Junior FPGA Engineer

As a Junior FPGA Engineer at DRW, you'll join the FPGA team supporting trading desks in Asia. This entry-level role is suited to recent graduates, interns, or engineers with 1-2 years of hands-on experience who want to grow their FPGA design skills in a low-latency, high-throughput environment. You'll work closely with experienced engineers across software, trading and hardware teams, participate in the full development lifecycle, and gain practical experience in FPGA synthesis, lab bring-up and system testing.

What you'll do

• Contribute to the implementation of FPGA applications including RTL development, simulation and verification under the guidance of senior engineers
• Run parts of the FPGA tool flow such as synthesis, place and route, and static timing analysis, and learn to interpret the results
• Help plan and execute system- and block-level testcases and laboratory bring-up of new hardware
• Participate in debugging and characterization of boards and FPGA designs, and support production incidents with senior team members
• Work with software, network and trading teams to integrate FPGA components into broader systems
• Research new tools, techniques and FPGA technologies and propose ideas for incremental improvements
• Produce clear documentation and test reports

What you bring

• A Bachelor's, Master's or PhD degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science or a related field (recent or upcoming graduates welcome)
• 0-2 years of professional experience, or equivalent experience from internships, research or university projects
• Practical experience writing RTL in Verilog or SystemVerilog, through course projects or internship work
• Familiarity with FPGA development flows and tools such as Xilinx or Intel/Altera, or a strong desire to learn them quickly
• Basic experience with simulation and verification tools such as ModelSim or Questa, or demonstrable coursework and projects
• Comfort using Linux and basic scripting in Python or Bash for test automation and tooling
• Good problem-solving, debugging and communication skills, and the ability to work collaboratively in cross-functional teams
• Eagerness to learn, take feedback, and grow technical ownership over time

Nice to have

• Exposure to high-speed interfaces such as Ethernet, PCIe or DDR memory, or SoC subsystems
• Experience with C/C++ for embedded systems or software-hardware integration
• Knowledge of networking fundamentals such as TCP/IP or timing and latency optimization concepts
• Familiarity with version control such as Git and CI workflows

What we offer

• Mentorship from experienced FPGA and systems engineers
• Hands-on learning on real trading hardware and production systems
• Opportunities for rapid responsibility growth and career progression
• A collaborative, engineering-driven culture and competitive compensation

About DRW

DRW is a diversified trading firm with over 3 decades of experience operating in markets around the world. Headquartered in Chicago with offices throughout the U.S., Canada, Europe and Asia, DRW trades a variety of asset classes including Fixed Income, ETFs, Equities, FX, Commodities and Energy, and has expanded into real estate, venture capital and cryptoassets. The firm operates with respect, curiosity and high expectations for integrity and innovation.