
Commercial Operations Intern [Winter 2027]
San Jose, CA at a glance
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- #1 of 5113.3% top rateCalifornia
What you need
- Rising senior or recent grad in Business, Engineering, or related (graduating within 1 yr)
- Strong organizational and communication skills with spreadsheet proficiency
- Willing to travel and work hands-on in industrial environments (warehouses, logistics)
- Experience in operations, logistics, supply chain, or customer-facing roles (bonus)
- Interest in robotics/AI or data analysis tools like SQL, Python, Looker (bonus)
What you'll do
- Track commercial use case progress, update status, milestones, blockers
- Collect, maintain, and report KPIs in recurring updates for team and leadership
- Act as feet on ground at customer sites: observe ops, capture issues and data
- Coordinate across Commercial, Pilots, Engineering, Operations to drive closure
- Own projects end-to-end and step in on real tasks as team needs shift
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 Commercial Operations Intern to join our Commercial team during Winter 2027. In summary, you will be a true extension of the team: you'll own real tasks from day one, track how our commercial use cases are progressing against their KPIs, and be our feet on the ground at customer sites.
Responsibilities:
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Track progress across active commercial use cases and keep status, milestones, and blockers up to date for the team.
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Collect, maintain, and report KPIs in recurring updates for the team and leadership.
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Act as feet on the ground at customer and deployment sites: observe operations, capture issues and data, and relay what you see back to the team.
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Coordinate across Commercial, Pilots, Engineering, and Operations to drive action items and open issues to closure.
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Step in on real tasks and own projects end to end as the team's needs shift.
Requirements:
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Rising senior or recent graduate in Business, Industrial Engineering, Operations Research, Engineering, or a related field; must be graduating within one year.
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Strong organizational and communication skills, with comfort working with data in spreadsheets.
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Willing to travel to customer sites and work hands-on in industrial environments such as warehouses and logistics facilities.
Bonus Qualifications:
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Experience in operations, logistics, supply chain, or a customer-facing role.
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Interest in robotics or AI, or experience with data analysis and dashboarding tools (SQL, Python, Looker, or similar).
The US base salary range for this full-time position is between $40 - $45/hr.
The pay offered for this position may vary based on several individual factors, including job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. The total compensation package may also include additional components/benefits depending on the specific role. This information will be shared if an employment offer is extended.
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About Figure AI
Figure AI is developing a general-purpose humanoid robot, Figure 02, designed to address labor shortages and perform tasks in environments built for humans. Backed by leading investors including Microsoft, OpenAI, and Jeff Bezos, they are building commercially viable autonomous humanoid robots.
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