Controls Engineer - Product Engineering

BorgWarner; Royal Pines (NC); On-site; USD 101,000 - 142,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Day 1 medical

Onsite health clinic

401k with match

Paid holidays

Job summary

BorgWarner Arden campus seeks a Controls Engineer to advance controls development for motors, valves, and accessory systems. You will model, design, simulate, and perform hands-on work with a team of engineers focused on system controls for eLine products.

Strong experience in MATLAB-Simulink and calibration tools is essential. The role requires collaboration across global teams, software requirements guidance, and robust hardware understanding including CAN, Ethernet, SPI, and PWM protocols.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical, Mechanical or Mechatronics engineering or related field.
• Proficient with MATLAB-Simulink including state flow.
• Experience with test equipment (Oscilloscopes, power analyzers, multimeters).

Responsibilities

• Assist in debugging and bench testing with established methods.
• Interface with Systems engineering to document and analyze software requirements.
• Guide integration of new electronics, sensors and components into mechatronic systems.
• Develop control models and ensure traceability from requirements to tests.
• Collaborate with a global development team and follow software development processes.

Skills

Electrical engineering knowledge

Project leadership

MATLAB-Simulink

Communication skills

Global/remote collaboration

Electrical test equipment

MS Office

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Mechatronics Engineering

Tools

Oscilloscopes

Power analyzers

Multimeters

CAN tools

Job description

Position Controls Engineer

Location: 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.

Our 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

• Day 1 Medical Coverage
• 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

All positions start at an above market pay rate for that position.

Salary Range: $100,800 - $141,750

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.
• Understands 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

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.