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Electronics and Controls System Engineer

BorgWarner Inc.

Arden, NCFull-time$89–125K/yrSeen 5 days agoSeen in employer's feed 5 days ago

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Compensation
$89–125K/yr
Location
Arden, NC
Schedule
Full-time
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

Bachelor's degree

Job overview

BorgWarner seeks a system engineer to partner with OEM customers and product development teams on smart brushless DC actuators and sensor systems with embedded software. The role leads system development and software release for customer applications, translating requirements into system designs and supporting product integration, launch, production, and sustaining activities. It works closely with suppliers, manufacturing plants, and application engineering teams across the product lifecycle.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Embedded SystemsAutomotive ElectronicsAutomotive Communication ProtocolsMCU ArchitecturesAnalytical SkillsProblem SolvingSystem EvaluationRoot Cause AnalysisLab EquipmentTechnical DocumentationRequirements ManagementEnglishElectrical EngineeringMechatronics EngineeringSystem EngineeringPCBA DesignMotor Control ArchitectureASPICEFunctional SafetyCybersecurityAutomotive Safety AnalysisISO 26262ISO 21434:2021DFMEATARAFMEDAFTACANoeCANalyzerSpanishEngineering DesignProject Schedule ManagementReview and ReportingStakeholder ManagementRequirements Validation

Qualifications

Bachelor's in Electrical, Mechatronics, or Systems Engineering5+ Years Systems Engineering ExperienceVery Good Written and Spoken EnglishMaster's in Electrical Engineering or Higher

Full job description

Arden - North Carolina - USA

Full time

R2026-3694

Job Purpose

We are looking for a motivated and detail-oriented 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 is responsible for leading the system development and release of software for customer applications. This role includes translating customer and application requirements into robust system designs, managing software releases to own plan, and ensuring successful product integration and launch into manufacturing.

The position is highly collaborative and operationally focus, requiring close interaction with suppliers, manufacturing plants, and application engineering teams. This product development role plays a key part in supporting the full product lifecycle for our commercial vehicle customers, from development and launch through production and sustaining activities.

Key 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 (e.g., Dixon, Torreon)

  • 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

What we are looking for

Required

  • 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

Preferred

  • Master’s degree or higher in Electrical Engineering

  • Experience in automotive electronics product development including design of PCBA and motor control architecture

  • Practical experience with ASPICE, functional safety, and cybersecurity.

  • Knowledge of automotive safety analysis tools and standards, including ISO 26262, ISO 21434:2021, DFMEA, TARA, FMEDA, and FTA.

  • Experience with CANoe, CANalyzer, or similar tools

  • Spanish language proficiency

𝗦𝗸𝗶𝗹𝗹𝘀:

Engineering Design, Project Schedule Management, Review and Reporting, Stakeholder Expectation Management, Validate Requirements

Salary Range:

$88,800 - $124,875

Internal Use Only: Salary

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How this job compares

Set against the 2,856 open Systems Engineering jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 28, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$89–125K/yr
  • US median$134–208K/yr2,064 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $107K, is 39% below the US median midpoint ($174K) — in the lowest quarter of Systems Engineering salary ranges across the US.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 29 open Systems Engineering jobs in North Carolina and 2,856 across the US. 5% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in North Carolina
Experience
This posting asks for at least 5 years of experience; Systems Engineering postings that state a minimum ask for 7 years at the median (2,204 postings).
Education
This posting asks for a bachelor's degree; 958 of the 2,856 open Systems Engineering jobs (34%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 28, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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