Business Development Internship (Summer 2027)

Hybron Inc • Hawthorne, CA

10d • Onsite

About The Position

Hybron, Inc. is an advanced manufacturing startup producing fiber-reinforced polymer composites using a process designed to make complex, lightweight components stronger and significantly faster to manufacture than traditional composites. The company has tested its composite compressor blades in a fighter jet engine and is expanding into aerospace, defense, energy, and other commercial markets.

Hybron is seeking an MBA student for a 2027 Business Development Internship at its Hawthorne facility. The intern will work with the business development team, co-founders, and engineering team to identify opportunities, develop customer relationships, and support strategic growth in U.S. and international markets. The work spans market strategy, government opportunity research, commercial analysis, and execution, moving opportunities from initial research and outreach through customer evaluation, proposals, and partnership development. The intern will also own a defined growth project and present findings and recommended next steps to leadership.

The position offers mentorship from the business development team, CEO and co-founder, and CTO and co-founder, along with exposure to engineering, customers, and strategic partners. The intern will gain practical experience in government contracting, international business, commercial negotiations, and bringing advanced manufacturing technology to market. Compensation is $35 per hour, and a housing stipend is available. The role is based in person at Hybron's Hawthorne facility, Monday through Friday, with daily attendance during the standard schedule expected. Applications are due by EOD Friday, January 15, 2027.

Requirements

• Currently enrolled in a Master of Business Administration program, with an interest in business development, strategy, entrepreneurship, or technology commercialization.
• Strong research and analytical skills, including the ability to assess markets, compare opportunities, and build clear business cases.
• Excellent writing, presentation, and interpersonal skills, with the ability to communicate professionally with customers, partners, and government stakeholders.
• Proficiency with Excel, PowerPoint, and Word; comfort maintaining accurate customer and opportunity records.
• Initiative, sound judgment, attention to detail, and consistent follow-through across multiple projects and deadlines.
• Curiosity about technical products and manufacturing, and the ability to translate engineering information into business value; an engineering degree is not required.
• U.S. Person status pursuant to EAR and ITAR definitions.

Nice To Haves

• Prior experience in business development, consulting, finance, operations, engineering, military service, government, or a startup.
• Familiarity with aerospace, defense, advanced manufacturing, or government contracting.
• Experience working in a technical field, such as engineering, material science, or manufacturing.
• Experience with carbon fiber composites.
• Experience working in the aerospace or defense industry.

Responsibilities

• Research target customers, competitors, and markets across aerospace, defense, unmanned systems, propulsion, energy, automotive, and other applications; recommend areas of focus.
• Qualify opportunities by identifying customer needs, decision-makers, potential quantities, funding, timelines, and fit with manufacturing capabilities.
• Support customer outreach and meetings by preparing company profiles, briefing materials, tailored emails, agendas, and follow-ups with clear next steps.
• Maintain the business development pipeline, including contact information, correspondence, opportunity stage, potential value, deadlines, owners, and outstanding actions.
• Coordinate nondisclosure agreements and customer information requests; work with engineering to organize approved technical inputs, part evaluations, quote requests, and development schedules.
• Identify government funding and contracting opportunities through SAM.gov, agency announcements, innovation programs, and industry consortia; summarize eligibility, evaluation criteria, deadlines, and strategic fit.
• Help prepare white papers, proposals, pitch decks, capability statements, and customer presentations; coordinate technical, commercial, and schedule inputs for timely submissions.
• Build pricing comparisons, market-sizing analyses, revenue scenarios, and business cases with engineering and operations input to support pursuit and investment decisions.
• Research potential partners, suppliers, prime contractors, and international customers; support teaming, co-development, and commercialization discussions and track agreement milestones.
• Support government relations by researching agency priorities, program offices, budgets, and industrial-base initiatives, and prepare briefings and action summaries for leadership.
• Help plan conferences, customer visits, and industry engagements, including target meetings, presentation materials, schedules, and post-event follow-up.
• Coordinate customer requirements and commitments with engineering and operations as opportunities move toward testing, qualification, and production.
• Follow company processes for confidential and export-controlled information.
• Own a focused growth project, such as a market-entry recommendation, prioritized customer pipeline, or government opportunity pursuit plan, and present findings and recommended next steps to leadership.

Benefits

• Housing stipend available.
• Direct mentorship from Hybron's business development team, CEO and co-founder, and CTO and co-founder.
• Exposure to the engineering team, customers, and strategic partners.
• Practical experience in government contracting, international business, commercial negotiations, and bringing advanced manufacturing technology to market.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Intern