Senior Firmware & FPGA Engineer, SST Control

About Verdyn

Verdyn is a Canadian designer and manufacturer of power-electronics based solutions for critical infrastructure. Our advanced electrical systems solve challenges for customers in demanding environments where grid capacity, power quality, and system response are mission-critical.

Built around advanced power electronics, control software, and modelling-first engineering, Verdyn delivers turnkey solutions from grid connection to load. These combine Canadian manufacturing and testing, system integration, commissioning, and long-term support. Our work spans utility, industrial, manufacturing, oil and gas, data centres, energy storage, and EV charging applications.

At Verdyn, we don't just offer jobs - we build careers.

About the Role

We're looking for a Senior Firmware & FPGA Engineer to own firmware development of our solid state transformer at our Oakville facility. You'll own the real-time control firmware and FPGA gateware at the heart of our SST. Working side by side with our power-electronics hardware team, you'll partition the fast control between FPGA fabric and processor, close timing on the gateware, and bring the control loops up on real high-power hardware built around Infineon SiC devices.

What you'll do at Verdyn:

• Architect and develop embedded firmware and FPGA gateware for real-time control, protection and modulation of the SST power stages.

• Write FPGA/RTL (VHDL or Verilog) for high-speed control, PWM and gate-drive generation, ADC interfacing and hardware protection logic - simulation, testbenches and timing closure included.

• Implement real-time control algorithms across MCU/DSP and FPGA, partitioning function between software and gateware.

• Drive the switching control of Infineon SiC power stages, working closely with hardware on gate-drive and protection.

• Bring up new power hardware with the team, debug with scopes and logic/protocol analyzers, and run unit, integration and hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) testing to IEC 61508.

Qualifications:

• 5+ years of in-industry embedded firmware for power electronics, renewable energy or automotive - shipped product, not coursework.

• Production FPGA/RTL in VHDL or Verilog (Xilinx, Altera, Lattice or Microchip), with simulation and timing closure. - Strong embedded C/C++ on microcontrollers and/or DSPs, with real-time control. - Hands-on hardware bring-up and strong hardware–software integration.

• A degree in Computer, Electrical or Embedded Systems Engineering, or equivalent experience.

Recommended to have:

• Power-electronics / converter / inverter control, or SST and high-frequency topologies.

• SiC-based power-stage experience (Infineon or similar).

• SoC FPGA (Xilinx Zynq) experience.

• Modelling and simulation (Simulink, PLECS, PSIM) and model-based design.

• IEC 61508 / ISO 26262 functional safety; Git, CI and agile.

To apply, send your resume and a short note to info@verdyn.ca, or apply through LinkedIn.