About Ibexย
Ibex Elevators (Ibex) is a new elevator motion management product company, developed in collaboration with RWDI's Motioneering team and being launched by RWDI Ventures. Ibex leverages patented technology to help building owners and operators improve tenant comfort, reduce elevator-related complaints, and lower maintenance and lifecycle costs by optimizing elevator movement in alignment with structural and vibration engineering best practices.ย
About RWDI Venturesย
RWDI is a global climate and performance engineering firm specializing in the built environment. RWDI Ventures incubates and scales new technology-enabled products that apply RWDI's deep engineering expertise to high-impact operational challenges.ย
RWDI Ventures partners with building owners, operators, OEMs, and service providers to bring new hardware-enabled and digital solutions to market. Current ventures include ClimateFirst and Orbital Stack.
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Role Overview
Ibex is seeking a Senior Controls Engineer with strong hardware capabilities to take technical ownership of the building motion monitoring and elevator optimization system as it transitions from prototype to commercial product. This position sits at the intersection of:ย
- Structural engineering and dynamicsย
- Embedded systemsย
- Industrial control systems
- Product developmentย
The role will shape the technical evolution of a system that improves building performance and occupant experience in tall buildings worldwide. The successful candidate will document product architecture, address gaps, and assist in the evolution of the product into a scalable platform.ย
This is a hands-on role responsible for both maintaining the current system Ibex sells and building the next generation of our motion management products.ย
- System Architecture Ownership: assist in documenting the full system architecture, ensure design supports manufacturing approach and help refine product behaviourย
- Embedded Software Ownership: Own and maintain the embedded software, operating systems, network security and communication systemsย
- Hardware ownership: Own hardware-software integration, ensuring reliable communication between field devices, controllers, and embedded systemsย
- Engage in Future Product Development: support development of new system capabilitiesย
Education & Experienceย
- Bachelor's or master's degree in one of the following: Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Systems Engineering, Mechatronics or another related disciplineย
- 7-10+ years' experience in at least one of the following: ย
- Embedded systems engineeringย
- Industrial control systemsย
- Robotics or mechatronics systemsย
- Industrial IoT platformsย
- Experience with full system integration is strongly preferred.ย
Technical Skillsย
- Hardware: Experience with embedded Systems: Beckhoff/TwinCAT, Linux-based embedded systems, industrial PC configuration, system services and process management, networking and communications protocolsย
- System Integration: experience with industrial I/O systems, sensors and instrumentation, signal processing, hardware/software integrationย
- Software: Experience with Python. Experience with other languages such as C/C++ are a plusย
- Managing external partnerships: experience working with external partners on manufacturing, electrical design, and QAย
Nice-to-Have Experienceย
- Prior management experience or experience managing external teams
- Elevator control systemsย
- Structural monitoring systemsย
- Industrial cybersecurityย
- Cloud-connected industrial systemsย
- Experience within startupsย
Personal Attributesย
- Highly practical and hands-onย
- Comfortable working across hardware and software boundariesย
- Able to work with subject matter experts outside their disciplineย
- Comfortable with ambiguous and highly fluid early-stage product environmentsย
- Strong at documenting and structuring complicated systemsย
What Success Looks Like in the First 12 Monthsย
- High end-user satisfaction within early (and growing) list of deployed systemย
- Deep understanding of client needs and installation requirements.ย
- The full system architecture is documentedย
- The embedded software stack is owned and version controlledย
- Security hardening and update mechanisms are implementedย
- The system can be reliably assembled and tested by external manufacturersย
- Roadmap for future development completedย
Please note, this role requires occasional travel within Canada and the US.
An opportunity to redefine possibleย
- Salary range: $100,000 - $135,000 depending on experience
- Comprehensive Health Benefits
- Proactive and ongoing training, education, and a Learning Spending Accountย
- Fitness Spending Accountย
- RRSP Matching
- An abundance of career paths and opportunities to advanceย
Thank you in advance for your application. Only candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.ย
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RWDI does not use artificial intelligence tools in our screening or assessment process. All hiring decisions are made by our recruitment team. This posting is for a new vacancy.
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RWDI endorses and practices the principles of equal opportunity employment. We are committed to diversity and inclusion.ย
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Accommodations are available during all stages of the recruitment process in accordance with AODA and the Human Rights Code.