Firmware Engineering Intern [Winter 2027]

Figure; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 55,000 - 62,000; Full time

Job summary

Figure, an AI robotics company in San Jose, seeks a Firmware Engineering Intern for Winter 2027. You will help bring our humanoid robots to life by supporting board bring-up, implementing firmware features in C/C++ and Python, and assisting with integration and testing.

You will design, test, and validate firmware for motor controllers, battery management, and sensing hardware, while developing tools and contributing to CI/CD infrastructure.

Qualifications

• 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.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement and test firmware in C or C++ for motor controllers, battery management systems and sensing hardware.
• Develop Python tools to support test automation or hardware calibration.
• Contribute to development of CI/CD infrastructure.
• Support hardware/software integration in the lab.

Skills

C

C++

Python

Bare-metal

RTOS

Computer Architecture

Ethernet

CAN

USB

Oscilloscope

Logic Analyzer

Education

Undergraduate Senior or recent graduate in Computer Engineering/Computer Science

Tools

Oscilloscope

Logic Analyzer

Job description

Firmware Engineering Intern [Winter 2027]

San Jose, CA

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.