Embedded Software Engineering Intern, Platform
Figure
San Jose, CAFresher20h agovia LinkedIn
About the Role
Figure is an AI robotics company developing autonomous general-purpose humanoid robots engineered to perform a variety of tasks. We are looking for an Embedded Software Engineering Intern to join our Platform team. This role focuses on building and improving the core software infrastructure that keeps our robot fleet running, with an emphasis on over-the-air (OTA) and firmware update systems.
Key Responsibilities
- Design, implement, and test features for the robot software platform, including OTA update delivery, firmware update flows, and the embedded Linux systems that support them.
- Work across software and hardware layers to integrate, debug, and validate updates on real robot hardware.
- Improve the reliability, security, and scalability of software deployment across the fleet.
- Measure the impact of your work and share results and recommendations with the team.
Requirements & Tech Stack
- Strong programming skills in C, C++, Rust, or Python.
- Experience with Linux and networking fundamentals.
Qualifications
- Rising senior or recent graduate in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related field; must be graduating within one year.
- Minimum 10 weeks.
- Bonus Qualifications:
- Experience with embedded Linux build and update tools such as Yocto, RAUC, or SWUpdate.
- Experience with firmware development, bootloaders, or hardware bring-up.
- Familiarity with applied cryptography, such as code signing, PKI, or secure boot.