcome and encouraged to apply.
 

About Ayar Labs

Computer Hardware Manufacturing · 51-200 employees · headquartered in San Jose, California · founded 2015