Intern, Business Development 2

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 and frame the strategic, commercial, and regulatory landscape for a potential new international market expansion. You’ll synthesize complex, fast-moving dynamics into a clear, decision-ready playbook that leadership can use to weigh options.

What you’ll do

• Map the market opportunity: demand drivers, local manufacturing and ecosystem trends, and how industry standards are evolving across the region.
• Analyze the business and manufacturing constraints of the geographic region
• Catalog the structural options companies use to navigate these dynamics.
• Produce a concise playbook: the viable strategic paths, the open questions, and a clear-eyed view of risks and rewards.

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, Finance, or Cognitive Science. 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.