Drimva

Radix Trading

Quantitative Technologist (Full-Time - FPGA Engineer, PhD)

Chicago +1 · Full-time · Posted Apr 23, 2026

Location
Chicago
Chicago, Illinois, United States
Education
PhD in Electrical Engineering, Computer Architecture, or another closely-related engineering discipline (in the progress of obtaining or has obtained).

About the job

Designs and maintains FPGA systems for automated trading, focusing on performance, latency, production support, and new solutions.

What you'll do

  • Design and build scalable systems; maintain FPGA code.
  • Use Python for unit testing and ModelSim for simulation.
  • Debug FPGA issues and develop solutions to overcome current limitations.

What they ask for

  • PhD in Electrical Engineering, Computer Architecture, or a closely related engineering discipline (in progress or completed).
  • Experience coding in VHDL/verilog and proficiency with Python for unit testing.
  • Experience with Xilnix and/or Altera FPGAs; familiarity with Modelsim.
  • Knowledge of networking protocols such as IP, TCP, and UDP.

Nice to have

  • Prior work on large FPGA Stratix V and/or Virtex UltraScale+.

Tools

VHDL/verilog, Python, Modelsim, Xilnix, Altera, Stratix V, Virtex ultra-scale+, IP,/TCP/UDP

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First seen Oct 29, 2026 · Last verified Nov 5, 2026 (UTC)