Payload Operator & Embedded Data Analyst - internship
About the role
Internship at HyLight focused on owning the full operational payload workflow from mission preparation to client delivery, while contributing to payload systems and data pipelines based on real operational feedback.
Responsibilities
- End-to-End Operational Scope - Operations Preparation: Prepare mission parameters and payload configurations; Test our config to be sure we acquire all data
- Live Payload Operations: Operate payloads remotely from the control room during live missions; Control gimbal and sensors in real time; Ensure data capture quality (LiDAR and imagery) throughout the mission
- Data Analysis & Validation: Process LiDAR point clouds, imagery, methane sensing; Analyze collected data to identify defects or points of interest; Validate data completeness and consistency
- Client Delivery: Prepare structured inspection reports and deliverables; Ensure data quality meets client and internal standards
- Continuous Improvement & Roadmap Contribution: Improve flight preparation methods, payload presets, and operating procedures; Support embedded systems and data workflow optimization; Contribute to tooling, documentation, or automation aligned with the development roadmap
Qualifications
- Currently enrolled in an engineering school (4th or 5th year) or final-year Licence / Bachelor in embedded systems, computer science, mechatronics, robotics, applied physics, aerospace, or related fields
Skills
About HyLight
Small unmanned hydrogen airships for long range monitoring
HyLight builds and operates autonomous airships for long range monitoring. We focus on detecting methane leaks on pipelines and defects on power lines. Our innovation, the HyLighter, is a crossover between drone and airship technology. Like a drone, it is easily controllable and transportable. And, like an airship, it is extremely energy-efficient, enabling it to fly for up to 10 hours at slow speed (22mph) for optimal data collection which represents a range of 220miles. Today, energy infrastructure operators struggle with conducting inspections that are simultaneously: massive and precise. HyLight offers a solution to precisely detect issues on the infrastructure at an industrial scale, and all of this without emitting GHGs. We are 3 co-founders experienced in hardware and energy companies with Masters in Mechanical Engineering, Computer Science and Business from the best Engineering and Business School in France. We have developed 5 different flying aircrafts and signed 5 pilots programs with major energy infrastructure operators. We also have LOIs worth over $3.5M.
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