Proception — Careers — 🍀 Firmware Engineering Intern (6-12 months)
🍀 Firmware Engineering Intern (6-12 months)
Palo Alto, CA (On-Site)/Internship
About the role
Join our embedded systems team as a Firmware Engineering Intern and help build the low-level real-time firmware that powers our robotic hands. You’ll work directly with microcontrollers, sensors, and motor drivers while contributing to high-performance robotic actuation and sensing pipelines.
Requirements
- 01 Pursuing a BS or MS in Robotics, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related fields
- 02 Experience with Rust or C/C++ for embedded systems
- 03 Hands-on experience with microcontrollers (STM32, ESP32, Nordic, or similar)
- 04 Familiarity with communication protocols such as SPI, I2C, UART, CAN/CAN-FD
- 05 Basic understanding of control loops (PID), timing, interrupts, and real-time constraints
- 06 Ability to read schematics and use basic lab equipment (multimeter, oscilloscope, logic analyzer)
- 07 Strong debugging and problem-solving skills
- 08 (+) Experience with embedded Rust (Embassy), FreeRTOS, or bare-metal development
- 09 (+) Experience with motor drivers, encoders, IMUs, or tactile sensors
- 10 (+) Knowledge of ROS/ROS2, Python test scripts, or hardware-in-the-loop testing
Details & responsibilities
- 01 Develop and test firmware for sensing, actuation, and closed-loop control on embedded platforms
- 02 Bring up new hardware: motor drivers, IMUs, encoders, tactile sensors, communication modules
- 03 Implement drivers, interrupt handlers, DMA pipelines, and low-latency data acquisition loops
- 04 Work with senior engineers to tune control loops for robotic hand actuation
- 05 Assist in building hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) setups for characterization and automated testing
- 06 Participate in debugging sessions involving real hardware, scopes, analyzers, and firmware logs
- 07 Collaborate with AI, perception, and mechanical teams to validate system performance
Compensation & benefits
- 01 Work directly with cutting-edge embedded hardware for humanoid robotics
- 02 Mentorship from senior firmware, robotics, and systems engineers
- 03 Hands-on access to advanced labs, tools, and custom robotic platforms
- 04 Highly competitive internship compensation
- 05 Opportunity for full-time return offer based on performance
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