Firmware Internship, Figure
Summer 2026
Office located in San Jose, CA
AI robotics company
Open for applications
AI robotics company
201-500 employees
Open for applications
Office located in San Jose, CA
201-500 employees
Company mission
To expand human capabilities through advanced AI.
Role
Who you are
- Graduate student, senior student, or recent graduate in Computer Engineering or related field
- Minimum 10 weeks internship, 1 to 2 terms preferred
- Ability to showcase extra-academic activities working on hardware/software projects
- Fluent with C/C++ and Python
- Good knowledge of computer architecture and real-time operating systems
- Familiar with communication buses and protocols like CAN, SPI, I2C, UART etc
- Comfortable using lab instruments (Oscilloscopes, logic analyzers…) and debugging tools
Desirable
- Experience with low level communication protocol driver development, Ethernet and CAN preferred
- Demonstrated taking features or products from cradle to grave with high levels of ownership
- Experience with motor control systems
- Experience with the Bazel build system
- Experience with Docker containers
What the job involves
- 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
- We are looking for an Firmware Engineer Intern for Summer 2026 to support the implementation and test of key aspects of our Humanoid software
- Deliver high quality C/C++ code in a real-time embedded environment
- Bring up, debug, and validate firmware on the Humanoid hardware platform, such as actuators, sensors, power distribution system
- Optimize performance of firmware to meet product requirements
- Develop test scripts in Python to support test automation or robot calibration
- Work cross functionally with System Integration, Software Test, and Embedded Software teams to successfully and autonomously ship new features
- Contribute to the integration of projects into the Continuous Integration and Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) infrastructure
- Support hardware/software integration in the lab
Our take
Humanoid robots are quickly moving from sci-fi to reality, with big tech companies racing to bring them into workplaces, and soon, our homes. It's a booming market, and Figure is one of the big names in the game.
Figure builds human-like robots that are powered by advanced AI that can walk, see, and even understand natural language. Its latest model, the Figure 02, is already piloting in a BMW factory, and its in-house AI system, Helix lets these robots perform complex tasks from simple voice prompts. The company's moving fast, and it's not slowing down anytime soon.
But moving fast comes with baggage. It recently cut ties with OpenAI after claiming a major breakthrough in robot intelligence, and it's now working completely solo. Still, Figure just secured major commercial deals and may be headed for a jaw-dropping $40B valuation. It's a high-stakes field that's as exciting as it is controversial and Figure is certainly one to watch out for.
Freddie
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Company
Funding (last 2 of 5 rounds)
Sep 2025
$1bn
SERIES C
Feb 2024
$675m
SERIES B
Total funding: $1.9bn
Company HQ
Sunnyvale, CA
Leadership
Brett Adcock
(Founder)Currently Founder at Archer. Previously Founder at Vettery and various other statups.
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