About the role#
The Asset Management Analyst intern plays a lead role in designing and building the BGIS building data collection system. This system gathers environmental, occupancy, and equipment-performance information to provide practical insights. You will work with senior product and technical leads to coordinate and perform hands-on activities across hardware, firmware, data, and testing to advance project prototypes.
What you'll do#
- Design, prototype, and troubleshoot sensor nodes, gateways, and power systems, including PCB design and board bring-up.
- Develop embedded firmware and manage device configurations.
- Maintain the telemetry pipeline from device collection through MQTT, time-series storage, and dashboards.
- Plan experiments, perform statistical analysis, and train machine learning models for building conditions.
- Define and execute bench, connectivity, and field tests while documenting results.
- Coordinate dependencies with product, software, data, security, and field delivery teams.
- Develop 3D models and 3D Gaussian Splatting outputs from spatial and imaging data.
- Maintain the product development workplan, issue logs, and technical documentation.
- Support testing and client-site pilot deployments in Markham.
What you'll need#
- Current enrollment in Mechatronics, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related university program.
- Hands-on experience with electronics, sensors, microcontrollers, and physical prototyping.
- Proficiency in PCB design, soldering, board bring-up, 3D modelling, and 3D printing.
- Familiarity with ESP32, Arduino, or PlatformIO.
- Experience with C/C++, Python, MQTT, REST APIs, Bluetooth, cellular communications, Linux, Docker, InfluxDB, or Grafana.
- Experience training machine learning models and performing statistical analysis.
- Knowledge of spatial or imaging methods such as 3D Gaussian Splatting.
- Ability to troubleshoot across hardware, firmware, and software.
- Capability to manage competing priorities and document work clearly.
Location & details#
- This is a part-time, rolling internship position.
- The role is hybrid, requiring remote work with occasional on-site prototype assembly and testing in Markham, Ontario.
- The pay range for this position is $19 to $23 per hour, based on experience and performance.
About BGIS
BGIS provides integrated facility management services for clients across sectors like healthcare, finance, and government. The company manages over 50,000 facilities globally, covering more than 600 million square feet of space. Founded in 1992, it maintains a workforce of over 6,400 employees. Its operations include data center management, energy solutions, and real estate services.
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