Systems Engineer

Systems Engineer

Department: Ventures

Employment Type: Permanent - Full Time

Location: Guelph, ON

Reporting To: Goncalo Pedro

Compensation: $95,000 - $120,000 / year

RWDI Ventures is the innovation arm of RWDI, a global leader in climate and performance engineering. We incubate and scale ventures that tackle the most pressing challenges in the built environment, leveraging RWDI’s deep technical expertise and market insights.

Our mission is to accelerate solutions that make infrastructure more resilient, efficient, and sustainable. We partner with RWDI’s domain experts and external innovators to create high‑impact ventures that deliver path breaking results in new and incumbent fields.

Role Overview

We are seeking a Systems Engineer to take technical ownership of a 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. They will work closely with:

• Wind and structural motion experts
• Elevator system subject matter experts
• External manufacturing partners
• Internal product leadership
• In‑the‑field installers

This is a hands‑on role responsible for both maintaining the current systems RWDI 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
• 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
• 5+ 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

• Embedded Systems:
  Beckhoff/TwinCAT, Linux‑based embedded systems, industrial PC configuration, system services and process management, networking and communications protocols
• Software:
  Experience with Python. Experience with other languages such as C/C++ are a plus
• System Integration: experience with industrial I/O systems, sensors and instrumentation, signal processing, hardware/software integration
• Dev Ops & Tooling: familiarity with Git version control, automated build environments, and system provisioning workflows
• Managing external partnerships: experience working with external partners on manufacturing, electrical design, and QA

Nice‑to‑Have Experience

• Industrial control systems
• Elevator control systems
• Structural monitoring systems
• Industrial cybersecurity
• Docker or containerized deployments
• Cloud‑connected industrial systems
• Experience with in 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 systems
• 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

• An opportunity to…