System Development Engineer -L3 Functional Safety (Infrastructure)

BorgWarneris 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.

New Technical Center - Electrification in Krakow

At BorgWarner, we design and manufacture the systems that define the way the world moves forward. With the world’s foremost technologists, engineers, and OEMs, we’re accelerating the world’s transformation to eMobility.

You will be responsible for ensuring that our products meet the rigorous safety standards of ISO26262 from concept to production release and act as a technical lead, bridging the gap between high‑level safety concepts and detailed hardware/software implementation.

Key responsibilities

• Lead technical development for the system functions with cross‑functional development teams, component leads, and customers.
• Negotiate the technical requirements, scope and subcontract deliverables for the system feature.
• Use knowledge to drive and disseminate system‑level requirements and architectural proposals.
• Use knowledge to ensure designs meet requirements and test quality and coverage are ensured.
• Drive engineering competencies, suppliers, and partners to ensure commitment to internal quality processes during the development, execution and verification.
• Define the functional and technical safety concepts (FSC/TSC) for inverter systems.
• Support the development of test specifications for HiL (Hardware‑in‑the‑Loop) and vehicle‑level testing and perform fault injections to validate safety mechanisms.
• Lead technical analysis, trade‑off studies, FMEAs, design reviews and customer presentations for the defined features.
• Manage the execution of all system engineering activities and product deliverables consistent with the SE process.
• Be a single point of reference for related change requests and issue investigations.
• Work closely with the SW, HW and Testing team to drive the implementation and verification for the defined features.
• Support the definition and continuous improvement of systems engineering processes, methods, and tools.
• Document and share best practices.
• Mentor less experienced engineers; role model for BW Beliefs.

What we’re looking for

• In depth experience in related engineering field applying Systems Engineering principles throughout the product life cycle in Functional Safety according to ISO 26262 and AURIX safety manual.
• 5–10 years of industrial experience in automotive system engineering, with at least 3+ years specifically in Functional Safety for Automotive applications; preferable high‑voltage power electronics or inverters.
• Understanding of SysML to model safety architectures and behavior.
• Preferable knowledge in Power electronics, specifically motor drive inverters.
• In depth knowledge of requirements elicitation, analysis, definition, and management.
• Experience with electronics systems, especially in the areas of sensors and actuators.
• Excellent analytical and problem solving skills.
• Knowledge of embedded software and / or hardware development.
• Proficiency in safety analysis tools (e.g., Medini) and simulation environments like MATLAB/Simulink.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English; French or German is a benefit.
• Organized and structured work style and attention to detail.
• Ability to solve problems efficiently and effectively.
• Travel 10% required, domestic and international.

What we offer

• Private Medicover medical care for the employee and their family.
• Co‑financing for the sport card Multisport.
• Possibility to join the UNIQA group insurance.
• Salary adequate to skills and experience.
• Co‑financing for holidays.
• Hard and soft training, language courses.

What we believe

• Inclusion — We value diversity in people, ideas, and experiences.
• Integrity — We believe in transparency, authenticity, and depend on each other to deliver what we promise.
• Excellence — We contribute to our developments by seeking knowledge and sharing information.
• Responsibility — We care about our local communities and the global environment.
• Collaboration — We are one BorgWarner.

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.