DETROIT – Over 8,000 new engineering jobs in Synthetic engineand the automaker plans to fill them in a hiring spree this year.
The Detroit automaker is looking for software, computer, mechanical and electrical engineers, as well as the battery engineers, cybersecurity experts and others.
GM said in a statement on Wednesday that it is expanding its vehicle software development teams, hydrogen engineers fuel cells for non-automotive uses and the development of new battery designs,
The company has been moving to expand revenue sources with business projects in addition to selling cars. It is working with partners to develop hydrogen fuel cell locomotives, aircraft and generators. It also cooperates with Honda’s motobike on battery technology and vehicle platforms.
The announcement was made the next day GM announces $7 billion investment in Detroit facilitiesfocus on development tram.
New hires don’t necessarily work at the company’s engineering center in the Detroit suburb of Warren, Michigan. The company has a “work it right” policy that gives employees the flexibility to work where they want, when the job allows.
Last year, GM employed more than 10,000 people worldwide, with a third of them in software engineering jobs. Since the end of 2020, it has added about 21,000 technical positions.
The company says it is committed to employing a diverse workforce. Last year, nearly a third of new hires were women and 42 percent were from underrepresented minorities, it said.
The hiring run contrasts with February 2019, when GM cut about 8,000 white-collar workers worldwide as part of a restructuring that added $2.5 billion to the company’s profits.
GM has sought to cut back to boost margins and invest more in electric and autonomous vehicles.
Most of the layoffs happen at GM’s engineering center, and most of these people work on parts for internal combustion engines and discontinued models of cars.
Iwao Fusillo, GM’s director of data and analytics, said the company is developing electricity and self-driving carsafety features and subscription serviceAll are software controlled.
“To make that happen, we need to bring in thousands upon thousands of tech talent,” he said.
Hiring doesn’t hurt profits, and they help achieve GM’s goals, said Jessika Lora, GM’s global chief innovation officer.
“Yesterday’s strategy cannot be used to win tomorrow,” she said.
