System Engineer – Feature/Function Owner

BorgWarner Technical Center India Private Limited is seeking an experienced Systems Engineer – Feature/Function Owner (FO) for PowerDrive Systems. The Feature Owner is a key role within the Systems Engineering organization, responsible for end‑to‑end technical ownership and accountability of assigned features to ensure performance, maturity, and compliance across the full product development lifecycle. The FO leads feature development within electrified propulsion systems, with strong ownership of system‑level, vehicle‑level, and functional safety impacts. The role requires close collaboration with cross‑functional teams, suppliers, partners, and customers, and operates within ASPICE‑compliant development processes while supporting ISO 26262 functional safety objectives. As the BorgWarner technical representative for the assigned feature(s), the FO translates customer needs into robust technical solutions, drives trade‑offs, and ensures delivery aligned with vehicle architecture, safety, quality, cost, and timing constraints.

Job Details: •Title: System Engineer – Feature/Function Owner – Power Drive System • Educational Qualifications: Bachelor’s or Master’s in Electrical/ Mechanical Discipline • Experience: 10 to 12 years of work experience in automotive electronics, power electronics/drives or system engineer. •Location: Bengaluru IPEC India Key Responsibility: Feature Ownership & Technical Leadership •Own end-to-end technical accountability for feature performance, maturity, and compliance across the product lifecycle •Lead feature-level technical development through the electrified propulsion systems lifecycle (concept, development, integration, validation, and launch) •Develop and maintain the feature development roadmap, aligning deliverables with program and application milestones •Perform feature-level impact analysis for requirement changes and ensure alignment across affected systems, interfaces, and vehicle functions •Coordinate identification, analysis, resolution, and closure of feature-related defects Systems, Vehicle & Architecture Responsibilities •Understand vehicle architecture and system interactions, including direct and indirect impacts of features on vehicle-level performance, safety, and compliance •Ensure feature integration is robust across mechanical, electrical, software, and controls domains •Conduct and lead technical analyses, trade-off studies, FMEAs, and design reviews at feature and system levels Customer & Stakeholder Interface •Act as the BW technical representative for assigned feature(s) toward customers •Understand customer needs, requirements, and use cases, and propose optimized technical solutions and trade-offs •Lead and support customer technical reviews and presentations •Negotiate technical requirements, scope, and subcontract deliverables with internal teams, suppliers, and engineering partners Process, Quality & Functional Safety •Execute and support feature development within Automotive SPICE (ASPICE)-aligned systems engineering processes, ensuring traceability, maturity, and compliance •Interpret and cascade ISO 26262 Functional Safety requirements to the product development team, ensuring correct implementation at feature and system levels •Support safety analyses such as feature-related hazards, safety goals, and functional concepts, as applicable •Collaborate across engineering competencies, suppliers, and partners to deliver on Systems Engineering commitments Continuous Improvement & Culture •Support the definition and continuous improvement of systems engineering processes, methods, and tools •Act as an ambassador for Systems Engineering principles and best practices, including requirements management, traceability, verification, and validation •Promote structured, quality-driven development aligned with BorgWarner standards and customer expectations Attributes •Awareness of or experience in multiple engineering disciplines (electrical, mechanical, test, software, controls) •Requirements management methods in a structured tool such as Polarion •Change management methods in a structured tool such as JIRA •ASPICE and ISO 26262 experience •Power Electronics hardware and/or software design experience •Analysis techniques such as FMEA, FTA, etc. •ASEP, CSEP, or ESEP certification #L1Hybrid Hiring

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