The Big Picture:

Illumine-i is building a new business line - Owner's Engineering — advising mid-market US companies on solar, battery storage, and EV charging projects, independent of any EPC or equipment vendor.

This intern will support outreach execution: helping grow a targeted LinkedIn network, assisting with referral-partner outreach, and keeping the outreach tracking log current.

Responsibilities:

- Research and compile target contact lists (LinkedIn profiles, company info) against criteria provided

- Assist with sending and tracking LinkedIn connection requests and follow-up messages

- Help maintain the outreach tracking log (dates, contacts, responses, next steps)

- Support drafting of outreach message variations for A/B testing across categories

- Light research on referral-partner companies (parking/EV software, ESG platforms, insurance brokers, etc.) to keep target lists current





- Assist with scheduling discovery calls once prospects respond

Ideal candidate:

- Currently pursuing a degree in business, marketing, communications, or a related field

- Comfortable with LinkedIn as a platform (personal use is fine — this isn't a technical skill)

- Detail-oriented — this role lives and dies by consistent logging and follow-through

- Based in Chennai, able to work in-person or hybrid as needed

- No prior solar/energy industry knowledge required — training provided

What the intern gains

- Real B2B growth/partnerships experience in a genuine early-stage go-to-market motion

- Exposure to how a services company builds a recent business line from scratch

- Academic credit (if applicable to their program)

📌 Growth & Business Development Intern (Chennai)
🏢 Illumine
📍 Chennai