Senior FPGA Engineer

Selby Jennings; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 110,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Selby Jennings is seeking FPGA Engineers in Chicago or Austin to design high-performance FPGA solutions for latency-sensitive systems and compute infrastructure. The role emphasizes collaboration with researchers, software and infrastructure teams, and bringing concepts to deployment.

Ideal candidates hold a relevant degree and have hands-on FPGA or ASIC experience, HDL proficiency, and strong digital design know-how. flexible interfaces and evolving tech stacks are part of the plan.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related discipline.
• Experience designing, implementing, and validating FPGA- or ASIC-based systems.
• Strong understanding of digital design principles and hardware architecture.
• Experience with HDL development using VHDL, Verilog, or SystemVerilog.
• Familiarity with C and/or C++ is beneficial.
• Knowledge of RTL design flows, timing closure, synthesis, and constraint management.
• Experience with simulation environments, verification methodologies, and automated test frameworks.
• Exposure to hardware bring-up, debugging, and system integration is advantageous.
• Ability to collaborate effectively across software and hardware engineering disciplines.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop high-performance FPGA solutions for latency-sensitive systems
• Accelerate critical infrastructure and data processing components through custom hardware architectures
• Explore emerging technologies and design approaches to improve system performance
• Partner with quantitative researchers, software engineers, and infrastructure teams
• Develop custom hardware interfaces for next-generation computing environments
• Evaluate and collaborate with external technology providers where appropriate
• Take ownership of projects from concept through deployment

Skills

FPGA/ASIC design experience

HDL (VHDL/Verilog/SystemVerilog)

Digital design principles

Hardware architecture

C/C++ knowledge

RTL design flows and timing closure

Hardware bring-up and debugging

Cross-disciplinary collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related discipline

Job description

A leading trading firm is expanding its hardware teams with strong FPGA Engineers in Chicago or Austin.

What You'll Do:

• Design and develop high-performance FPGA solutions for latency-sensitive systems
• Accelerate critical infrastructure and data processing components through custom hardware architectures
• Explore emerging technologies, platforms, and design approaches that can improve system performance
• Partner closely with quantitative researchers, software engineers, and infrastructure teams
• Develop custom hardware interfaces for next-generation computing environments
• Evaluate and collaborate with external technology providers where appropriate
• Take ownership of projects from concept through deployment

What We're Looking For:

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related discipline
• Professional experience designing, implementing, and validating FPGA or ASIC-based systems
• Strong understanding of digital design principles and hardware architecture
• Experience with HDL development using technologies such as VHDL, Verilog, or SystemVerilog
• Familiarity with C and/or C++ is beneficial
• Knowledge of RTL design flows, timing closure, synthesis, and constraint management
• Experience with simulation environments, verification methodologies, and automated test frameworks
• Exposure to hardware bring-up, debugging, and system integration is advantageous
• Ability to collaborate effectively across software and hardware engineering disciplines