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Firmware Engineering Internship/Co-op (Summer/Fall 2026) - Teleo

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Job Title
Firmware Engineering Internship/Co-op (Summer/Fall 2026)
Job Location
Palo Alto, CA
Job Description
Teleo is a robotics startup disrupting a trillion-dollar industry. Teleo converts construction heavy equipment, like loaders, dozers, excavators, trucks, etc. into autonomous robots. This technology allows a single operator to efficiently control multiple machines simultaneously, delivering substantial benefits to our customers while significantly enhancing operator safety and comfort.

Teleo is founded by Vinay Shet and Rom Clément, experienced technology executives who led the development of Lyft’s Self Driving Car and Google Street View. Teleo is backed by YCombinator, Up Partners, F-Prime Capital, and a host of industry luminaries. Teleo’s product is already deployed on several continents and generating revenue.

Teleo is poised for rapid growth. This presents a unique opportunity to be part of a team that is creating a product with a profound impact on our customers, working on cutting-edge 100,000-pound autonomous robots, engineering intricate systems at the intersection of hardware, software, and AI, and joining the early stages of an exciting startup journey.

About the Role
As a Firmware Engineer, you will be working with a small team to implement, test, and validate on-board firmware used for Teleo's Supervised Autonomy.
With a high attention to detail, you will be involved in the testing, validation, and deployment of firmware on proprietary Teleo ECUs. Interfacing daily with software, and hardware engineers, you will be directly involved in the launch of new heavy equipment supported by Teleo.
The ideal candidate will have demonstrated experience in developing high-quality firmware on microcontrollers with a clear safety driven passion for robotics .
Minimum Qualifications
  • Undergraduate or graduate degree in Electrical Engineering or Computer Science in progress
  • Proven experience bringing up PCBAs, µC and developing algorithms on RTOS
  • Strong interest in embedded firmware development for safety-critical application
  • Preferred Qualifications
  • Experience in board hardware bring-up
  • History of contributing to projects in C/C++/Rust/Python ideally using software development tools (such as GitHub)
  • Strong experience working with embedded microcontrollers (Ti, NXP, STM, ESP...)
  • Experience with protocols/interfaces such as I2C, CAN, PWM, SPI
  • Experience with Linux (bash, Python, git) command-line scripting and revision control
  • Interest in developing hardware in the loop tests and automation for manufacturing
  • Ability to travel to construction job sites
  • Interest in robotics and autonomous vehicles in particular
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    Teleo Headquarters Location

    Palo Alto, CA

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    Teleo Company Size

    Between 10 - 100 employees

    Teleo Founded Year

    2019

    Teleo Total Amount Raised

    $28,200,000

    Teleo Funding Rounds

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    • Series A

      $7,000,000 USD

    • Series A

      $9,200,000 USD

    • Series A

      $12,000,000 USD

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