Firmware Engineering Internship/Co-op… at Teleo · Palo Alto

Summary: Teleo is a robotics startup disrupting a trillion-dollar industry, converting construction heavy equipment into autonomous robots. The Firmware Engineering Intern will work with a small team to implement, test, and validate firmware for Teleo's Supervised Autonomy, contributing directly to the launch of new heavy equipment. Responsibilities: - Implement, test, and validate on-board firmware used for Teleo's Supervised Autonomy - Involved in the testing, validation, and deployment of firmware on proprietary Teleo ECUs - Interfacing daily with software and hardware engineers Required Qualifications: - Undergraduate or graduate degree in Electrical Engineering or Computer Science in progress - Proven experience bringing up PCBAs, µC and developing algorithms on RTOS - Strong interest in embedded firmware development for safety-critical application Preferred Qualifications: - Experience in board hardware bring-up - History of contributing to projects in C/C++/Rust/Python ideally using software development tools (such as GitHub) - Strong experience working with embedded microcontrollers (Ti, NXP, STM, ESP...) - Experience with protocols/interfaces such as I2C, CAN, PWM, SPI - Experience with Linux (bash, Python, git) command-line scripting and revision control - Interest in developing hardware in the loop tests and automation for manufacturing - Ability to travel to construction job sites - Interest in robotics and autonomous vehicles in particular Required Skills: Embedded firmware development, C/C++/Rust/Python, Embedded microcontrollers Important Skills: RTOS, Protocols/interfaces I2C, Protocols/interfaces CAN, Protocols/interfaces PWM, Protocols/interfaces SPI, Linux command-line scripting Nice-to-Have Skills: Interest in robotics Internship Start Date: Start in 2026 Summer