Junior FPGA Engineer for High-Throughput Trading

DRW; Singapore; On-site; SGD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

DRW in Singapore is seeking a Junior/Graduate FPGA Engineer to join our Asia FPGA team. This entry‑level role supports trading desks in a fast, low‑latency environment, collaborating with software, trading and hardware engineers to design and validate FPGA solutions.

You’ll gain hands‑on experience across RTL development, simulation, lab bring‑up and system testing, with mentorship and exposure to real trading hardware and production systems.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s/Master’s/PhD in EE/CE/CS or related field; recent graduates welcome.
• 0–2 years of professional experience or internships in relevant areas.
• Experience writing RTL in Verilog or SystemVerilog (course projects ok).
• Familiarity with FPGA development flows and tools (Xilinx/Intel).
• Basic scripting in Python or Bash; comfortable with Linux.
• Strong problem solving and communication skills; cross-functional teamwork.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to RTL development, simulation and verification under senior guidance.
• Operate FPGA tool flow: synthesis, place & route, timing analysis; interpret results.
• Plan and execute system- and block-level test cases and lab bring-up of new hardware.
• Assist in debugging and characterization of boards; support production incidents.

Skills

RTL development

Simulation & verification

Python scripting

Linux proficiency

Communication skills

Cross-functional teamwork

Debugging

Learning mindset

Education

Bachelor’s/Master’s/PhD in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or Computer Science

Tools

Xilinx

Intel/Altera

ModelSim/Questa

Git

CI workflows

Job description

DRW in Singapore is seeking a Junior/Graduate FPGA Engineer to join our Asia FPGA team. This entry‑level role supports trading desks in a fast, low‑latency environment, collaborating with software, trading and hardware engineers to design and validate FPGA solutions.

You’ll gain hands‑on experience across RTL development, simulation, lab bring‑up and system testing, with mentorship and exposure to real trading hardware and production systems.