Senior Electronics & Controls Engineer — Embedded Systems

BorgWarner; North Carolina; On-site; USD 89,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

BorgWarner is seeking an Electronics and Controls System Engineer to lead system integration and software release for customer applications, interfacing with OEMs and product teams. The role emphasizes translating requirements into robust architectural designs and coordinating hardware/software releases across global stakeholders.

The successful candidate will have 5+ years in system engineering or automotive electronics, strong knowledge of CAN/LIN/UART, and hands-on lab experience.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechatronics, Systems Engineering, or similar.
• 5+ years of experience in system engineering, embedded systems, or automotive electronics.
• Familiarity with embedded hardware and/or software development, CAN/LIN/SPI/UART, and MCU architectures.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with root-cause analysis experience.
• Hands-on proficiency with lab equipment and technical documentation creation.
• Experience with systems and software development processes including requirements management.

Responsibilities

• Lead system integration and release for projects from development through launch.
• Develop and maintain detailed engineering timing plans across design, testing, and validation.
• Collaborate with application engineering teams to gather customer and external requirements.
• Define and manage internal system requirements with traceability and production compliance.
• Define system and software release scope, content, and timing with global stakeholders.
• Lead cross-functional software release activities and support system calibration.
• Support manufacturing sites during product launch and ramp-up.
• Provide 8D and root cause analysis for system and software issues.
• Serve as SME in Simulink modelling and CAN communication.

Skills

System engineering

Embedded systems

Automotive electronics

CAN/LIN/UART/SPI

Root cause analysis

English communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering / Mechatronics / Systems Engineering

Master's degree (preferred)

Tools

Simulink

CANoe/CANalyzer

Oscilloscopes

Lab equipment

ISO 26262 toolkit

Job description

BorgWarner is seeking an Electronics and Controls System Engineer to lead system integration and software release for customer applications, interfacing with OEMs and product teams. The role emphasizes translating requirements into robust architectural designs and coordinating hardware/software releases across global stakeholders.

The successful candidate will have 5+ years in system engineering or automotive electronics, strong knowledge of CAN/LIN/UART, and hands-on lab experience.