FPGA Engineering Intern (Nov 2025)

About Citadel Securities

Citadel Securities is a leading global market maker and next-generation capital markets firm. They provide liquidity for institutional and retail investors, enabling the trade of a wide range of equity and fixed-income products under any market conditions.

Your role

At Citadel Securities, a leading global market maker, our team of FPGA Engineers work in small teams to create the 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.

As an intern, you’ll get to challenge the impossible in technology through an 11-week program that will allow you to collaborate and connect with senior team members. In addition, you’ll get the opportunity to network and socialize with peers throughout the internship.

Your Objectives:

• Design, implement and test FPGA solutions across Citadel Securities’ trading businesses
• Improve trading system efficiency and performance to accelerate algorithmic trade signal generation and order execution
• Work in small teams to build the future of finance

Training & development

During your time as an intern, you’ll tackle meaningful work and develop ideas that they’ll continue to use at the firm. You’ll have the opportunity to implement new insights into your project work each day and gain a deeper understanding of finance and markets. The support you receive here can help you launch an outstanding career. Learning sessions, in-depth training, and on-the-job apprenticeships will take your skills to the next level. You’ll be paired with a dedicated mentor to help you deliver your best. Your mentor can answer complex technical questions and introduce you to key people. Many mentors were previously interns here.

Benefits

Citadel Securities provides the benefits you might expect from a leading financial firm—and then goes above and beyond. Depending on location, personal and health benefits can include access to a concierge healthcare team, a health advocate and health counselling, fitness subsidies and wellness initiatives mindfulness programs, and telehealth. On the financial side, benefits can include tuition reimbursement, student loan refinancing, 401(k) match, and identity theft protection. Their offices offer breakfast, lunch, and snacks to keep you working at peak performance.

Career progression

From day one, team members at Citadel Securities have the chance to learn and grow at an exceptional pace. If you’re ambitious and take initiative, you’ll find new opportunities that push you even further. The team thrives on the freedom to innovate and execute. When you take the initiative, you’ll be empowered with greater responsibility. They'll ensure you have the resources to do great work.

Company culture

Citadel Securities Australia values integrity, ensuring actions are taken with accountability and compliance. The company fosters a culture of winning through continuous improvement and meritocracy, rewarding team members based on results. They emphasize learning, collaboration, and mutual success, hiring extraordinary individuals to build strong, innovative teams that empower clients and partners.

About you

Here's what Citadel Securities is looking for in this role:

• A deep passion for technology and hardware development
• Pursuing a Bachelor’s, Master’s or PhD in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering or related fields
• Experienced in SystemVerilog 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 communication skills
• Intellectual curiosity and passion for solving challenging problems using technology

Source

The following sources were used in researching this page:

• citadelsecurities.com/careers/
• citadelsecurities.com/careers/students/internships/
• citadelsecurities.com/our-teams/