# Mechanical Development Engineer

POSITION SUMMARYApplication Mechanical Development Engineer (MDE) - This person will support engineering projects in Variable Cam Timing (VCT) / Timing Drive (TD) applications, product development, VA/VE and new business opportunities. This position will collaborate with the design department, potential suppliers, prototype department and validation teams. You will create innovative and cost-effective solutions to bring mechanical components to realization and into production. You will ensure that the product meets all internal and customer requirements including performance and minimum durability requirements in collaboration with the validation group. BorgWarner is the recognized leader in advanced products and technologies that satisfy customer needs in powertrain components and system solutions. JOB DESCRIPTION Job Title: MDE - VCT and Timing Drive Engineer Functional Department: Application Engineering Job Location: Ithaca Employment Status: Full Time Global Grade: Grade 10 FLSA Status: Exempt Date: 3/9/2026 POSITION SUMMARY Application Mechanical Development Engineer (MDE) - This person will support engineering projects in Variable Cam Timing (VCT) / Timing Drive (TD) applica

- **Id**: 3859275
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/job/borgwarner-mechanical-development-engineer>
- **Role**: Industrial Engineering
- **Role family**: Industrial Engineering
- **Seniority**: junior
- **Employment type**: full_time
- **Work mode**: on_site
- **Hiring geo confidence**: structured
- **Locations**: Auburn Hills, United States
- **Countries**: US
- **Hiring countries total**: 0
- **Visa sponsorship**: no
- **Relocation package**: no
- **Has equity**: no
- **Status**: live
- **First seen at**: 2026-11-06T08:26:46Z
- **Employer posted date**: 2026-11-06
- **Last verified at**: 2026-11-07T00:15:28Z
- **Board verified**: yes
- **Days open**: 0
- **Description format**: text
- **Description chars**: 5629
- **Description truncated**: no
- **Relocation offered**: no
- **Industries**: Automotive Components

## Company

- **Id**: 1770939
- **Name**: BorgWarner
- **Domain**: borgwarner.com
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/company/borgwarner>
- **Size band**: 1001-5000
- **Is staffing agency**: no
- **Employer type**: direct
- **Is intermediary**: no
- **Ats vendor**: Workday

### Truth index

- **Grade**: A
- **Score**: 85
- **Open postings**: 45
- **Ghost share**: 0
- **Stale share**: 0.756
- **Repost share**: 0.044
- **Time to fill p50 days**: 19
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-06T05:58:05Z

## Technologies

- **FMEA** — Optional: no
- **GD&T** — Optional: no
- **Microsoft Office** — Optional: no

## Trust

- **Level**: ok
- **Days open**: 0

## Requirements

- **Manages managers**: no
- **Security clearance**: no

### Education

- **Level**: bachelor
- **Optional**: no

## Lifecycle

- Event: open; At: 2026-11-06T08:26:46Z

## Visa

- Country: US; Licensed sponsor: yes; Adverts offering sponsorship 24m: 21; Sanctioned now: no; Evidence: H-1B filings in 12 months: 2; Filings 12m: 2

## Liveness

- **Score**: 86
- **Band**: hot
- **Label**: Hiring now
- **P open**: 1
- **P active**: 0.86
- **P room**: 1
- **Age days**: 0
- **Expected fill days**: 19
- **Reasons**: conf:0, win:early, comp:junior,brand
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-07T00:21:58Z

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