Senior Firmware Engineer - Real Time

Simms Fishing Products LLC; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision, disability, and life insurance

401(k) with company match

Paid time off and holidays

Gear discounts

Job summary

Simms Fishing Products LLC is looking for a Senior Firmware Engineer to design and develop real-time systems for cutting-edge camera-based sports equipment. Based in San Diego and transitioning to Carlsbad, the role involves collaboration with engineers, debugging of embedded systems, and leadership of junior team members.

The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in embedded systems development, particularly with C/C++, and should be comfortable managing Linux systems. Compensation ranges from $120,000 to $150,000 annually, with a range of benefits offered.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of experience in embedded systems development focused on real-time applications.
• Mastery in bare-metal/real-time development using C/C++.
• Proven experience interfacing with DDR, Flash Memory, I2C, SPI, and timing components.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with engineers to integrate firmware with other systems.
• Mentor junior engineers and provide technical leadership.
• Perform debugging and optimization to ensure system reliability.

Skills

Embedded systems development

Real-time programming using C/C++

Hardware debugging

Linux environment management

FPGA design and development

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Xilinx toolset (VHDL/Verilog)

Real-time operating systems (RTOS)

Debugging tools (JTAG)

Job description

Company Overview

Revelyst is a collective of makers who design and manufacture performance gear and precision technologies. Our category-defining brands leverage meticulous craftsmanship and cross‑collaboration to pursue innovation and redefine what is humanly possible in the outdoors.

Job Summary

We are seeking a high‑caliber Senior Firmware Engineer to design and develop high‑performance, real‑time systems for cutting‑edge camera‑based sports equipment. This role is based in San Diego and will move to our new Golf Technology headquarters in Carlsbad, CA, in phases throughout 2026.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with hardware engineers, system architects, and application developers to integrate firmware with other systems.
• Mentor and guide junior engineers, providing technical leadership and support in firmware development and real‑time systems design.
• Perform rigorous debugging, optimization, and testing to ensure reliability, robustness, and fault tolerance of embedded systems.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of experience in embedded systems development, focusing on real‑time, performance‑critical applications.
• Mastery in bare‑metal/real‑time development using C/C++ for embedded systems.
• Proven experience interfacing with DDR, Flash Memory, I2C, SPI, RTOS, LVDS, and timing components in real‑time systems.
• Experience in hardware debugging, including JTAG and other diagnostic tools.
• Strong understanding of real‑time systems and performance metrics such as latency, throughput, and timing constraints.
• Extensive experience with bare‑metal microcontrollers in time‑critical applications.
• Comfortable in Linux environments, managing embedded Linux systems alongside real‑time processors.
• Minimum education: Bachelor’s degree.

Preferred Qualifications

• FPGA design and development using Xilinx toolset (VHDL/Verilog), with experience in Xilinx Zynq, Versal, or Artix SoCs.
• Experience developing and optimizing embedded firmware and FPGA logic for high‑speed, precision camera‑based systems.
• Familiarity with Vitis/Vivado toolchain and hardware‑software co‑design.
• Experience in image processing, machine vision, or similar domains, including filters, transforms, convolution kernels, and algorithm optimization for embedded systems.
• Background in algorithm development for real‑time computer vision or signal processing, focusing on performance optimization.
• Advanced knowledge of object‑oriented programming (OOP) design and software engineering best practices.
• Familiarity with performance benchmarking tools and optimization techniques for embedded systems.

Compensation

Annual Salary: $120,000.00 – $150,000.00 (based on experience, location, education, and skills).

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, disability, and life insurance
• 401(k) with company match
• Paid time off and holidays
• Gear discounts

Equal Opportunity Employer

Revelyst is an equal‑opportunity employer. All applicants are considered for employment without regard to race, color, sex (including pregnancy and related conditions, sexual orientation, or transgender status), national origin, religion, age (40 and older), equal pay, disability or genetic information (including family medical history or genetic tests or services), and retaliation for filing a charge, reasonably opposing discrimination, or participating in a discrimination lawsuit, investigation, or proceeding, and any other characteristics protected by law.

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