Firmware Engineering Intern (Winter 2026)

Figure; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 28,000 - 39,000; Full time

Job summary

Figure is seeking a Firmware Engineer Intern for Winter 2027 to help bring robots to life by supporting board bring-up, firmware feature development, and test execution. You will work on motor controllers, battery management, and sensing hardware, while also building Python tools for tests and calibration.

You will gain hands-on experience with low-level software on bare-metal/RTOS, hardware integration in the lab, and exposure to CI/CD workflows across hardware projects during a 10+ week

Qualifications

• Undergraduate senior or recent grad in Computer Engineering, Computer Science or related field.
• Fluent in C, C++, and Python.
• Experience with bare-metal/RTOS systems.

Responsibilities

• Support board bring-up and firmware features development.
• Validate firmware and assist with integration and testing.
• Develop Python tools to support test automation or hardware calibration.
• Contribute to CI/CD infrastructure and hardware/software integration in the lab.

Skills

Firmware development

C/C++ proficiency

Python scripting

RTOS/bare-metal

Lab debugging

Hardware debugging

Fleet-wide rollout

Education

Undergraduate senior/Recent grad (EE/CS)

Tools

Oscilloscope

Logic Analyzer

In-circuit debugging

Lab equipment familiarity

Job description

• 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
• 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

• Experience implementing low level software on bare-metal systems and RTOS
• Undergraduate student (Senior) or recent graduate in Computer Engineering, Computer Science or related field
• Deep understanding of communication buses and protocols like Ethernet, Ethercat, Serial, CAN or USB
• Minimum 10 weeks internship, 1 to 2 terms preferred
• Good knowledge of computer architecture
• Comfortable using lab instruments (oscilloscope, logic analyzer) and in-circuit debugging tools
• Fluent in C, C++, and Python
• Experience taking projects from conception to fleet-wide rollout (e.g. previous internship projects, large contributions to design teams or open source projects)
• Experience with motor controllers or battery management systems