Robotics Business Development Intern — Field & Market Growth

Tethys Robotics; Schweiz; Hybrid; EUR 21,000 - 29,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Mentorship from founders and team

Exposure to live demos and trade shows

Global customer base

Modern office in Zurich area

Job summary

Tethys Robotics is looking for a driven Business Development Intern to gain hands-on exposure across sales, marketing, and field operations. You’ll support customer conversations, assist live demonstrations, and help position our underwater robotics in the market.

The role suits someone with a technical background who wants to move into business, with strong English and German, and a willingness to travel for client visits, trade shows, and field demos.

Qualifications

• Curious, structured, and proactive; able to own tasks end-to-end.
• Study or recent graduate in a technical or business field.
• Genuine curiosity for robotics, sensor tech, or maritime tech; strong communication and intercultural skills.
• Fluent in professional English and German; other languages are a plus.
• Willingness to travel nationally and internationally; driver's license is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Support the sales cycle in priority markets: prospecting, outreach, qualifying leads and preparing customer meetings.
• Join customer visits, online meetings, trade shows, and live field demonstrations.
• Help create pitch decks, one-pagers, case studies, and demo materials.
• Help plan and run trade show and demo logistics (booth, invites, follow-ups).
• Help mapping new market segments, track competitors, and size opportunities in priority regions.
• Draft LinkedIn posts, newsletters, or website/blog copy to support demand generation.
• Help maintaining our CRM data and sales pipeline (HubSpot).

Skills

Curious and proactive

Strong communication

Intercultural competence

English and German fluency

Travel flexibility

Education

Related technical or business degree

Job description

Tethys Robotics is looking for a driven Business Development Intern to gain hands-on exposure across sales, marketing, and field operations. You’ll support customer conversations, assist live demonstrations, and help position our underwater robotics in the market.

The role suits someone with a technical background who wants to move into business, with strong English and German, and a willingness to travel for client visits, trade shows, and field demos.