
Hylight provides long-range, precise infrastructure inspections to help operators detect hazards and reduce environmental impact. The company uses HyLighter airship drones equipped with multi-sensor…

Hylight provides long-range, precise infrastructure inspections to help operators detect hazards and reduce environmental impact. The company uses HyLighter airship drones equipped with multi-sensor…
What they do: Hydrogen-powered autonomous airships (HyLighter) for long-endurance, zero-emission infrastructure inspections using multi-sensor payloads and AI analytics
Target customers: Large energy and infrastructure operators (utilities, pipeline and rail operators) in Europe
Founded: 2022
Recent funding: Seed round announced Apr 15, 2024; total funding reported ~$4.43M (USD)
Team size: Approximately 25 employees
Inspection and monitoring of energy and infrastructure networks to detect hazards and reduce environmental impact
2022
Data Infrastructure and Analytics
Latest funding round listed as Seed on Apr 15, 2024
“Backed by a mix of accelerators, venture investors and regional supporters including Y Combinator, Ring Capital, Collaborative Fund, Kima Ventures, Agoranov and others”
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About HyLight HyLight’s mission is to help society become more resilient to climate change by improving the observation and inspection of infrastructure.
We build HyLighters, airships that collect data across vast distances with zero emissions.
Our Activities Include
By 2030, we aim to become the global leader in aerial monitoring.
In just 3 years, we have pushed the realm of possibilities: as we have:
HyLight is aiming for a diverse and included team, if your profile doesn't fit all the description but you can bring a diverse point of view, push it forward, it will be highly appreciated.
Job Summary As a Field Operations Technician at HyLight, you will be at the heart of our operations. You will prepare, deploy, operate, and maintain the HyLighter during missions across France and Europe. Your role is to ensure that every operation runs smoothly, safely, and in compliance with applicable regulations.
You will work directly on-site and collaborate closely with the regulatory and technical teams. Your missions will include pre-flight checks, flight operations, and on-the-ground maintenance, with a strong focus on data acquisition and system functionality.
If you are passionate about UAVs, love being outdoors, and want to take part in meaningful and innovative missions that serve the climate transition-this role is for you.
The Mission Under the guidance of our Head of Ops and in collaboration with embedded, electronics, and systems engineers, you’ll be at the heart of Hylight’s activity. Your responsibilities will include:
Profile Sought The following list of skills is exhaustive, while you may not perfectly fit with the profile, we highly value personal growth and development. We see our candidates as potential future team leads at HyLight.
Technical Skills
Technical Bonus
Soft Skills
Languages French (professional working proficiency), English (fluent – internal communication and documentation)
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