Firmware Engineering Intern [Winter 2027] at Figure AI

<div class="content-intro"><p class="p1">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.</p></div><p>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.</p> <p><strong>Responsibilities:&nbsp;</strong></p> <ul> <li> <p>Design, implement and test firmware in C or C++ for critical components such as motor controllers, battery management systems and sensing hardware.</p> </li> <li> <p>Develop Python tools to support test automation or hardware calibration.</p> </li> <li> <p>Contribute to the development of our Continuous Integration and Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) infrastructure.</p> </li> <li> <p>Support hardware/software integration in the lab.</p> </li> </ul> <p><strong>Requirements:&nbsp;</strong></p> <ul> <li> <p>Undergraduate student (Senior) or recent graduate in Computer Engineering, Computer Science or related field.</p> </li> <li> <p>Minimum 10 weeks internship, 1 to 2 terms preferred.</p> </li> <li> <p>Fluent in C, C++, and Python.</p> </li> <li> <p>Experience implementing low level software on bare-metal systems and RTOS.</p> </li> <li> <p>Good knowledge of computer architecture.</p> </li> <li> <p>Deep understanding of communication buses and protocols like Ethernet, Ethercat, Serial, CAN or USB.</p> </li> <li> <p>Comfortable using lab instruments (oscilloscope, logic analyzer) and in-circuit debugging tools.</p> </li> </ul> <p><strong>Bonus Qualifications:&nbsp;</strong></p> <ul> <li> <p>Experience with motor controllers or battery management systems.</p> </li> <li> <p>Experience taking projects from conception to fleet-wide rollout (e.g. previous internship projects, large contributions to design teams or open source projects).</p> </li> </ul> <p class="p1">The US base pay range for this full-time position is $40.00 to $45.00 per hour.</p> <p class="p1">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.</p>