Figure is an AI Robotics company developing a general purpose humanoid. Our Humanoid is designed for corporate tasks targeting labor shortages and jobs that are undesirable or unsafe. We are based in Sunnyvale, CA and require 5 days/week in-office collaboration.
We are looking for an Embedded Software Intern to support the implementation and test of key aspects of our Humanoid software. Tentative dates Early Jan - March 2025.
Responsibilities:
- Implement and test embedded software in C++ running on the Humanoid compute platform
- Develop Python scripts to support data management, test automation or robot calibration
- Contribute to the development of our Continuous Integration and Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) infrastructure
- Support hardware/software integration in the lab
Requirements:
- Graduate student or recent graduate in Computer Science 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++ and Python
- Deep understanding of Linux
- Good knowledge of computer architecture, communication buses and protocols like Ethernet, Ethercat, Serial, CAN or USB
- Comfortable using lab instruments (Oscilloscopes, logic analyzers…) and debugging tools (Lauterbach…)
Bonus Qualifications:
- Experience with the Bazel build system
- Experience with Docker containers
- Experience with Rust