Sr. Manufacturing Engineer

Senior Manufacturing Engineer

Location: Arden, NC

About BorgWarner

BorgWarner is a global leader in innovative and sustainable mobility solutions. We foster a diverse and inclusive environment, honor integrity, strive for excellence, and commit to responsibility for our communities and the environment. Our Arden campus features world-class technical centers and a cutting-edge manufacturing facility.

Our Culture

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.  We believe the health and safety of our employees are a top priority.

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 vision for the future. We offer positions locally and globally with over 80 locations in 19 countries.

If this position energizes you and you feel you can help us achieve our mission and vision, you are invited to submit an application for consideration.

You may see the list of requirements and feel you do not meet all of them. However, remember that BorgWarner thinks differently. If your qualifications align with the majority of those outlined in this job description, we encourage you to apply and share your experience and skills with us.

For a listing of Asheville/Arden openings:  BorgWarner Openings

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, fan, and fan drive components 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 provide technical leadership and support for new product introduction and current manufacturing processes and practices in an automotive component production environment

Key Responsibilities

• This position is responsible for the support of manufacturing operations with respect to process development, improvement, testing, safety, quality, and cost. 

• Coordinates with Product Line Managers, vendors, customers, and Product Development engineering to ensure customer satisfaction and adherence to BorgWarner World Class manufacturing standards.

• Develops effective automated and manual systems for machine tending, material handling, and assembly operations.

• Develops & enhances CNC machining operations including milling, turning, grinding, as well as verification systems including in-process and post-process gauging methods/systems.

• Develops & enhances additional operations including friction welding, laser marking, stress relieving, annealing, roll threading, and component balancing.

• Generates RFQ specifications as required to source new equipment and custom tools.

• Procures cost estimates and proposals to support planned growth, vetting suppliers for quality, capability, and reliability. 

• Reviews and calculates labor, material, and other production costs along with reviewing schedules and future production requirements to assist management in decision making.

• Analyzes and plans workflow, equipment placement and space requirements to improve manufacturing efficiency while adhering to health, safety, and environmental policies.

• Coordinates equipment maintenance and repair services while ensuring that manufacturer’s procedures and instructions are followed to keep production equipment operational.

• Provides input to team via technical guidance for manufacturability, cost, testing, and process improvements.

• Performs data analysis to measure process performance, troubleshooting, and identification of improvement opportunities.

• Utilizes project management tools such as flow charting, mapping, PFMEA, and timelines to achie