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Revel

Builds software to test and control hardware

Forward Deployed Engineer Intern - Software

Summer 2027Updated on 10/23/2026
No salary listed
Internship
Bachelor's
San Francisco, CA, USA+1 moreMore locations: Los Angeles, CA, USA
In PersonOn-site in Los Angeles or San Francisco; occasional travel to customer sites may be required.
Software EngineeringEmbedded Engineering

About the job

Requirements
  • Currently pursuing a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related technical field.
  • Be a rising junior or senior graduating in 2027 or 2028.
  • Have strong programming fundamentals and experience with at least one of C, C++, or Python.
  • Have an interest in systems engineering and understanding how software interacts with hardware.
  • Be excited to work hands-on with real hardware and solve problems in the field.
  • Have strong problem-solving and debugging skills.
  • Be comfortable working in a fast-paced, ambiguous environment.
  • Have strong written and verbal communication skills.
  • Be curious, self-directed, and excited to learn from experienced engineers.
  • Meet the ITAR eligibility requirement: be a U.S. citizen or national, lawful permanent resident, refugee, or asylee, or be eligible to obtain required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State.
Responsibilities
  • Write production-quality code in C, C++, Python, or Rust.
  • Build custom tools and dashboards to help engineers interact with and monitor hardware.
  • Support integration of Revel with test stands, sensors, actuators, and existing customer infrastructure.
  • Work alongside customer and internal engineering teams to troubleshoot and solve technical problems.
  • Help develop and test software that interfaces directly with physical hardware.
  • Learn how software, firmware, and hardware systems work together end-to-end.
  • Translate learnings from customer deployments into product feedback for the software and product teams.
  • Collaborate with experienced Forward Deployed and Software Engineers on real customer projects.
  • Occasionally travel to customer sites with the team.
Desired Qualifications
  • Experience with embedded systems, robotics, aerospace, automotive, or other hardware-focused projects.
  • Experience with DAQ systems, PLCs, control systems, or industrial automation.
  • Familiarity with NI software, TwinCAT, or CodeSys.
  • Experience working with sensors, actuators, test equipment, or other physical hardware.
  • Personal, academic, or previous internship projects involving software and hardware.
  • Experience at a startup or other fast-moving engineering environment.
  • Passion for aerospace, advanced manufacturing, robotics, or other technically challenging industries.

About the company

Revel builds software for engineering teams to test and operate complex hardware, from early prototypes to production systems. Its RevelTest product handles benchtop experiments and repeatable testing, while RevelC2 supports facility-wide command and control in aerospace, energy, and defense. Teams use browser dashboards to monitor live sensor data, adjust equipment, and review historical logs, with RevelCode as a language designed for hardware control. The company sells the platform to hardware organizations, combining programmable alerts, reporting, and data exports in an environment used throughout a system's development and operation. Revel was founded in 2024 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, California.

Company Size

51-200

Company Stage

Series B

Total Funding

$180M

Headquarters

Los Angeles, California

Founded

2024

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What believers are saying

  • Employees share ownership: Revel grants equity to all full-time staff.
  • Funding expands resources: Revel announced a $150 million Series B led by Index Ventures in February 2026.
  • Revel fits custom equipment: Astro Mechanica connected devices through its existing in-house driver protocol.

What critics are saying

  • Deployment engineers face broad demands: Revel combines component wiring, lab advice and customer test execution in one role.
  • Sales consume engineering work before payment: Revel runs free pilots for one or two months before discussing commercial terms.
  • Product focus is stretched: Revel's founder calls pursuing testing and industrial control simultaneously a threat.

What makes Revel unique

  • Revel gives operators ownership: Astro Mechanica staff author automation and reduce reliance on a single internal software expert.
  • Revel draws on hardware operators: its engineering team includes veterans of SpaceX, Anduril and Palantir.
  • Revel checks faults during operation: its control language tests expected system states at runtime.

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Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • 401(k) Retirement Plan
  • Company Equity
  • Life Insurance
  • Parental Leave
  • Catered lunch
  • Unlimited Paid Time Off

Growth & Insights and Company News

6 month growth

1%

1 year growth

0%

2 year growth

-12%
Business Wire
Feb 26th, 2026
Revel Raises $150M Series B to Modernize the Software Layer Behind Hardware Test and Control

Revel, a unified software platform for hardware test and control, today announced $150 million in Series B funding to accelerate its expansion across aerospa...

Pulse 2.0
Feb 26th, 2026
Revel raises $150M Series B to modernise hardware control for aerospace and industrial systems

Revel, a startup building software platforms for hardware testing and control, has raised $150 million in a Series B round led by Index Ventures. Redpoint Ventures participated, alongside returning investors Thrive Capital, Felicis and Abstract Ventures. Founded just over a year ago, Revel initially focused on aerospace applications, reducing engine test-stand setup times from 14 days to 8 hours. The platform delivers real-time telemetry, hardware-agnostic control and rapid reconfiguration capabilities. The company is now expanding beyond test infrastructure into industrial control applications across energy, manufacturing, defence and biomedical systems. Revel's leadership team includes engineers from SpaceX, Anduril and Palantir. The funding will be used to scale the team and expand product capabilities for high-consequence hardware systems.

Citybiz
Apr 18th, 2025
Revel Raises $30M Total Funding

Revel, a Los Angeles, CA-based provider of a comprehensive hardware control platform, raised $30M across two funding rounds. The Series... Read More

FinSMEs
Apr 18th, 2025
Revel Raises $30M in Total Funding

Revel, a Los Angeles, CA-based provider of a comprehensive hardware control platform, raised $30M across two funding rounds