• Location: New York NY
• Type: Perm
• Job #24147

Company Overview:
A multi-strategy investment firm with over $8 billion in assets under management is seeking a highly skilled FPGA Engineer. The firm, headquartered in New York City, focuses on Volatility, Fundamental Equities, and Quant strategies, and values innovation and top talent.

Job Responsibilities:

• Design and implement FPGA logic to process incoming control and data messages and generate trading signals.
• Integrate vendor IP cores to accelerate development.
• Develop custom modules for payload inspection and trigger detection.
• Simulate and verify functionality using industry tools (ModelSim, Vivado, Quartus).
• Optimize timing and resource utilization for sub-microsecond latency.
• Collaborate with software, network, and systems engineers to define interfaces and protocols.
• Write clear technical documentation and present design reviews.
• Support prototype bring-up, testing, and integration in lab and production environments.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in electrical engineering, computer engineering, or related field.
• 5+ years of hands-on FPGA development experience using VHDL, Verilog, SystemVerilog or related language.
• Strong understanding of Ethernet, IP, and related networking protocols.
• Experience with FPGA toolchains (Quartus, Vivado).
• Proven ability to optimize logic for timing, area, and power.
• Familiarity with IP integration and license management.
• Previous experience on FPGA systems in low latency / high frequency trading environment.
• Experience with SmartNIC platforms or NIC offload architectures is preferred.
• Experience with Layer 1 switching is preferred.
• Experience with Arista switches with Virtex FPGAs is preferred.
• Knowledge of high-speed transceiver configuration and signal integrity is preferred.
• Scripting skills (Python, Tcl) for tool automation and testbench development is preferred.
• Understanding of PCIe, DMA, and host interface protocols is preferred.
• Background in latency-sensitive trading or telecommunication systems is preferred.

Compensation:
Salary: $150,000 – $300,000, Plus Bonus