Intern, Business Development 1

Intern, Business Development 1 Term: May to August 2027   Please note: * Position location is on-site in our 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 advance an AI-assisted industry analysis and synthesis tool, building on a strong foundation established in 2026. You’ll help evolve the platform from a working system into a richer, more automated capability that keeps our team ahead of a fast-moving market. What you’ll do * Extend an existing AI pipeline to ingest and process a wide range of sources.. * Build logic to extract, normalize, and structure market signals into a consistent, comparable format. * Help complete and refine a real-time dashboard for sharing insights across internal teams and external partners. * Validate AI-generated outputs for accuracy and flag gaps, ensuring every data point is source-backed. Essential Functions * Identify, analyze, and clearly report industry and market trends using diverse data sources * Use AI tools throughout your workflow to accelerate research, synthesis, and structured reporting * Introduce and operationalize new AI-enabled approaches that improve how the company plans and makes decisions * Deliver analysis and recommendations that are actionable and influential with business leaders and executives 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 Bachelor's in Business and/or Finance with an emphasis on market strategy. A foundational understanding of AI tool use is required. 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.