BorgWarner develops and manufactures propulsion systems and automotive components, including transfer cases and hybrid electric drivetrain technologies. The company works with automakers on vehicle efficiency, emissions, and performance, while advancing electric and hybrid mobility. Its work spans engineering and manufacturing across the automotive sector; this profile provides company context for people exploring roles with BorgWarner.
Senior Multibody Dynamics Engineer, Driveline Systems
Develop simulation methods and proprietary software for BorgWarner driveline and chain-drive systems. Guide engineering teams worldwide and help improve manufacturing outcomes.
United States
Michigan
New York$130,400 – $183,375 / year
On-siteFull-timeSeniorEnglish RequiredEngineerDescription
- Lead multibody dynamics analysis for driveline and chain-drive product development.
- Create and validate dynamic system models to forecast performance and inform design changes.
- Improve system performance by evaluating geometry, hydraulics, stiffness, loads, and other design factors.
- Develop, validate, and maintain proprietary software, engineering models, and automation tools.
- Set and advance analysis methods, procedures, and technical standards.
- Deliver roadmap work involving new simulation methods and software capabilities.
- Coordinate technical tasks, software development, milestones, and priorities across projects.
- Guide technical work, review peers’ analyses, and help global teams solve problems across engineering, testing, and production.
- Lead technical discussions with customers and global teams, explaining assumptions, results, risks, and recommendations.
- Assess new designs, materials, and analysis methods to improve performance, cost, quality, and manufacturing efficiency.
- Create and document intellectual property for products, analysis methods, and proprietary software.
- Help manufacturing sites resolve product issues and improve quality, efficiency, and design cost.
Requirements
- Bachelor of Science in a related discipline, such as mechanical engineering, aerospace engineering, mechatronics, applied mechanics, or engineering physics.
- At least eight years of relevant engineering experience, including multibody dynamics, system simulation, driveline analysis, or a comparable technical area.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to turn complex simulation results into practical engineering guidance.
- Experience with 2D and 3D multibody dynamics tools such as ANSYS Motion, Siemens Simcenter, FunctionBay RecurDyn, or similar platforms.
- Knowledge of automotive, propulsion, or related mechanical system dynamics.
- Ability to organize and manage several technical projects, priorities, and schedules.
- Clear communication and collaboration across teams, cultures, and locations.
- Preferred: Master of Science or higher in a related discipline, focused on modeling and simulation.
- Preferred: Advanced experience developing engineering software, numerical methods, scripts, or simulation and data-processing automation.
- Preferred: Familiarity with automotive mechanical systems, including internal combustion engines, hybrid systems, transmissions, and transfer cases.
- Preferred: MATLAB/Simulink programming experience.
- Preferred: Experience using CAD software for product design and development.
- Preferred: Familiarity with statistical data analysis methods.
- Preferred: Experience with NVH, fatigue, tribology, frequencies, order mapping, model verification, and test correlation.
- Preferred: Technical publications and patents in mechanical propulsion.