Hardware Engineer (m/f/d)

About the job

Hardware Engineer (m/f/d)

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.

Position Summary

In this position, you will join our highly motivated hardware engineering team.

Your daily work will involve developing inverters for motor drives with power ratings ranging from 1 kW to several hundred kW, used in e-mobility solutions, industrial systems, and high-performance applications.

You will be involved in every stage of the development process, from specification and design to industrialization, cost optimization, laboratory testing and commissioning. Our well-documented, automotive-grade ASPICE development process will guide you through the development cycle, and you will have the opporunity to contribute to the continuous improvement of our processes.

You will collaborate with internal and external partners, working independently within multidisciplinary and sometimes international project teams.

Key Roles and Responsibilities

• Analyze system requirement specifications, contribute to system concepts, and derive hardware requirements
• Design state-of-the-art electronic power cells and related control circuits to meet reliability, high efficiency, product and development costs, regulatory requirements and project targets
• Contribute in HW design reviews
• Coordinate between EMS partners, the project team and the supply chain
• Test, characterize and debug electronics in the laboratory
• Support testing activities on motor test benches and during external validation processes
• Contribute to cost‑reduction activities at component and PCBA level

Job Requirements and Qualifications

Education and Experience

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering (preferred)
• Solid knowledge and experience in power electronics and/or embedded systems
• Experience in PCBA design and testing
• English skills at least at level B2
• The position is open to both senior and junior applicants, the right skill set will be decisive

Also Valuable

• Experience in industrializing electronics for high‑volume production, ideally power electronics for the automotive industry
• Knowledge of Automotive SPICE (ASPICE) and requirements management tools (e.g., DOORS, Polarion, Visure)
• Experience in hardware development according to functional safety standards (e.g., ISO 26262)
• Basic project management skills
• Familiarity with relevant standards related to electrical safety, EMC or IPC standards related to PCBA production
• Basic German skills

Soft Skills

• Strong team player with the ability to work independently and take ownership of complex tasks
• Strong conceptual and analytical thinking
• Good verbal and written communication skills
• Proactive and open‑minded mindset

We will only consider complete applications which include the following documents:

• Complete curriculum vitae
• Letter of motivation
• Letters of recmmendations
• Transcripts of academic degrees

BorgWarner Engineering Services Switzerland AG

Jan Persson

Industriestrasse 37

2555 Brügg

Switzerland

Phone: +41 32 332 79 35

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