Senior FPGA Engineer

P2P; New York (NY); On-site; USD 225,000 - 325,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual discretionary bonus

401k with employer match

Comprehensive medical and dental insurance

Job summary

DRW is seeking a Senior FPGA Engineer to join our trading teams in NYC, Chicago, or London. This role requires experience in FPGA hardware engineering and strong skills in RTL logic design.

The candidate will participate in full development lifecycles and engage in critical tasks such as architecting new applications, evaluating hardware, and debugging in a lab setting. An attractive salary ranging from $225,000 to $325,000 is offered along with comprehensive benefits.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in FPGA hardware engineering.
• Strong capacity to assess project feasibility based on hardware limitations.
• Experience in system-level design and testing.

Responsibilities

• Architect and implement new FPGA applications from scratch.
• Research and evaluate cutting-edge FPGA technologies.
• Propose solutions to FPGA/hardware limitations.

Skills

FPGA hardware experience

RTL logic design (Verilog)

System-on-chip architectures

TCP/IP stack knowledge

Functional verification methodologies

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer/Electrical Engineering

Tools

XILINX FPGA design flow

ALTERA FPGA design flow

Job description

DRW is a diversified trading firm with over 3 decades of experience bringing sophisticated technology and exceptional people together to operate in markets around the world. We value autonomy and the ability to quickly pivot to capture opportunities, so we operate using our own capital and trading at our own risk.

Headquartered in Chicago with offices throughout the U.S., Canada, Europe, and Asia, we trade a variety of asset classes including Fixed Income, ETFs, Equities, FX, Commodities and Energy across all major global markets. We have also leveraged our expertise and technology to expand into three non-traditional strategies: real estate, venture capital and cryptoassets.

We operate with respect, curiosity and open minds. The people who thrive here share our belief that it’s not just what we do that matters–it's how we do it. DRW is a place of high expectations, integrity, innovation and a willingness to challenge consensus.

We are currently seeking a Senior FPGA Engineer to join one of our trading teams in Chicago, NYC, or London. While DRW has been leveraging FPGA technology for a number of years, you will have the opportunity to build FPGA applications for existing teams. We’re seeking a candidate that has a strong understanding of software and hardware interaction. This person will participate in the full development lifecycle, including system and block level testing, of low latency high throughput FPGA design.

Responsibilities

• Architect and implement new FPGA applications (synthesis, place & route, static timing analysis, documentation) from the ground up
• Research and evaluate a variety of cutting-edge FPGA hardware and technologies
• Propose creative solutions to overcome FPGA/hardware limitations
• Liaise directly with software and other design teams
• Conduct lab debugging and characterization of new hardware

Candidate Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or higher, Computer/Electrical Engineering with 3+ years of experience within the field; (Master’s degree or higher also counts for experience)
• Solid Hardware Engineering experience, especially with FPGA
• Highly autonomous with a can-do attitude able to lead an FPGA based project from system requirements to production
• Strong capacity to quickly evaluate FPGA based project feasibility based on hardware limitation
• Strong skills in RTL logic design (Verilog) and verification; 2+ years of experience writing Verilog
• Experience in FPGA design flow including synthesis, place & route , static timing analysis is required
• Experience with the design of system-on-chip (SOC) architectures, memory & processor subsystems, networking, and peripheral interconnect is required
• Knowledge of the TCP/IP stack
• Strong working knowledge of either XILINX or ALTERA FPGA design flow
• Experience with functional verification utilizing high-level methodologies (e.g. System Verilog) is a plus.
• Excellent research and data gathering skills

The annual base salary range for this position is $225,000 to $325,000 depending on the candidate’s experience, qualifications, and relevant skill set. The position is also eligible for an annual discretionary bonus. In addition, DRW offers a comprehensive suite of employee benefits including group medical, pharmacy, dental and vision insurance, 401k (with discretionary employer match), short and long-term disability, life and AD&D insurance, health savings accounts, and flexible spending accounts.