Hardware Engineer

About this role

IMC's Global Hardware team is hiring a Hardware Engineer in Chicago to design and develop custom ASICs for high-performance trading infrastructure. You'll work across the full ASIC lifecycle—from RTL design through verification and deployment—collaborating with software engineers and researchers to solve latency-critical technical challenges.

What you'll do

• Design and implement RTL for next-generation ASIC platforms using SystemVerilog
• Develop and execute verification strategies, unit tests, and validation environments for hardware components
• Contribute to architecture discussions and translate requirements into scalable hardware solutions
• Debug design and integration issues throughout the ASIC development process
• Develop scripts and tooling to improve engineering workflows and automation
• Ensure designs meet reliability, performance, and maintainability requirements

What they're looking for

• RTL design with SystemVerilog
• Digital design fundamentals
• Verification and testing methodologies
• Multi-clock-domain design and clock-domain crossing
• Ethernet protocols and networking fundamentals
• C++ and scripting languages (Python, Bash)
• Problem-solving and debugging
• Cross-disciplinary collaboration

Benefits

• Work on high-impact engineering challenges in latency-sensitive trading systems
• Broad ownership with exposure to multiple aspects of the design process
• Collaborative team culture with minimal specialization constraints
• Discretionary bonus eligibility
• Comprehensive benefits package