Senior Low-Latency FPGA Engineer for Trading

Owen Daniels; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 150,000 - 265,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

3-week Vacation

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

Paid life insurance

Retirement Plans: 401K and Roth 401K

Bonus opportunity

Profit sharing plan

Job summary

Owen Daniels in Chicago, IL is seeking an FPGA Engineer to join a team working on low-latency FPGA designs tied to proprietary trading and finance. The role requires a strong understanding of software and hardware interaction and the full development lifecycle.

Full lifecycle duties include system and block level testing, RTL design, verification, timing analysis, bring-up and validation. A Bachelor's in Electrical Engineering or Computer Science and 5–10+ years of experience are required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science or equivalent
• 5-10+ years industry experience
• Proficient in FPGA simulation and synthesis tools
• Familiarity with ModelSim, QuestaSim, Vivado, Quartus
• Networking interfaces – SPI, I2C, USB, UART, Ethernet, TCP/IP, PCIe, MIPI, SerDes
• Embedded C, C++, Python, Linux Bash TCL – Bonus
• Schematic capture and PCB design and debug
• FPGA development lifecycle across RTL design, verification, synthesis, timing analysis, and bring up/validation
• Experience in low-latency financial markets or trading environments
• Strong problem-solving skills, communication and teamwork

Responsibilities

• Full lifecycle FPGA development including system and block level testing
• RTL design, verification, timing analysis, bring up/validation
• Support low-latency, performance-sensitive trading environments

Skills

FPGA design

RTL design

Low latency

C/C++

Python

Bash scripting

Teamwork

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science or equivalent

Tools

ModelSim

QuestaSim

Vivado

Quartus

Job description

Owen Daniels in Chicago, IL is seeking an FPGA Engineer to join a team working on low-latency FPGA designs tied to proprietary trading and finance. The role requires a strong understanding of software and hardware interaction and the full development lifecycle.

Full lifecycle duties include system and block level testing, RTL design, verification, timing analysis, bring-up and validation. A Bachelor's in Electrical Engineering or Computer Science and 5–10+ years of experience are required.