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# FPGA Engineer

- **Company:** Citadel
- **Location:** Greater London, UK
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** C (Programming Language), Algorithmic Trading, Bash Shell, Static Program Analysis, Computer Engineering, Field-Programmable Gate Array (FPGA), Hardware Design, Python (Programming Language), SystemVerilog, Systems Integration, Tcl (Programming Language), VHSIC Hardware Description Language (VHDL), Hardware Testing, Information Technology, Low Latency
- **Published:** August 30, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.collegerecruiter.com/job/2815603504-fpga-engineer

## About the Role

* A deep passion for technology, software, and hardware development
 * Bachelor's, Master's or PhD degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Computer Engineering or equivalent experience
 * Experienced and well-versed in System Verilog or VHDL (Python, C, Tcl, and bash a plus)
 * Experience in one or more of the following areas: Hardware Architecture, RTL Coding, Simulation, Systems Integration, Hardware Validation and Testing, FPGA Synthesis, and Static Analysis
 * Strong written and verbal communications skills

## Description

At Citadel Securities, a leading global market maker, our team of FPGA Engineers create next generation FPGA solutions to support ultra-low latency trading systems across the firm. FPGA Engineers work closely with business leaders to design and deploy FPGA solutions that help optimize trading system performance., * Partner with business leaders to research, design, implement and deploy FPGA solutions across Citadel's trading businesses

 * Maximize trading system efficiency and performance to accelerate algorithmic trade signal generation and order execution


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