Vannevar Labs · 11 hours ago
Mission Development MBA Intern 2026 - No Clearance Required
Washington, DC
Internship
Onsite
Intern
Start in 2026Vannevar is a defense technology company focused on building AI solutions to enhance national security. The Mission Development MBA Intern will work on developing partnerships with DoD mission groups to implement and expand pilot projects for their technology.
AerospaceArtificial Intelligence (AI)GovTechNational SecuritySoftware
No H1B
U.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
Develop mission engagements. With support from tenured mission development mentors, you will identify DoD mission groups that need our technology and develop partnerships with them to drive deployments of our software in support of their mission
Scope and implement pilots with our partners. You will help each mission group determine the scope of a pilot engagement and navigate the group's internal bureaucracy to implement the pilot
Expand successful pilots into larger projects. You will convert the pilot's tangible outcomes generated by our mission success team in partnership with the mission group into a shared roadmap for expanding the pilot into a sustained capability
Get our software into the hands of mission users who need it by identifying mission groups with a problem our technology can solve and enabling them understand the technology's value
Work hands-on with our partners to help them navigate complex organizational, contracting and budget pathways to implement a pilot or project
Enable DoD senior-level visibility on mission wins generated through our pilots and projects and develop a shared roadmap with our partners for converting these mission wins into larger-scale projects
Qualification
Required
Incoming, first or second year MBA students interested in business development and national security, intelligence or defense
A motivated problem solver who takes ownership, acts with urgency, and is comfortable with ambiguity. You like a challenge, and you don't quit
Prior DoD mission user experience, domain knowledge, or military service. You understand our partners' organizational constructs and challenges because you lived them
U.S. Persons status is required
Company
Vannevar Labs
Vannevar Labs is a technology startup providing defense and national security technologies for critical national security problems.
Founded in 2019
51-200 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageTotal Funding
$87MKey Investors
Felicis
2023-01-18Series B· $75M
2022-11-30Series Unknown
2021-08-25Series A· $12M
Leadership Team
Shands Pickett
Chief Growth Officer
Recent News
MIT Technology Review
2025-04-14
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