--- title: '2026 Internship at Formic' canonical: 'https://feeny.ai/job/2026-internship-formic-san-francisco-vdqy6f87ne3c' type: 'job' last_seen: '2026-09-11' --- # 2026 Internship at Formic - **Company:** Formic - **Location:** San Francisco, CA / Oakland, CA - **Work type:** remote - **Posted:** 2026-02-17 - **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-11 - **Apply:** https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/formic/jobs/4655166006 ## Job description Who we are: Formic is on a mission to reshape American manufacturing by making automation accessible to every factory. As labor constraints rise, costs increase, and global competition intensifies, automation is no longer optional for manufacturers that want to stay competitive. We deliver automation through a Robotics-as-a-Service model that combines industrial robotics, proprietary software, and full-service support into a single, integrated solution. By removing the traditional barriers of cost, complexity, and risk, we enable manufacturers to deploy automation quickly and realize measurable gains in throughput, safety, and operational efficiency without large upfront capital investment. Backed by leading investors including Lux Capital, Initialized Capital, Blackhorn Ventures, and Mitsubishi HC Capital North America, Formic is scaling rapidly and building the foundation for a new era of high-performance, Made in America production. About the role: As an Intern at Formic, you will support robotics deployments and operational execution while gaining hands-on exposure to real-world automation systems. You will work across both technical and non-technical workstreams, supporting coordination, documentation, and process improvement while learning how robotic systems are built, tested, installed, and supported in live manufacturing environments. This internship is ideal for someone who is highly organized, curious, and excited to learn how a robotics company operates at scale. In this role you will: - Support coordination between internal teams, external vendors, and customers - Assist with deployment documentation, checklists, and installation readiness reviews - Shadow customer calls and internal planning meetings and capture clear notes and action items - Help prepare customer-facing materials, FAQs, and onboarding documentation - Support post-deployment tracking, issue documentation, and follow-up coordination - Assist engineers and technicians with testing, setup, or validation of robotic systems - Document edge cases, integration notes, and process improvements to improve repeatability - Help organize and maintain SOPs, internal playbooks, and cross-functional documentation What makes you a great fit: - Currently pursuing a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Robotics, Operations, Business, or a related field - Strong organizational skills and ability to manage multiple tasks and priorities - Clear written and verbal communication skills - Interest in robotics, automation, manufacturing, or industrial technology - Comfortable using tools such as Google Workspace, Excel, Notion, Slack, or similar - Curious, self-motivated, and eager to learn in a fast-paced environment - Based in the greater San Francisco area and able to work onsite five days per week in Oakland, CA Compensation: Internship compensation varies based on role scope, responsibilities, and legal classification under applicable federal, state, and local law. Some internships may be unpaid. Paid internships will be compensated at or above the applicable local minimum wage. ## #LI-MB1 What we look for: We’re building this company from the ground up, and every person we hire has an outsized impact on our culture, performance, and trajectory. While each team member brings unique strengths and perspectives, we look for people who align with our Operating Principles and embody them in action. If this sounds like you, Formic may be the right place for you! - Fearless Optimism: You make bold bets and default optimistic. You believe in the mission, aren’t paralyzed by risk, and fear inaction more than failure. You see ambiguity as opportunity and bring energy to building what doesn’t yet exist. - Create the Magic: You absorb complexity so customers don’t have to. Whether your customer is external or internal, you focus on delivering experiences that are clear, fast, value-added, and outcome-driven. You don’t say “not my job.” You make things work. - Today, Not Tomorrow: You have a bias to action. You close the loop. You take extreme ownership. You understand that speed compounds, and you don’t confuse activity with results. - Seek Truth: You think from first principles. You value data over ego and strong opinions loosely held. You’re willing to challenge assumptions, including your own, in pursuit of the best answer. - Made of Rubber: You are resolute and adaptable. When things break or priorities shift, you rebound stronger. You treat setbacks as learning moments and move forward with grit. - One Formic: You operate without silos. You practice radical helpfulness, document clearly, and make clean handoffs. You assume positive intent and prioritize team success over individual credit. Equal Opportunity Employment: Formic is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion or religious creed, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, marital status, family or parental status, disability, military or veteran status, or any other basis protected by law. All employment decisions are based on a person’s merit, business needs, and role requirements. If you require further accommodations or have questions regarding accessibility of our roles, please reach out to careers@formic.co. AI Use: At Formic, fairness and transparency are at the heart of our hiring process. We use AI-powered tools in some interviews to help our teams evaluate candidate responses, but all final hiring decisions are made by humans. You can learn more about how AI is used in our recruitment process by reviewing our AI Hiring Disclosure linked [here](https://formic.co/formic-ai-hiring-disclosure). ## About Formic ## Company Overview - **One-liner**: Formic provides full-service robotic automation for U.S. manufacturers, deployed for zero upfront capital investment via a fixed monthly subscription. - **Entity Type**: Private (Series A/B) - **Headquarters**: Woodridge, Illinois, United States - **Founded**: 2020 - **Founders**: Not publicly disclosed on primary sources ## Core Business - Primary industry/industries: Automation Machinery Manufacturing, Industrial Robotics, Manufacturing Technology - Target customers: B2B — mid-market and enterprise U.S. manufacturers in CPG, metal fabrication, and general industrial production - Mission or purpose statement: "Accelerate the accessibility of automation" and "Powering American manufacturing for the next 100 years." ## Products & Services - **Full Service Automation**: Robots deployed on factory floors with zero capital expenditure; customers pay a flat monthly fee (OpEx model) covering hardware, software, integration, maintenance, and 24/7 support. - **Cortex (AI Layer)**: The intelligence layer running perception, decision-making, and continuous learning across every Formic cell. Fleet-wide vision models, anomaly detection, and OTA updates. - **Core (Execution Layer)**: Hard-real-time motion control with safety-rated stop and intervention paths — the deterministic layer between AI decisions and physical motion. - **Any-Product Palletizing**: Vision-guided palletizing that adapts to varying SKUs, patterns, and pallets on the fly. - **Machine Tending**: Robotic part loading/unloading for CNC mills, lathes, and injection molders, pushing spindle utilization past 80%. - **Material Movement**: Autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) moving pallets dock-to-staging, line-to-wrap, and finished-goods-to-outbound. - **Case Packing**: Vision-powered intelligent pick and place for top/side load, rigid & flexible packaging, with rapid changeovers. - **Pallet Wrapping**: Automated stretch wrapping integrated with palletizers and AMR flow. - **Humanoid Robots (Early Access)**: Frontier general-purpose robots deployed under the same Full Service model, currently in an early access program. ## Market Standing - **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not publicly disclosed - **Key Metric — Total Funding**: $59.4M across 5 rounds - **Notable Investors/Partners**: Initialized Capital (Seed lead), Lux Capital (Series A lead), Humanoid Global (Corporate Round lead) - **Growth Signals**: - Annual revenue estimated at $25.0M (LinkedIn data) - 80 employees, growing 26.5% year-over-year - 12-week average lead time on deployments - 99.30% uptime across all lines (last 12 months) - 893 worker injuries prevented (year-to-date counter on website) - 22+ million items produced (live counter) - 645,520 hours of training data collected for AI models - 20% OpEx reduction for customers on average - Active job postings: 32, with 77.8% year-over-year increase in hiring (LinkedIn data) ## Competitive Advantages - **Zero CapEx, OpEx Model**: Customers pay a fixed monthly price with no upfront capital investment — the alignment mechanism: "If the line stops, we stop getting paid." - **Full Service Bundled Solution**: Hardware, software, AI, integration, maintenance, and 24/7 support under one contract — eliminates the need for system integrator hand-offs. - **Production-Proven AI**: Cortex vision models trained on millions of in-line production cycles, with closed-loop learning where every cycle improves the model. Continuous OTA upgrades without downtime. - **Rapid Deployment**: 12-week average lead time vs. industry-standard 18+ months for custom automation projects. - **Outcome-Based Pricing**: Incentives fully aligned with customer uptime and production throughput. ## Strategic Focus - **Near-term (2026–2027)**: Expanding into metal fabrication (expanded metal fab capability), autonomous quality inspection, and humanoid robots in production environments. - **Sector Expansion**: CPG and metal fab are current core verticals; broadening to serve more manufacturing segments. - **AI Intelligence**: Continued investment in Cortex as a differentiated AI layer — vision models, anomaly detection, and policy learning that improve across the entire fleet. - **Talent Acquisition**: Heavy investment in hiring across robotics engineering, field service (regional hubs), controls engineering, AI/embodied simulation, and customer success. ## Why Work Here - **Culture**: "People-first robotics company" with six core values emphasizing ownership, customer obsession, and mission alignment. Cross-functional team of engineers, roboticists, sales, and finance experts. - **Remote/Hybrid Policy**: Distributed company — employees work in-office, hybrid, remotely, and in the field (U.S.-based). Roles span Chicago/Bolingbrook, IL (HQ hub), San Francisco, and fully remote across the U.S. - **Benefits**: Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision; flexible time off (FTO bundling vacation and personal time); generous parental leave for new and newly adoptive parents. - **Engineering Focus**: Technical roles make up 24% of headcount. Emphasis on robotics & controls, software/platform/infrastructure engineering, and embodied AI/simulation. - **Impact**: Work shows up on real factory floors — measurable results in injury prevention, throughput improvement, and U.S. manufacturing competitiveness. "Work that actually matters" is a stated recruiting theme. - **Team Sourcing**: Talent drawn from top automation/robotics companies including Seegrid, Universal Robots, KEYENCE, JR Automation, Path Robotics, and Redzone. ## Sources 1. [formic.co](https://formic.co/about) 2. [formic.co](https://formic.co/) 3. [formic.co/careers](https://formic.co/careers) 4. [linkedin.com/company/formic-technologies](https://www.linkedin.com/company/formic-technologies) 5. 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