From Autoevolution: Ever since the recession started pushing large carmakers into bankruptcy, companies tried to reduce costs as much as possible and their cost-cutting plans usually included significant layoffs that sent thousands of people home. Most of them were engineers but now that the industry is showing signs of recovery, the luckiest of them came back to help their companies get back in the game.
But the automotive industry has evolved and more and more auto producers are directing their efforts towards electric vehicles, so engineers must meet new requirements to be eligible for the available positions. But finding skilled EV engineers is impossible, companies claim while pointing to hundreds of unfilled positions.
"We're being a lot more aggressive to recruit these people because it is very competitive," says Jerry Klarr, director of North American hybrid programs for AVL Powertrain Engineering Inc. in suburban Detroit, according to a report by Autonews. "There is definitely a shortage out there of people with the right experience," he added.
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EV Industry Desperately Searching for Engineers
14.12.10
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