Senior Controls Engineer - Ibex Elevators

About Ibex 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.

About Ibex 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.

About RWDI Ventures 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.

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.

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:

Structural engineering and dynamics

Embedded systems

Industrial control systems

Product development

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.

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.

System Architecture Ownership: assist in documenting the full system architecture, ensure design supports manufacturing approach and help refine product behaviour

Embedded Software Ownership: Own and maintain the embedded software, operating systems, network security and communication systems

Hardware ownership: Own hardware-software integration, ensuring reliable communication between field devices, controllers, and embedded systems

Engage in Future Product Development: support development of new system capabilities

Education & Experience

Bachelor's or master's degree in one of the following: Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Systems Engineering, Mechatronics or another related discipline

7-10+ years' experience in at least one of the following:

Embedded systems engineering

Industrial control systems

Robotics or mechatronics systems

Industrial IoT platforms

Experience with full system integration is strongly preferred.

Technical Skills

Hardware: Experience with embedded Systems: Beckhoff/TwinCAT, Linux‑based embedded systems, industrial PC configuration, system services and process management, networking and communications protocols

System Integration: experience with industrial I/O systems, sensors and instrumentation, signal processing, hardware/software integration

Software: Experience with Python. Experience with other languages such as C/C++ are a plus

Managing external partnerships: experience working with external partners on manufacturing, electrical design, and QA

Nice-to-Have Experience

Prior management experience or experience managing external teams

Elevator control systems

Structural monitoring systemsIndustrial cybersecurity

Cloud-connected industrial systems

Experience within startups

Personal Attributes

Highly practical and hands‑on

Comfortable working across hardware and software boundaries

Able to work with subject matter experts outside their discipline

Comfortable with ambiguous and highly fluid early‑stage product environments

Strong at documenting and structuring complicated systems

What Success Looks Like In The First 12 Months

High end‑user satisfaction within early (and growing) list of deployed system

Deep understanding of client needs and installation requirements.

The full system architecture is documented

The embedded software stack is owned and version controlled

Security hardening and update mechanisms are implemented

The system can be reliably assembled and tested by external manufacturers

Roadmap for future development completed

Please note, this role requires occasional travel within Canada and the US.

An opportunity to redefine possible

Salary range: $100,000 - $135,000 depending on experience

Comprehensive Health Benefits

Proactive and ongoing training, education, and a Learning Spending Account

Fitness Spending Account

RRSP Matching

An abundance of career paths and opportunities to advance

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.

RWDI endorses and practices the principles of equal opportunity employment. We are committed to diversity and inclusion.

Accommodations are available during all stages of the recruitment process in accordance with AODA and the Human Rights Code.

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