The position requires strong communication, analytical and creative skills as well as experience developing innovative FPGA based solutions combining both hardware and software development.

Key Responsibilities:

- Identify and prioritize opportunities for hardware based solutions.

- Interact with users and external vendors for requirements gathering and procurement.

- Develop complex FPGA solutions for custom financial and mathematical applications.

Key Skills/Attributes:

- Expert knowledge of FPGA architecture design in VHDL and/or Verilog

- Hardware architecture design and development.

- Knowledge of embedded systems (architectures and design principles).

- Knowledge of both digital design and software design methodologies.

- Analytical mindset.

- Excellent interpersonal skills; ability to relate effectively to co-workers with varied backgrounds across multiple disciplines.

- Ability to handle multiple projects and numerous business priorities.

- Willingness to learn the intricacies of a world-class financial trading floor environment.

- Highly effective decision making.

- Willingness to complete designs from specification, design, system test and production roll out.

- Heavy attention to detail balanced with a big picture view

Desired Skills/Attributes:

- Xilinx Virtex 4/5 architecture and design experience.

- Complex system level simulation using Modelsim or equivalent.

- Testbench Generation.

- XST and/or Synplify PRO synthesis tool configuration.