# Special Projects Intern [Winter 2027]

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 Special Projects Intern to develop robot behaviors and software for external events during Winter 2027. This role works directly with engineers and operations leads to bring humanoid robots to life in high-visibility, real-world settings. You will build and refine the behaviors robots perform on stage and on site, write the software that drives those demonstrations, and help ensure everything runs reliably under pressure. This is a hands-on role for someone who wants to see their code running on real humanoid robots in front of real audiences. Responsibilities: Develop and refine robot behaviors used in external events, demos, and deployments. Write and maintain software that drives robot demonstrations, including behavior sequencing and control logic. Test behaviors on hardware, iterate quickly, and debug issues in the lab and on site. Support event execution,

- **Id**: 927968
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/job/figure-ai-special-projects-intern-fall-2026>
- **Role**: Early Careers
- **Role family**: Early Careers
- **Seniority**: intern
- **Employment type**: internship
- **Work mode**: on_site
- **Hiring geo confidence**: structured
- **Locations**: San Jose, United States
- **Countries**: US
- **Hiring countries total**: 0
- **Visa sponsorship**: no
- **Relocation package**: no
- **Has equity**: no
- **Status**: live
- **First seen at**: 2026-07-06T22:38:21Z
- **Employer posted date**: 2026-10-08
- **Last verified at**: 2026-11-09T21:52:19Z
- **Board verified**: yes
- **Days open**: 126
- **Description format**: text
- **Description chars**: 2436
- **Description truncated**: no
- **Relocation offered**: no
- **Industries**: Robotics AI, Humanoid Robots, Multimodal AI

## Company

- **Id**: 25
- **Name**: Figure AI
- **Domain**: figure.ai
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/company/figure-ai>
- **Size band**: 1001-5000
- **Is staffing agency**: no
- **Employer type**: direct
- **Is intermediary**: no
- **Ats vendor**: Greenhouse

### Truth index

- **Grade**: A
- **Score**: 85
- **Open postings**: 99
- **Ghost share**: 0.162
- **Stale share**: 0
- **Repost share**: 0.02
- **Time to fill p50 days**: 171
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-09T06:03:00Z

## Salary

- **Min**: 40
- **Max**: 45
- **Currency**: USD
- **Period**: hour
- **Usd annual**: 90000

## Technologies

- **Linux** — Optional: no
- **Machine Learning** — Optional: no
- **Motion Planning** — Optional: no
- **Python** — Optional: no

## Trust

- **Level**: ok
- **Repost count**: 0
- **Flags**: company_stale
- **Days open**: 125

## Requirements

- **Manages managers**: no
- **Security clearance**: no

### Education

- **Level**: master
- **Optional**: no

## Lifecycle

- Event: open; At: 2026-09-15T09:11:14Z

## Visa

- Country: US; Licensed sponsor: yes; Adverts offering sponsorship 24m: 0; Sanctioned now: no; Evidence: H-1B filings in 12 months: 23; Filings 12m: 23

## Liveness

- **Score**: 52
- **Band**: ok
- **Label**: Likely open
- **P open**: 1
- **P active**: 0.86
- **P room**: 0.6
- **Age days**: 125
- **Expected fill days**: 171
- **Reasons**: conf:3, win:late, crowd:junior
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-09T06:03:00Z

## Pay

- **Stated usd annual**: 90000
- **Is top pay**: yes

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