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Firmware Engineering Intern [Winter 2027]

Figure is an AI Robotics company building the world's first commercially viable autonomous humanoid robot. We are based in Sunnyvale, CA.

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Firmware Engineering Intern [Winter 2027]

Figure AI· San Jose, CAView company profile


Job title
Firmware Engineering Intern [Winter 2027]
Job location
San Jose, CA
Job description

Figure is an AI robotics company developing autonomous general-purpose humanoid robots. The goal of the company is to ship humanoid robots with human level intelligence. Its robots are engineered to perform a variety of tasks in the home and commercial markets. Figure is headquartered in San Jose, CA.

We are looking for a Firmware Engineer Intern to join us during Winter 2027. In this role, you will help bring our robots to life by supporting board bring-up, developing and validating new firmware features, and assisting with integration and testing.

Responsibilities: 

  • Design, implement and test firmware in C or C++ for critical components such as motor controllers, battery management systems and sensing hardware.

  • Develop Python tools to support test automation or hardware calibration.

  • Contribute to the development of our Continuous Integration and Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) infrastructure.

  • Support hardware/software integration in the lab.

Requirements: 

  • Undergraduate student (Senior) or recent graduate in Computer Engineering, Computer Science or related field.

  • Minimum 10 weeks internship, 1 to 2 terms preferred.

  • Fluent in C, C++, and Python.

  • Experience implementing low level software on bare-metal systems and RTOS.

  • Good knowledge of computer architecture.

  • Deep understanding of communication buses and protocols like Ethernet, Ethercat, Serial, CAN or USB.

  • Comfortable using lab instruments (oscilloscope, logic analyzer) and in-circuit debugging tools.

Bonus Qualifications: 

  • Experience with motor controllers or battery management systems.

  • Experience taking projects from conception to fleet-wide rollout (e.g. previous internship projects, large contributions to design teams or open source projects).

The US base pay range for this full-time position is $40.00 to $45.00 per hour.

The pay offered for this position may vary based on several individual factors, including job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. The total compensation package may also include additional components/benefits depending on the specific role. This information will be shared if an employment offer is extended.

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Figure AI headquarters

Sunnyvale, CA

Company size

100–500 employees

Founded

2022

Total raised

$1,854,000,000

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