Lead Reliability Engineer

Company: BorgWarner Inc.
Location: Kokomo
Posted on: November 18, 2021

Job Description:

Reliably Delivering What's Needed Today

There are few challenges as important today as creating solutions that support a cleaner, more energy-efficient world. This requires a commitment to constantly improve the transportation of people and things. We, at BorgWarner, made that commitment decades ago and have since been creating technologies to improve efficiency, emissions and performance in all types of vehicles.

Constantly Pursuing What's Next

Our proven track record has made us industry leader in clean, energy-efficient propulsion system solutions for combustion, hybrid and electric vehicles. We uncover strong trends and use smart science and technology to address a future based on varying regulations, consumer demands and automaker requirements.

Product leadership that's changing the world

Our employees have earned trusted partnerships with customers and suppliers around the world. We leverage these relationships to gain a deeper understanding of the challenges at hand and then do what it takes to develop the next solution. Our strong operations and commercialization expertise result in high volume availability of competitive, efficient products that truly drive change.

BorgWarner PowerDrive Systems is currently looking for "dynamic, results driven" individual to join as a Reliability Engineer at our Indiana Technical Center (ITC) with locations in Noblesville and Kokomo, Indiana.

The Reliability Engineer will lead design, simulation & analysis for reliability for Electronics and Power Electronics including, iDMs, Electronics, Power Electronics, Rotating Electric Machines and Driveline for electrified powertrains.

Job Duties

• Integrate engineering enterprise and project teams to support the design and development from a durability and reliability standpoint
  • Inverter power propulsion systems and eMotors
  • DCDC Converter Power Stages
  • Charger Power Stages
  • Battery Management
  • Semiconductor power switches and cooling
  • Advanced Development
    • Support Advanced designs to improve reliability in advanced technologies and products
    • Lead reliability analysis, simulations and prediction for new technologies and products. Support calibration of simulations through experimentation (DOE and Optimize).
    • Business pursuit
      • Support business pursuit, including reliability, warranty and cost analysis
      • Lead reliability analysis, simulations and prediction for quoted opportunities
      • Support designs for current production programs
        • Support system and component-serviceability decisions
        • Connecting the reliability and durability requirements with the verification/validation plan and results
        • Support questions on reliability or warranty on current/awarded business to bring knowledge back the advanced and business pursuit teams on lessons learned and best practices.
          • Support warranty and problem analysis Identification of failure modes, assignable causes, root causes for returned and successful parts
          • Support the construction of a warranty data system
          • Train & Mentor less experienced engineers
            Requirements
            
            • Bachelor's Degree in Reliability required preferred, Industrial Engineering and Operations Research Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Materials Engineering Physics or other degrees will be considered (Advanced degree Masters or PhD Preferred)
            • 10+ years engineering experience in related field
            • Subject Matter Expert in field of electrified powertrain products
            • Background or familiarity with electronics (Automotive electronics preferred)
            • Experience with electronics lab equipment and testing
            • Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English
            • Ability to perform worst case analysis and simulations preferred
            • Knowledge of Validation, durability and reliability testing required
            • Experience in robust engineering and process improvement, Shanin, Six Sigma, Taguchi, WCA, and DFM/DFMEA
              BorgWarner Competencies
              
              • Drive for Results
              • Decision Quality
              • Interpersonal Savvy
              • Problem Solving
              • Conflict Management
                Safety
                
                This position will adhere to the Global Star Safety Program, including safety rules, practices and training as outlined in the BorgWarner Safety Policy Manual. This individual will work in a manner that stresses the importance of preventing accidents and illnesses. He/she must take every precaution reasonable in the given circumstance for the protection of themselves and co-workers. In addition, he/she is responsible for reporting all injuries and/or possible dangerous situations, incidents, or occurrences to their immediate supervisor.
                
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