BorgWarner

MechanicalDevelopmentEngineerDrivetrainSystems

$115–162k Foster City, California, United States FULL TIME
The Brief

“Mechanical Development Engineer – Drivetrain Systems at BorgWarner. Skills: Drivetrain systems, Mechanical design, System integration. Design drivetrain systems. Develop drivetrain systems”

What You'll Achieve.

ensure durability; ensure thermal performance; optimize driveline performance; validate the component performance

Industry & Context.

Problems you'll solve

root cause analysis; issue resolution

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering, Minimum 8 years of mechanical engineering experience, Experience with drivetrain systems and rotating mechanical components, Knowledge of cooling and lubrication system design and integration, Experience with DFMEA, DVP&R, and root cause analysis, technical communication and cross-functional collaboration skills

What You'll Do.

Design drivetrain systems

Develop drivetrain systems

Integrate drivetrain systems

Design cooling systems

Integrate cooling systems

Design lubrication systems

Integrate lubrication systems

Perform mechanical calculations

Perform design trade studies

Ensure integration with electric motors

Lead validation activities

Support validation activities

Support prototype builds

Support testing activities

Develop engineering specifications

Review specifications

Approve specifications

Create prototype build plans

Create prototype control plans

Review prototype material

Approve prototype material

Sign off mechanical hardware prototypes

Create Advanced Design Verification Plan and Report

Issue laboratory work orders

Conduct component testing

Serve as technical point of contact

Support customer technical discussions

Support design reviews

Support issue resolution

Act as technical interface with Purchasing

Act as technical interface with suppliers

Act as technical interface with Supplier Development Engineers

Contribute to NBO development

Contribute to engineering change management

Contribute to knowledge sharing

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Supports cross-functional execution; Collaborates with system integration teams; Collaborates with NVH teams; Collaborates with durability teams; technical communication and cross-functional collaboration skills; Act as a technical interface with Purchasing; Act as a technical interface with suppliers; Act as a technical interface with Supplier Development Engineers; Knowledge sharing across programs

Communication Scope

technical communication; Customer technical discussions

Process & Methodology

Create prototype build/control plans, Manage engineering change management

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