Controls Engineer

BorgWarner

Royal Pines (NC)

On-site

USD 101,000 - 142,000

Full time

2 days ago

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Benefits offered by this job

Day 1 Medical Coverage with potential

Onsite Health Clinic for employees and

Dental, Vision, Life, AD&D, Disability

Tuition Reimbursement Program

401k with matching

Holiday and vacation starting Day 1

Job summary

The BorgWarner Arden campus offers two world-class technical centers and a cutting-edge manufacturing facility that designs and produces turbos and fan drives for the automotive industry. The Controls Engineer will focus on controls development, including modeling, design, simulation, and hands-on work, coordinating with the Calibration team across locations.

You will work with a team of engineers on system controls for motors, valves, and accessories, and ensure software evolves to system-level

Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Mechatronics, or similar.
Strong electrical engineering knowledge with adaptability to new environments.
Self-starter who can lead projects with minimal oversight.
Coordinate with engineering across locations/time zones.
Proficient with MATLAB/Simulink including stateflow.
Knowledge of control theory and motors & drives.
Familiarity with CAN and related tools, wiring systems.
Experience with high-temperature instrumentation and testing equipment (oscilloscopes, analyzers, meters).
Ability to write technical statements of work (SOW).

Responsibilities

Assist in debugging using established techniques and bench debugging.
Interface with Systems engineering to document software requirements.
Guide implementation of new electronics, sensors, and components into mechatronic systems.
Develop control models and system simulations from requirements.
Ensure traceability from requirements to test cases.
Use data acquisition systems (CCP/XCP) for calibration and debugging.
Build Simulink control models for new products for test engineers.
Follow the V-model for software development; work with a global team.
Enforce safe work procedures and address safety issues.
Support engine technology: validation, controller tuning, and troubleshooting.
Understand electronics from hardware to microprocessor software, including Ethernet, SPI, CAN, PWM.
Adhere to health, safety, and environmental policies.

Skills

MATLAB/Simulink

Control theory

Motors & drives

Electrical engineering knowledge

Education

Bachelors in Electrical/Mechatronics

MSEE

Tools

CAN

Oscilloscopes

Power analyzers

Multimeters

Job description

Position Controls Engineer

Arden,NC

About us

BorgWarner is a global product leader in delivering innovative and sustainable mobility solutions for the vehicle market. We are a company of innovators and independent thinkers that brings together talented employees, meaningful work, and amazing technology in a unique environment. At BorgWarner we constantly work towards our vision of a clean and energy-efficient world.

Culture

We believe the health and safety of our employees are a top priority. We care about our local communities and the global environment. BorgWarner promotes and nurtures a diverse and inclusive environment, honors integrity, strives for excellence, commits to responsibility for our communities and the environment, and builds on the power of collaboration.

Career Opportunities

We manage talent as seriously as we manage our businesses and encourage you to learn about our proud history, strong culture, technologies, and future vision. We offer a strong local presence and interesting global opportunities.

Pay & Benefits

All positions start at an above market pay rate for that position. Benefits are also above market and include the below for all fulltime employees:

Day 1 Medical Coverage with potential of no monthly premium
Onsite Health Clinic for employees and dependents (age 14 and over) at no cost
Dental, Vision, Life, AD&D, and Disability Coverage
Tuition Reimbursement Program after 18 months
Retirement Savings Plan (401k) with a matching program
Company paid holidays and vacation starting Day 1

Job purpose

The BorgWarner Arden campus offers two world class technical centers and a cutting-edge manufacturing facility that designs and produces turbos and fan drives for the automotive industry. The Arden campus offers a multitude of career opportunities and is in the beautiful mountains of Western North Carolina. This position will focus on the controls development including modeling, design, simulation, and hands‑on functional work. Communication and collaboration with a team of engineers focusing on system controls for motors, valves, and accessory systems will be core. Experience with controls simulation, motors, and powertrain management hardware will also be necessary. The Controls Engineer position within this group is primarily responsible for system controls development in coordination with the Calibration team. The position will also be responsible for guiding and specifying the Software requirements including functional safety aspects for the eLine systems. Close collaboration with a global team will be necessary so that the Software evolves into system-level controls and ultimately real hardware.

Key responsibilities

Assist in debugging through established problem solving techniques and debug on bench.
Interface with Systems engineering to ensure software requirements are documented appropriately and analyze prior to software design and implementation.
Guide implementation of new electronics, sensors, and components into mechatronic systems.
Understand requirement to generate controls implementations, and system models.
Ensure document traceability from requirements through test cases.
Use of data acquisition systems over CCP/XCP (e.g.INCA, ATi,Vector) for calibration and debugging.
Build Simulink Control models for new products in a manner appropriate for test engineers.
Follow the V model for software development
Work as part of a global development team.
Communicates and enforces safe work procedures.
Identifies and closes safety issues (suggestions, inspection and investigation findings) and their corrective actions.
Development and support engine technology. This includes application selection guidance, validation, controller tuning, and system trouble shooting.
Electronic understanding from a performance, hardware, and microprocessor software standpoint. This includes the ability to use and interpret Ethernet, SPI, CAN and PWM communication protocols.
Performs other duties as requested, directed, or assigned.
Understands and adheres to current quality and control policies.
Understands and adheres to current health, safety, and environmental policies.
Work with supply chain personnel to develop and evaluate external vendors, and to identify alternative parts in support of supply issues and obsolescence concerns.

What we’re looking for

Required:

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Mechatronics Engineering, or similar engineering field.
Fundamentally sound electrical engineering knowledge with the ability to adapt to new environments.
Self-starter that can lead projects with minimal oversight.
Ability to coordinate with engineering development with individuals in multiple locations / time zones.
Ability to work on project teams as a technical representative and possesses good communication skills.
Knowledge/Experience with MATLAB-Simulink including state flow.
Knowledge/Experience of control theory
Knowledge of motors & drives, control system fundamentals, and wiring systems.
Knowledge of high temperature instrumentation for measuring flow, pressure, temperature, imbalance, rotor motion, and vibration.
Familiarity with electrical test equipment including oscilloscopes, power analyzers, and multimeters as well as a basic understanding of electrical safety.
Proficient with Microsoft office products — Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Project Experience writing technical statements of work (SOW).

Preferred:

MSEE with 5+ years design and development experience.
Proficiency with CAN and support tools preferred
Proficiency in calibration methods and tools is preferred.
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to coordinate testing.
Understanding of the challenges of applying electronic components to harsh applications, principal failure modes, means to mitigate these, and the methods for validation.
Broad background in engineering technical disciplines that include vibration, heat transfer, stress, fluid dynamics, thermodynamics, controls, magnetics and EMI/EMC shielding.
Six Sigma and Functional Safety experience

What we believe

Inclusion: Respecting Individuals

Integrity: Honoring truth

Excellence: Focusing on results

Responsibility: Our commitment

Collaboration: Building trust

Safety

This position will adhere to the BorgWarner Environmental Health and Safety Program by following all safety rules, procedures, practices, training, and safe use of equipment; this includes use of personal protective equipment (PPE) as required. This individual will work in a way that stresses the importance of preventing injury, accidents, or illnesses to themselves or co-workers by correcting or reporting unsafe situations, incidents, or occurrences to their Team Lead immediately.

Equal Employment Opportunity

BorgWarner is an equal employment opportunity employer such that all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

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