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Systems Development Engineer

BorgWarner
Arden, NC Full Time
POSTED ON 9/7/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 11/9/2025
Position

Software Systems Development Engineer

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!

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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.

Position Summary

To strengthen our Software and Controls Development Team, we are looking for a Systems Development Engineer in the development of engine software including power electronics, motors, valves, sensors, actuators, and electronic control units.  In this role you will be responsible for ensuring system requirements are defined to enable engineered software solutions are developed and validated to meet customer needs.

The Systems Development Engineer (SYDE) position within this group is primarily responsible for system level software development including guiding and specifying the Software requirements for system operation and functional safety. This role operates at the intersection of software development and systems engineering and is critical in designing, developing, and maintaining complex systems. Close communication, coordination, and collaboration with a global team will be necessary so that the Software evolves into system-level controls and hardware. This position will support software development including modeling, design, simulation, testing, and release of software.

Key Responsibilities

  • Responsible for defining system level software technical requirements and specifications for products that meet internal and customer needs.
  • Analyse and define System Requirements
  • Support System Development Lead and System Architect
  • Partner with overall Systems Engineer and Applications Engineer to lead multidisciplinary and cross departmental teams on software projects within the required scope, budget, and schedule.
  • Interface with Systems Engineering to ensure software requirements are documented appropriately and analyse prior to software design and implementation.
  • Provide analyses to help identify the best product architecture that meets all technical requirements
  • Provide technical leadership within engineering to define sub-system and component software specifications and requirements, for internal and external suppliers, to ensure system level technical requirements are met.
  • Take lead role in design reviews to ensure robust integration of sub-systems and component software requirements into overall system architecture.
  • Work with System Lead Engineers to develop qualification plans that will verify that all products, sub-systems and components comply with requirements.
  • Identifying test cases to ensure software adheres requirements
  • Work closely with Certification to ensure regulatory compliance is maintained.
  • Conducting system-level and unit-level verification and validation testing
  • Communicating, coordinating, and consulting with engineering departments, suppliers, and customers
  • Responsible to ensure that system engineering methods are applied during the creation, development, and validation of the features.
  • Define requirements, develops rollout plans, and leads all feature development to ensure it meets customer, performance, and regulatory requirements. 
  • Specify and structure system requirements
  • Analyse source of system requirements
  • Analyse system expectations and requirements.
  • Support work for hardware, software, and mechanical requirements and corresponding integration and qualification testing.
  • Support definition of the System Integration and Qualification test
  • Work with multiple teams to integrate software changes and ensure they are validated appropriately 
  • Diagnose and resolve technical issues to maintain high availability and performance 
  • Writing bug fixes, automate tasks, implement monitoring, and manage infrastructural components 

Required

What we’re looking for

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering or similar field
  • 5 years of experience in software design and development
  • Experience with SW Requirements, Architecture, Design, or Integration & Test
  • Experience with requirements management tools
  • Knowledge of software development processes and tools such as Polarian, Jira, Bitbucket
  • Ability to define software related SYS testing & evaluation
  • Software project management including branch management
  • Ability to interface with hardware engineers
  • Knowledge of hardware software interface documentation
  • Understanding of SIL & HIL testing
  • Knowledge of Risk assessments or FMEA’s ISO Functional safety
  • Basic knowledge of model-based software development (e.g. MATLAB Simulink)
  • Basic electronics knowledge including motors, drives, and sensors
  • Leadership skills as characterized by the ability to readily assimilate a broad vision of needs and create solutions that can be executed effectively.
  • Ability to understand a variety of engineering disciplines
  • Ability to coordinate with engineering development with individuals in multiple locations / time zones.
  • Ability to work on project teams as a technical representative and possesses good communication and presentation skills.
  • Understanding of V-model process including FuSa, Spice, and Cybersecurity
  • Understanding of hardware, software, and network configurations
  • Previous experience in system development, software engineering, or a related field 
  • Proficiency in programming languages (e.g., Python, Java, C ), understanding of system architecture, problem-solving abilities, and familiarity with automation tools.
  • Conduct product prototype testing, including design verification and validation of hardware and software.
  • Proficient with Microsoft office products — Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Project
  • Experience writing technical statements of work (SOW).

Preferred

  • MSEE or MSCE with 7 years design and development experience.
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to coordinate testing.
  • Understanding of the challenges of applying electronic components to harsh applications, principal failure modes, means to mitigate these, and the methods for validation.
  • Six Sigma and Functional Safety experience
  • Experience with controls simulation, motors, and powertrain management hardware.
  • Strong experimental, analytical, and computer skills including ability to operate Matlab/Simulink models to produce data for analysis.
  • Familiarity with electrical test equipment including oscilloscopes, power analyzers, and multimeters as well as a basic understanding of electrical safety.

What We Believe

  • Inclusion Respecting Individuals
  • Integrity Honoring truth
  • Excellence Focusing on results
  • Responsibility Our commitment
  • Collaboration Building trust

Safety

This position will adhere to the BorgWarner Environmental Health and Safety Program by following all safety rules, procedures, practices, training, and safe use of equipment; this includes use of personal protective equipment (PPE) as required. This individual will work in a way that stresses the importance of preventing injury, accidents, or illnesses to themselves or co-workers by correcting or reporting unsafe situations, incidents, or occurrences to their Team Lead immediately.

Equal Employment Opportunity

BorgWarner is an equal employment opportunity employer such that all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

Join the company that is creating solutions that support a cleaner, more energy-efficient world.

For more information about BorgWarner, please visit www.borgwarner.com

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Salary Range

$100,000 - $137,500

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