Distech Control's success and reputation is fueled by our team of world-class employees. We are looking for qualified individuals who strive to succeed and are willing to actively contribute to our continued growth. Distech Controls values its team members and offers them a modern and motivating work environment, as well as competitive salaries and benefits.
Who is Distech Controls?
Distech Controls is a Canadian company located in Brossard, on the South Shore of Montreal (QC), with a European headquarters in Brignais (Lyon), France. We are proud to be part of the Acuity Brands’ family since 2015. Our mission is to connect occupants to connected buildings to improve well-being, space management and energy efficiency through our cutting-edge technologies and services. Our passion for innovation, quality and sustainability guides our business every day, as we pave the way for a bright, productive and connected world.
Why work for Distech Controls?
- Innovative company
- Dynamic workplace
- Open-minded company
- Constantly evolving company
- Modern workplace designed for our employees
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- Company Agreement:
- Profit sharing
- CET (Time Savings Account)
- RTT
- Bicycle mileage allowance
- Good level of supplementary health coverage
- Billiards
- Fresh fruit every week
- Restaurant ticket
- SEO premium
Job Summary
Acuity Intelligent Spaces (AIS) is an innovation leader in indoor mapping, wayfinding, spatial location and building management solutions. Through its unique technologies and services, AIS delivers seamless intuitive navigation and POI search for complex environments – especially within the Aviation segment (airport and airlines) and Commercial Buildings. We Connect people with intelligent building solutions through our passion for innovation, quality, customer satisfaction, and sustainability. AIS serves multiple market segments throughout its worldwide business divisions.
Reporting to the Senior Director of Solution Architecture, the Solutions Architect (Lead) position is a high-impact subject matter expert who partners with prospects, customers and cross-functional teams to drive adoption of our Atrius Spatial Intelligence software stack, with a focus on the aviation and smart building sectors.
The Solutions Architect leads technical scoping and solution design, aligning our Spatial Intelligence offerings—including Indoor Maps & Wayfinding, Indoor Positioning, and related technologies—with client needs across Europe, Middle East and Asia. Working closely with sales, product, engineering, and customer success, this role ensures effective solution integration and deployment. As a change agent, the Solutions Architect will shape scalable models and processes to support business growth and customer acquisition within the region. This is a unique opportunity to help realize our vision of transforming the built environment into smarter, safer, and greener spaces, while contributing directly to new customer acquisition within the defined regional scope.
We’re seeking candidates with a strong background in technical architecture, systems integration, and customer-facing solution delivery. Experience in mobile app development, SaaS platforms, and a track record in the aviation or smart building sectors is highly desirable. Applicants should have a passion for solving complex challenges in a collaborative, fast-paced environment.
Key Tasks & Responsibilities (Essential Functions)
- Solution Design & Architecture: Architect scalable and sustainable wayfinding and location service solutions, including point-to-point navigation, point-of-interest (POI) search, geolocated notifications, and indoor positioning. Incorporate IoT, mobile, AI-driven analytics, and cloud services to meet customer requirements and deliver measurable outcomes.
- Customer Discovery & Engagement: Earn trusted advisor status by collaborating with clients to understand their technical needs by leading technical discovery sessions, supporting “art of the possible” envisioning workshops and conducting site assessments. Translate operational, accessibility, and sustainability goals into tailored solutions designed to address real-world navigation and location challenges.
- Architecture Blueprints: Deliver comprehensive architecture blueprints that ensure interoperability across the Atrius ecosystem and customer environments. Incorporate considerations for mobile app integration, data privacy, security, and extensibility.
- Thought Leadership & Enablement: Represent Atrius at conferences, workshops, and industry events. Lead webinars, technical training sessions, and trade show demos to educate stakeholders and drive solution adoption.
- Continuous Innovation: Stay informed on emerging technologies in SaaS, indoor mapping, smart buildings, and energy management. Continuously evolving solution design approaches to keep Atrius at the forefront of digital wayfinding and location intelligence.
- Mobile App Integration: Guide integration of Atrius Wayfinder into native iOS and Android apps, ensuring performance, responsiveness, and alignment with indoor positioning capabilities.
- Technical Documentation & Proposals: Support RFIs and RFPs with clear, technically accurate content. Produce technical documentation, implementation patterns, and reusable integration assets.
- Integration with Airport & Airline Ecosystems: Collaborate with airports, airlines, and their vendor partners to ensure seamless deployment and long-term success of Atrius location services in complex operational environments.
- Standards & Compliance: Design and recommend solutions that adhere to relevant industry standards and protocols and cybersecurity best practices.
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- Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner with sales, product, engineering, and customer success teams to develop technical offers, aid in client demos, and provide onboarding support. Act as a bridge between customer needs and internal roadmap development by channeling voice-of-customer insights.
- Thought Leadership & Enablement: Represent Atrius at conferences, workshops, and industry events. Lead webinars, technical training sessions, and trade show demos to educate stakeholders and drive solution adoption.
- Continuous Innovation: Stay informed on emerging technologies in SaaS, indoor mapping, smart buildings, and energy management. Continuously evolving solution design approaches to keep Atrius at the forefront of digital wayfinding and location intelligence.
Skills and Minimum Experience Required
- Minimum of 8 years of experience in solutions architecture, systems integration, or technical consulting, IoT, or smart infrastructure sectors.
- Proven expertise in indoor positioning, location services, or mobile navigation technologies.
- Knowledge of Bluetooth Low Energy (BTLE) and infraless indoor positioning systems
- Experience designing and supporting mobile applications on:
- iOS (Swift or Objective-C)
- Android (Java or Kotlin)
- Proficiency in RESTful APIs and cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud
- Familiarity with edge computing, digital twins, and AI-driven automation
- Strong written communication, presentation, and stakeholder management skills.
- Ability to communicate complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences
- Experience working in aviation, geospatial technologies, or smart building environments (preferred)
- Bachelor's degree in engineering, Computer Science, HVAC/R technologies, or a related field
- Fluency in English required; another European language, such as French, German, other is a plus
- Familiarity with BMS platforms such as Distech, Niagara, or Schneider Electric and knowledge of protocols like BACnet, Modbus, MQTT, is a plus but not required.
Travel Requirements
- Travel, up to 50%, may be required to meet with customers, prospects, attend industry events, or visit project sites.
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