Senior Electronics & Controls Systems Engineer (Automotive)

BorgWarner; Royal Pines (NC); On-site; USD 89,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

BorgWarner is seeking a motivated system engineer to partner with OEM customers and our product development team for the engineering of smart, brushless DC actuators and sensor systems with embedded software. This role leads system development, releases software, and ensures robust designs that meet application requirements and production readiness.

Collaborate with suppliers, manufacturing, and application engineering across the full product lifecycle from development to production and

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechatronics Engineering, System Engineering, or similar.
• 5+ years of experience in system engineering, embedded systems, or automotive electronics.
• Familiarity with embedded hardware and/or software development, automotive communication protocols (CAN, LIN, SPI, UART), and MCU architectures.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, with experience using system evaluation techniques and structured root‑cause analysis.
• Hands-on proficiency with lab equipment (multimeters, oscilloscopes, power supplies, loads, soldering tools) and technical documentation creation.
• Experience with systems and software development process including requirements management and documentation.
• Very good written and spoken English.

Responsibilities

• Lead system integration and release for projects during development and through launch.
• Develop and maintain detailed engineering timing plans, tracking progress across design, testing, and validation.
• Collaborate with application engineering teams to gather customer and external requirements
• Define and manage internal system requirements and ensure traceability and compliance through production
• Define system and software release scope, content, and timing with global stakeholders
• Lead cross-functional software release activities and support system calibration and integration
• Support manufacturing sites during product launch and ramp-up
• Provide 8D and root cause analysis support for system and software issues
• Serve as subject matter expert in Simulink modelling and CAN communication
• Provide hands‑on support for debugging,reflashing, and communication‑related issues
• Run performance and validation testing for system and mechanical durability

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechatronics Engineering, System Engineering, or similar

Tools

CAN/LIN/SPI/UART protocols

MCU architectures

Lab equipment (multimeters, oscilloscopes, power supplies, loads, soldering tools)

Job description

BorgWarner is seeking a motivated system engineer to partner with OEM customers and our product development team for the engineering of smart, brushless DC actuators and sensor systems with embedded software. This role leads system development, releases software, and ensures robust designs that meet application requirements and production readiness.

Collaborate with suppliers, manufacturing, and application engineering across the full product lifecycle from development to production and