Controls Engineer- Product Development

Position

Controls Engineer- Product Development

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. Start your future with BorgWarner now! 

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 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 be focused on the control's 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.  The position will also be responsible for guiding and specifying the Software requirements including functional safety aspects for the eLine systems. Close collaboration with the rest of the global group 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 analyzed 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.   
• Determine functional requirements for product hardware and software including electric motor, power electronics, cooling methods, and performance criteria.
• Review EMI / EMC test plans and results for electrical hardware and motors.
• Development and support turbocharger electric high speed motor 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 LIN, SENT, 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 pol