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Modular Unmanned Autonomous Systems | Designed for the Warfighter, Built at the Edge.
The Role
Supports the business development team through market, competitor, customer, and defense-program research; strategy analysis; brief and recommendation development; lead and partner sourcing and qualification; and Salesforce tracking. The intern also handles additional research and analysis projects, working remotely with flexible, project-based hours under the Lead BD Manager.
Summary Generated by Built In
Who We Are
Firestorm is a defense technology company building the future of contested logistics and small unmanned aerial systems (sUAS). We design, build, and field affordable, attritable, mission-configurable platforms that give U.S. and allied warfighters an asymmetric edge in environments where traditional logistics break down and air superiority can no longer be assumed.
Our customers are operators. We move at their tempo — from concept to flight test to forward employment — and we measure ourselves on whether we put capability in their hands when it matters.
Firestorm is offering a remote business development internship over winter break.
The intern works directly with the Lead BD Manager on research, strategy development, and sourcing to support the BD team.
The role is flexible and project-based, with hours scaled to the BD team's workload.
Responsibilities
- Research markets, competitors, customers, and defense programs relevant to Firestorm
- Support BD strategy development with analysis, briefs, and recommendations
- Source and qualify potential leads and partners
- Help organize and track BD work in Salesforce
- Take on other research and analysis projects as needed
Qualifications
- Undergraduate student in business, information systems, economics, or a related field
- Strong research, writing, and communication skills
- Proficient in Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint) and Google Workspace
- Strong organization and attention to detail, able to manage multiple tasks and deadlines
- Interest in defense technology
- Self-directed and comfortable working remotely
- U.S. citizen
The base pay range for this role is $25 – $25 per hour.
Skills Required
- Undergraduate student in business, information systems, economics, or a related field
- Strong research, writing, and communication skills
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office, including Excel, Word, and PowerPoint
- Proficiency in Google Workspace
- Strong organization and attention to detail
- Ability to manage multiple tasks and deadlines
- Interest in defense technology
- Self-directed and comfortable working remotely
- U.S. citizenship
Firestorm Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Firestorm and has not been reviewed or approved by Firestorm.
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Healthcare Strength — Health coverage is described as comprehensive across medical, dental, and vision, with company‑paid life/AD&D and short‑ and long‑term disability plus optional hospital indemnity, critical illness, and accident insurance. Tax‑advantaged accounts and mental‑health resources are also highlighted.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Time off includes “unlimited PTO” and an unusually generous holiday calendar that features a year‑end hiatus. Generous parental leave is also called out.
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Fair & Transparent Compensation — Multiple postings list explicit salary ranges for roles across engineering, operations, and field positions, and internship hourly rates are published. These disclosures provide clearer expectations on cash compensation for many candidates.
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The Company
What We Do
We are building the future of modular, open-source architectures supporting the Department of Defense requirements to create Affordable Mass. Firestorm is redefining military expectations for on-site modularity to support the widest array of mission areas.
